Time and a Word

Ah, the Hopper clan had a great day today. Little One, now a not-so-little fourteen years of age (her fifteenth birthday is in three weeks), received the Sacrament of Confirmation at our church this afternoon. Relatives flew in from Texas and drove in from Pennsylvania and we had an absolutely delightful late afternoon lunch that lasted three hours.

In her honor, and in light of the lifelong spiritual journey that lies ahead for her, I dedicate the following song to her. Now, she hates all classic rock, and the words probably have nothing to do with today’s events, but I dig the chords and the melody and especially the words in the chorus, and I was a thousand percent into Yes for about six month in the late 80s. Enjoy:

In the morning when you rise,

Do you open up your eyes, see what I see?

Do you see the same things every day?

Do you think of a way to start the day?

Getting things in proportion?

Spread the news and help the world go round.

Have you heard of a time that will help us get it together again?

Have you heard of the word that will stop us going wrong?

Well, the time is near and the word you’ll hear

When you get things in perspective.

Spread the news and help the world go round.

There’s a time and the time is now and it’s right for me,

It’s right for me, and the time is now.

There’s a word and the word is love and it’s right for me,

It’s right for me, and the word is love.

Have you heard of a time that will help us get it together again?

Have you heard of the word that will stop us going wrong?

Well, the time is near and the word you’ll hear

When you get things in perspective.

Spread the news and help the world go round.

There’s a time and the time is now and it’s right for me,

It’s right for me, and the time is now.

There’s a word and the word is love and it’s right for me,

It’s right for me, and the word is love.

There’s a time and the time is now and it’s right for me,

It’s right for me, and the time is now.

There’s a word and the word is love and it’s right for me,

It’s right for me, and the word is love.