"The Deer Valley Song" genre: Folk
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	A special song for a special place. "There's a spirit hanging there, in the chill of morning air."
	Credits: Thanks again to David O'Block for production. And thanks to Anne Buchanan, without whom there would have been no DV for KB.
	Story Behind the Song Written for Head Ed's retirement in 1989 and subsequently adopted as unofficial DV Staff theme song. (My apologies to those of you unfamiliar with Deer Valley YMCA Camp in southwestern Pennsylvania. I'm sure this makes very little sense, but thanks for giving it a listen, anyway.) Lyrics Take me back in time and make me over To the man I'd like to be, in the place I'd like to see When I had the time to stop and smell the clover And the fragrance seemed to last, like an echo from the past If you close your eyes you'll find, you can go there any time Where the days are long and the nights as sweet as wine Chorus: Though many years and miles may come between us There's a memory of a time that never ends, And as the days drift slowly by 'neath the Pennsylvania sky I'm singin' at Deer Valley with my friends Close your eyes and find that wide-eyed wonder Did you think the child had died? Maybe you just never tried Smell the woodsmoke, hear the sound of rolling thunder And if you hear the music start, I'll bet you know the tune by heart There are voices on the wind, open up and let 'em in Can't you feel them drifting over you again? (Chorus) There's an innocence we've lost, we can only guess the cost Times are hard and we grow harder every day But with friends here by our side, we can find the hope that died Let the spirit lift and carry you away Take me back in time and let me feel it There's a spirit hanging there, in the chill of morning air If there's sorrow let the joy and laughter heal it This is how the journey ends, in a circle of our friends With a tender warm embrace, and a smile upon your face Come and share with me the magic in this place (Chorus) Though many tears and smiles may come between us There's a memory of a time that never ends, And as the days drift slowly by 'neath the Pennsylvania sky I'm singin' at Deer Valley with my friends Words and music Kevin L. Brown (1989), all rights reserved.

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