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Pretending (ft. Rosie Callaghan)

from Joan Beckow Legacy Project by Joan Beckow Legacy Project

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Every time I see that the sky above is gray,
I make believe the clouds have gone away.
And, oh so often, I pretend to be
A someone who is not at all like me.

So if I should choose to be a pirate on a cruise,
Or a soldier who is battling with the foe,
I can see it. I can be it
‘Cause I know
That I only have to make believe it’s so.

I’m always pretending.
Each day passing by find me spending
A fine afternoon, flying up to the moon
In an orange and green balloon.

I’m only pretending,
But often you’ll find me befriending
A wee, little elf who has injured himself
In a fall from my cupboard shelf.

I climb on top of a haystack,
And in just the wink of an eye
Discover I’m climbing on to the back
Of a bright, golden butterfly

I know I’m pretending,
‘Cause I’m always sure of the ending:
Though make-believe skies may be cloudy today
I know when I wake they’ll be
Gray.

But what in the world is there left to do?
Except to to depend on
Pretending -
To make the skies
Blue.

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from Joan Beckow Legacy Project, released October 14, 2022

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Joan Beckow Legacy Project Toronto, Ontario

You might not yet know her name, but it makes
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Not all remarkable creators get the spotlight they
deserve during their lifetime, and the Joan Beckow
Legacy Project came into existence to produce the
debut, albeit posthumous album of prolific, brilliant,
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