Since You've Asked - Judy Collins

All I'll give you since you asked
Is all my time together;
Take the rugged sunny days,
The warm and Rocky weather,
Take the roads that I have walked along,
Looking for tomorrow's time,
Peace of mind.

As my life spills into yours,
Changing with the hours
Filling up the world with time,
Turning time to flowers,
I can show you all the songs
That I never sang to one man before.

We have seen a million stones lying by the water.
You have climbed the hills with me
To the mountain shelter,
Taken off the days one by one,
Setting them to breathe in the sun.

Take the lilies and the lace
From the days if childhood,
All the willow winding paths
Leading up and outward,
This is what I give,
This is what I ask you for;
Nothing more.

Songwriters: Jimmy Webb
Since You've Asked lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

I was quite solitary and shy as a child, and I'm not sure you ever really break out of shyness - the different layers of who we are.  I was fortunate because my parents had collected a wide range of records which I blasted out - as much as you blast on a record player when they were out of the house.  Music is such a treasure trove; and you can learn so much from it.   This beautiful song is like a poem set to music ...  So much in it - I love how the listener is drawn into it - how listeners will feel and different meanings the song will generate.  A song that makes you think, contemplate. 'Peace of Mind', just those 3 words has had me thinking about peace of mind ever since - I think it will always allude me. I imagine the scenery of Scotland when I hear this - love Scotland -  'this is what I ask you for, nothing more' such powerful words.  Enough of me ... Please enjoy