Raye of Hope

The other day I was listening to the radio program The Midnight Special on WFMT in Chicago.  It’s usually a classical music station, but one night a week they devote the evening folk music, odd and ends, show tunes, comedy and more.  It was a show that was started in 1953 by then-host Mike Nichols.  (Yes, that Mike Nichols.)

During the broadcast, they played a song from someone whose work I didn’t know, Raye Zaragoza.  I was very taken by it and her voice, “Bittersweet.”  It comes from an album she wrote and released last year, Hold That Spirit.

Here’s the song and lyrics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsH97Vk_bdY

I knew it in my bones

The day would come when I'd break your heart

It's not that I don't care

But somethings must end

For something else to start

Isn't it bittersweet

When to love is to leave

A blessing, a curse, a high that can hurt

Sometimes to grow is to grieve

Isn't it bittersweet

So raise a glass to who we were

Not all good things are meant to last

Head spinning

Eyes open

This change is coming on fast

Isn't it bittersweet

When to love is to leave

A blessing, a curse, a high that can hurt

Sometimes to grow is to grieve

Isn't it bitter

I've got more questions than answers

Im feeling so small

If love ends, does it mean it never happened at all

From soulmate to stranger

We're here then we're gone

If love ends, does it mean it never happened at all

Did it happen at all

Isn't it bittersweet

When to love is to leave

A blessing, a curse, a high that can hurt

Sometimes to grow is to grieve

Isn't it bittersweet