so farby Tiffiny Coffey
- G Am These eyes have smiled on the Buddha C F C G Gazed the ocean, seen the colors of man’s sin These ears took in rhythms and chanting In foreign tongue, traded greetings with new friends Cause I’ve been so far from home I’ve been out there I’ve roamed Surrounded, alone . . . Walkdown x2 These feet have walked dusty dirty They’ve walked barefoot, on grass and on stone These hands have held finest China They’ve held chopsticks, fingers, and bone How do I bring it all BACK? It fills up the PACK Such a tall stack of experience Cause I’ve been so far from home I’ve been out there I’ve roamed Surrounded, alone . . . (bridge) Walkdown x4 I’ll come back better than (F) ever (C) (G) I'll come back (G) Instrumental verse These eyes have smiled on the Buddha (Walked dusty, dirty) Gazed the ocean, seen the colors of man’s sin (grass and on stone) These ears took in rhythms and chanting (held finest China) In foreign tongue, traded greetings with new friends But I’ve been so far from home Couldn’t even pick up the phone Now this world’s not my own How do I land (please take my hand) I don’t know how to land (please take my hand) And welcome me home Lead me on home……………………. Cause I’ve been so far So far So far so farrrr So far from home. osprey-lyrics by Tiffiny Coffey
-music by Tiffiny Coffey, Andy Leach & Reed Coffey Every single day, F C G We rise, we shine Out for the hunt Out to make our dime Solitary creature, One way, one possibility, One option each day E Never giving in to fate F C G Blue sky, Low shallow sun One creature on A smooth, focused run Reach Peace River for the morning meal As we circle, we search As we search, we wait E Never giving in to fate F C G Deep plunge, an iron grip Not letting go the entire trip It’s a long way back to that nest Close to heaven, we rest As we rest, we wait E Never giving in to fate Fly High, Dive Deep/ How far will you travel with that prize Fly High, Dive Deep Destination reflected in your eyes Fly High, Dive Deep Nothing will get in your way Fly High, Dive Deep It’s what you do every day |
-This one was inspired by a thirty day cruise I had the gift of taking with my mom, in January, 2017. It took us from Cape Town South Africa, across the Indian Ocean to Singapore. Definitely life changing in ways difficult to articulate. This song is my response. 
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IT's Time
LYRICS- TIFFINY, 2013
MUSIC- TIFFINY AND REED
Verse
How it feels to go home,
To no longer roam
Not the journey, but the destination
Safety awaits
There's a peace in that space
A softness that bears no explanation
As I fly through the clouds
The noise is so loud
But can't drown out the voice inside my head
Time in a knot
This bottle's all I've got
To make sense of the stacks that lie ahead
(and that pillow fits just right over my head)
Chorus
Yes it's time to go home
Put down the phone
Time to finish everything you started
**INST. VERSE** to bridge
----------bridge--------
Whatever it looks like
When it's time, it's time
Lay your heart open
Lay it on the line
(I'll see you in that Line)
INST. Half VERSE to chorus
Chorus
It's time to come clean
Surrender to the stream
Time to prepare
For the final healing
If you focus on the prize
Wide open are your eyes
The finish line
Is not too far away
Safety awaits
There's a peace in that space
A softness that bears no explanation
MUSIC- TIFFINY AND REED
Verse
How it feels to go home,
To no longer roam
Not the journey, but the destination
Safety awaits
There's a peace in that space
A softness that bears no explanation
As I fly through the clouds
The noise is so loud
But can't drown out the voice inside my head
Time in a knot
This bottle's all I've got
To make sense of the stacks that lie ahead
(and that pillow fits just right over my head)
Chorus
Yes it's time to go home
Put down the phone
Time to finish everything you started
**INST. VERSE** to bridge
----------bridge--------
Whatever it looks like
When it's time, it's time
Lay your heart open
Lay it on the line
(I'll see you in that Line)
INST. Half VERSE to chorus
Chorus
It's time to come clean
Surrender to the stream
Time to prepare
For the final healing
If you focus on the prize
Wide open are your eyes
The finish line
Is not too far away
Safety awaits
There's a peace in that space
A softness that bears no explanation
Ahboo's turn
- T. Coffey, 2013
*When we first started recording these songs in 2013, my parents became our key patrons, supporting the band's major expenses of recording and producing. Then my Dad (known by his grandkids as "Ahboo") was diagnosed with a malignant, unexcisable brain tumor. During his decline and our recording process, he suggested a list of names for the project. "
Ahboo's Turn" was first on the list, followed by fifteen other ideas for the CD name, all starting with "Ahboo's.....___".
I decided to write a song for him with this name, rather than name the entire project after it. He passed on September. 1, 2013.
He got to hear it, but, I don't think he really *heard* it. I truly hope he likes the song. I hope you do too.
It's been a long road
bumpy and wide
He's carried his load
and always provides
It's taken him high
To peaks unseen
It's taken him low
And all in between
It's Ahboo's Turn
while we all live and learn
Our road is our own
And we're all going home
Deep inside, we know
a big part of our job
Is to reach out, help God bless others
by blessing them ourselves
All peace that comes
with faith to fly
Our fathers have shown
that love multiplies
It's Ahboo's Turn
while we all live and learn
Our road is our own
And we're all going home.
