All Right Now (New Day)

Soundacious Studios is officially open for business! Today I ran an extension cord out to the shed and set up my computer for a recording session or two. Man, it feels good to get something done.

My first official recording in the new digs is the song All Right Now (New Day), which my wife Tanya turned into a video a couple of months ago. The song was actually written a few years back, as a sort of wishful thinking anthem. But now, I happily dedicate it to the inauguration of the severely impressive Barack Obama!

All Right Now (New Day) (2009)

And it’s all right now and you’ve been waiting
And it’s all right now and you’ve been waiting for the word
It’s a new day now, stop your shaking
It’s a new day now, time to speak out and be heard

It’s been a long dark storm
Full of fire and rain
Take that plywood down
And let the sun shine in again
And it’s all right now and you’ve been waiting

And it’s all right now, no more hiding
And it’s all right now, take a ride into the town
Can’t deny it now, what a morning
Can’t deny it now, feel the truth just beating down

When I closed my eyes
It was all grief and pain
But now we got clear blue skies
And the sun shines in again
And it’s all right now and you’ve been waiting

It didn’t last forever, it never lasts forever
Even though you always think it will
It didn’t last forever, it couldn’t last forever
Anymore than we can make this moment stand still
But it’s all right …

And it’s all light now and it’s been heavy
And it’s all light now and it’s been heavy on my mind
And we spent so long just getting ready
That it’s hard to think we can leave that life behind
But don’t it all come around
And don’t it feel good, Amen!
And don’t you just love that sound
As the world wakes up again?

And it’s all right now, and we’ve been waiting