Moving On

We are created to be in motion, to learn and grow and change and become. And yet we become attached. We become attached to how we do things, to where we live, and to the people accompanying us on the journey, whether it is a book club, a faith community, or even a circle of friends. I wrote this song when I knew it was time to move on and at the same time I wanted to stay where I was.

I want things to stay the same, the same
Don’t wanna be gone, Don’t wanna move on,
Want everything to be the same way it was

Please move on. Circumstances telling me to please move on
But I’m not ready to let go.
These are my friends This is my community and I don’t wanna leave
It’s where I’ve been, I planned on staying here. I never meant to leave.

But everything is telling me,
Circumstances pointing to something new.
So why do I feel so blue? Oh . . .
It’s gonna have to be, Good-bye forever, oh!
I don’t want to let go

Moving on, the scenery is changing, yes I’m moving on
I guess it happened. I let go.
Each time I go to where my heart was calling me, I am always free
I make new friends, find new communities, while still being me

Sometimes it is hard to trust, the universe will hold me up,
What if I fall through? What am I getting into? Oh . . .

Looking back,
how the circumstances pushed and pulled and moved me on
Was I ever ready? To let go.
My friends are here, and there and everywhere,
friends from every part of life and time,
a moving caravan, I carry in my heart.

Adventures taught me to believe
Others would be there for me as I grow,
I would not be alone! Oh . . .
It’s doesn’t have to be Good-bye forever, oh!
If I choose to let go. Oh .. .