*When we first started recording these songs in 2013, my parents became our key patrons, supporting the band's major expenses of recording and producing. Then my Dad (known by his grandkids as "Ahboo") was diagnosed with a malignant, unexcisable brain tumor. During his decline and our recording process, he suggested a list of names for the project. "
Ahboo's Turn" was first on the list, followed by fifteen other ideas for the CD name, all starting with "Ahboo's.....___".
I decided to write a song for him with this name, rather than name the entire project after it. He passed on September. 1, 2013.
He got to hear it, but, I don't think he really *heard* it. I truly hope he likes the song. I hope you do too.
It's been a long road
bumpy and wide
He's carried his load
and always provides
It's taken him high
To peaks unseen
It's taken him low
And all in between
It's Ahboo's Turn
while we all live and learn
Our road is our own
And we're all going home
Deep inside, we know
a big part of our job
Is to reach out, help God bless others
by blessing them ourselves
All peace that comes
with faith to fly
Our fathers have shown
that love multiplies
It's Ahboo's Turn
while we all live and learn
Our road is our own
And we're all going home.
Eat, Drink, Boogie, Repeat
*by The Ladybugs...for Tina McCain. 2014
C G
You slipped right in
Dm F
Took your place and you started to smile
C G
It did begin
Dm F
Twenty years ago, that’s been quite awhile
G =F C G
-coulda maybe just let it all go, when the first leg didn’t work out
Dm F C G Dm
Took it to Atlanta and the magic was born, and with Juniper it started to sprout….
(chorus)
Am C
Eat, Drink, Boogie, Repeat
G Dm
Get in touch with your body and rest.
Am C
Ask questions, get answers
G Dm F
Don’t settle for anything less
……..
C G
Yeah, slip right in
Dm F
Right to the front and open those eyes
C G
Take it all in
Dm F
Let ‘em know they’re there in your sights
G =F C G
Your sight, your sound, your tastes, just look at that smile
Dm F C G Dm
We’re here, just us, free & easy, just stay for a while…
Chorus
Jam please
Could we begin?
Do it again and just open those eyes
Your life’s a WIN
Your beauty on the wings of the butterflies
No fear, no doubt, nobody’s broken, and we get to the end
we’re here, without, but we thank you, our friend
Chorus
out
*by The Ladybugs...for Tina McCain. 2014
C G
You slipped right in
Dm F
Took your place and you started to smile
C G
It did begin
Dm F
Twenty years ago, that’s been quite awhile
G =F C G
-coulda maybe just let it all go, when the first leg didn’t work out
Dm F C G Dm
Took it to Atlanta and the magic was born, and with Juniper it started to sprout….
(chorus)
Am C
Eat, Drink, Boogie, Repeat
G Dm
Get in touch with your body and rest.
Am C
Ask questions, get answers
G Dm F
Don’t settle for anything less
……..
C G
Yeah, slip right in
Dm F
Right to the front and open those eyes
C G
Take it all in
Dm F
Let ‘em know they’re there in your sights
G =F C G
Your sight, your sound, your tastes, just look at that smile
Dm F C G Dm
We’re here, just us, free & easy, just stay for a while…
Chorus
Jam please
Could we begin?
Do it again and just open those eyes
Your life’s a WIN
Your beauty on the wings of the butterflies
No fear, no doubt, nobody’s broken, and we get to the end
we’re here, without, but we thank you, our friend
Chorus
out
Perfection -T. Coffey, 2012
Lookin' back through the years
Reckonin’ with my fears
Seein’ pictures of us,
With bad haircuts, rusty cars
You said I’d almost forgot
We’re either in or we’re not
So, the haircuts, the moles,
The warts and all….
Why does it have to be perfection?
When will it ever be perfection?
With all the cracks and the scars
We really have come this far
Yeah it’ll be enough
Perfection
Busy raisin’ that bar
Hopin’ they’ll go that far
Want ‘em only to do the best they can
So , it can’t always be
So let me set myself free
Keep my eyes wide open
For what matters
Chorus
Instrumental Verse
Bridge:
Just “letting go” is the hardest part
Not really sure that I can
I’ll write this song, then I’ll play it out
In my headddddddd
Lookin' back through the years
Reckonin’ with my fears
Seein’ pictures of us,
With bad haircuts, rusty cars
You said I’d almost forgot
We’re either in or we’re not
So, the haircuts, the moles,
The warts and all….
Why does it have to be perfection?
When will it ever be perfection?
With all the cracks and the scars
We really have come this far
Yeah it’ll be enough
Perfection
Busy raisin’ that bar
Hopin’ they’ll go that far
Want ‘em only to do the best they can
So , it can’t always be
So let me set myself free
Keep my eyes wide open
For what matters
Chorus
Instrumental Verse
Bridge:
Just “letting go” is the hardest part
Not really sure that I can
I’ll write this song, then I’ll play it out
In my headddddddd
