music: andrew peterson

Music, like art and writing,  is both personal and communal. It lets us know we are not alone. I am glad for that. 
Song: Andrew Peterson, Don't you want to thank someone

Don't you ever wonder why 
In spite of all that's wrong here 
There's still so much that goes so right 
And beauty abounds? 

'Cause sometimes when you walk outside 
The air is full of song here 
The thunder rolls and the baby sighs 
And the rain comes down 

And when you see the spring has come 
And it warms you like a mother's kiss 
Don't you want to thank someone? 
Don't you want to thank someone for this? 

I used to be a little boy 
As golden as a sunrise 
Breaking over Illinois 
When the corn was tall 

Yeah, but every little boy grows up 
And he's haunted by the heart that died 
Longing for the world that was 
Before the Fall 

...

Maybe it's a better thing 
A better thing 

To be more than merely innocent 
But to be broken then redeemed by love