Norm Hacking's Lyrics:
"Richer for the Time"

I hear a smile in a song and I turn around -
That's the way that it's always been.
A sweet warm voice will
Come along and steal your heart.
You'll gladly sail with that song on the wind.

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Feeling richer for the time we all sing together,
Stayin' up late 'til the bitter end.
And whatever is lost in the winter frost
Lives on in our hearts like the song of a friend.

I paid for both shows one night at the Riverboat
So I could watch Steve Goodman play.
I moved up close
When the crowd changed for the second show.
I learned the chords to "The Dutchman" that way.

And there ain't no way
I'm gonna say too much about you -
We only spoke just a time or two.
But I'll be spendin' my days
Writing songs on this old guitar -
Much of that is because of you.

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They're singin' in Chicago,
They're singin' in Toronto,
They're singin' up a storm in Timbuktu.
There's a ghostly chorus
On the "City of New Orleans."
I think I hear them singin' for you.

chorus

I hear a smile in a song and I turn around -
That's the way that it's always been.
A sweet warm voice will
Come along and steal your heart.
You'll gladly sail with that song on the wind.