[00:00.00] 作词 : David Roth[00:01.00] 作曲 : David Roth[00:16.71]I read that Norman Rockwell died, I didn't even know him[00:22.95]But I remember visiting Stockbridge, the town he made his home in[00:29.50]I remember how those people glowed, just because they had a chance to share[00:35.98]An old story or two about a man who'd painted America there[00:44.44]And when a hand reaches out and brushes lives[00:51.55]The spirit of the painter never dies[01:08.72]Oh beautiful for spacious skies, oh misery the guns[01:15.65]That bloodied amber waves of grain in 1861[01:21.92]At a hundred years of suffering to a movement and sin[01:28.78]You have the most amazing soul who said I have a dream[01:37.13]And when a voice rises up to challenge lies[01:44.36]The spirit of the speaker never dies[01:54.55]Now I won't be a president, and I can't be a king[02:01.12]But I have these hands to reach for you, we have a voice to sing[02:07.62]And I'm surely not an artist with a canvas or a brush[02:14.00]But I paint these songs with colors that remind me of your touch[02:41.61]An American in Paris wrote a Rhapsody in Blue[02:48.84]And passed away at 38 before his time came due[02:55.21]Some felt cheated of a gift so prematurely taken[03:01.74]But I believe we were born again, and often reawakened[03:10.16]When a song touches something deep inside[03:17.32]The spirit of the singer never dies[03:27.53]Now I lay no claim to genius when I'm playing this guitar[03:34.06]Sometimes I'm lost for words just trying to describe the way we are[03:40.49]But my book is filled with sketches made of dreams and prayers and friends[03:46.97]And I draw these songs with images of seeing you again[04:01.29]I read that Norman Rockwell died, I never even knew him[04:07.67]But it wasn't hard to see the love in what the man was doing[04:14.15]But you don't have to be a genius or the leader of the band[04:20.79]Just as long as while you're on this earth you do the best you can[04:32.87]And though the road may be filled with turns and bends[04:41.01]The journey of your spirit never ends[05:27.81]