Lyrics

“My son Luke has a CD called Bear Tunes by Brent Holmes. We listened to it over and over this past weekend as we traveled to Mammoth Cave, Kentucky and back home. I highly recommend it to those of you with children. The tunes are catchy and the songs are not mind numbingly inane; and this particular CD has a backpacking theme. I find myself humming and singing the songs often. (Okay, so it's not exactly radio-worthy, but hey, I'm a parent.)

Here are partial lyrics to my favorite song, Backpack Tree. It is sung from a bear's perspective.

A backpack tree, a backpack tree
I love it when I run into a backpack tree
When I'm bouncing down the trail
My favorite thing to see
Are backpacks hanging in a backpack tree

Backpacks are my favorite food
They put me in a wonderful mood
It's never very hard to get 'em down
I climb up the tree and I drop 'em to the ground

A backpack tree, a backpack tree
I love it when I run into a backpack tree
When I'm bouncing down the trail
My favorite thing to see
Are backpacks hanging in a backpack tree

When I see a tree full of backpack fruit
I climb straight up the trunk
And carefully knock all the backpacks down
And watch 'em land with a thunk
And then I shimmy back down the tree
And eat all the backpack fruit
Then I cover those backpacks up with dirt
And hope that they take root

A backpack tree, a backpack tree
I love it when I run into a backpack tree
When I'm bouncing down the trail
My favorite thing to see
Are backpacks hanging in a backpack tree


You can find this CD and a couple other cute ones at www.funtunesforkids.com.”

“Cute, and I bet it IS catchy.”

“My father could use a little mercy now
The fruits of his labor
Fall and rot slowly on the ground
His work is almost over
It won't be long and he won't be around
I love my father, and he could use some mercy now

My brother could use a little mercy now
He's a stranger to freedom
He's shackled to his fears and doubts
The pain that he lives in is
Almost more than living will allow
I love my bother, and he could use some mercy now

My church and my country could use a little mercy now
As they sink into a poisoned pit
That's going to take forever to climb out
They carry the weight of the faithful
Who follow them down
I love my church and country, and they could use some mercy now

Every living thing could use a little mercy now
Only the hand of grace can end the race
Towards another mushroom cloud
People in power, well
They'll do anything to keep their crown
I love life, and life itself could use some mercy now

Yeah, we all could use a little mercy now
I know we don't deserve it
But we need it anyhow
We hang in the balance
Dangle 'tween hell and hallowed ground
Every single one of us could use some mercy now
Every single one of us could use some mercy now
Every single one of us could use some mercy now
last edited: 5/16/08 7:50:21 AM”