TOPIC: Husband reaches out to wife who wants to leave
When a spouse wants to leave
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"John" came to me, deeply concerned. His wife was thinking about leaving him after many years together, and he wanted a song that would celebrate her and persuade her to stay. What we ended up with, though, was a surprise to both of us. Our song-interview journey pointed the way to an unexpected question: What if John stopped trying to persuade, and instead sought to deeply understand his wife's predicament by "walking a mile in her shoes." What emerged was profoundly moving to him, and to me as well. And wait till you see what international harpist Deborah Henson-Conant brought to the mix when we took the song, and Deborah, into the studio!
SHAFI'S SONG
Anna Huckabee Tull
It is not with a light heart that I come upon this day
For I have made a long journey and I feel angry and tired
And I long for a change that will take me far away
From the aching and the pain I feel inside
And it is not what I wanted, this life that I have made
All those years given and gone
Have left me stranded beside this man who does not see who I am
I watch him fumble and reach, but I’m alone
All those years, all I gave
All I wanted when I took his name
I know he tried, but he so often got me wrong
When is my time? When do I sing my song?
And so a door down deep inside me has closed tight on our mistakes
I was too young, he was too selfish, we were not enough
And now he looks at me with tears, newly seeing my lost years
I watch him cling to the memory of what was
All those years, all I gave
All I wanted when I took his name
I know he tried, but he so often got me wrong
When is my time? When do I sing my song?
Is it too late? I think so. I don’t know.
Where is the hope, where is the trust, where did it go?
He speaks of change, but who’s to say he can?
I feel afraid to feel again for this man
All those years, all I gave
All I wanted when I took his name
Do I stay or do I run, if I am strong?
And if I stay here, is there a way here, to sing
My song?
© 2008 Anna Huckabee Tull, CustomCraftedSongs.com
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Anna Huckabee Tull is an award-winning Singer-Songwriter with five national CD releases to her credit, including the recently-released "Every Day" a collection of songs exploring the relationships between parents and children, young and old. Anna is also a Psychologist and Life Coach, with a Master's Degree in Spiritual Psychology and Applied Psychology. [More about Anna]. She lives in Somerville, Mass with her family. Deborah Henson-Conant is a Grammy-nominated, world-reknown harpist extraordinaire, with eleven national CD releases. She is the star of the PBS Special, "Invention and Alchemy" which Anna had the distinct honor of helping her come up with the name for (brush with greatness!). Szifra Birke, host of the TV show "Shrink Rap" on which Anna appeared, is also a Consultant, a therapist who has been in private practice for over 25 years, and the co-author of Together We Heal.
Learn more behind-the-scenes info about Szifra Birke host of the TV show 'Srink Rap'
Anna Huckabee Tull is an award-winning Singer-Songwriter with five national CD releases to her credit, including the recently-released "Every Day" a collection of songs exploring the relationships between parents and children, young and old. Anna is also a Psychologist and Life Coach, with a Master's Degree in Spiritual Psychology and Applied Psychology. [More about Anna]. She lives in Somerville, Mass with her family. Deborah Henson-Conant is a Grammy-nominated, world-reknown harpist extraordinaire, with eleven national CD releases. She is the star of the PBS Special, "Invention and Alchemy" which Anna had the distinct honor of helping her come up with the name for (brush with greatness!). Szifra Birke, host of the TV show "Shrink Rap" on which Anna appeared, is also a Consultant, a therapist who has been in private practice for over 25 years, and the co-author of Together We Heal.
Learn more behind-the-scenes info about Szifra Birke host of the TV show 'Srink Rap'
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