THE VOICE – Lyrics & Their Origins
 
As told by lead characters Tom Timoreaux and Christina Timoreaux.

Compiled by Robert Yehling

A Word Journeys Electronic Publication
Release Date – Summer 2007

    The Voice: Lyrics & Their Origins is a companion book to Robert Yehling’s story of our lives, The Voice. Here, we present our musical catalog in its full form, after you read excerpts in the book. Think of this as an extended soundtrack in words. We also share the origins of these songs with you. Enjoy the music. Enjoy the ride. Thanks for listening to us.
— Tom & Christina

GYPSY’S PRAYER
Words by Christina Timoreaux
Music by Tom Timoreaux
Performed by The Fever

My latest love kissed me goodbye,
Said he had to go back home,
I packed my clothes, kids & some bread
And set sail on the open road.
I joined a caravan, a minstrel’s caravan,
Just lookin’ for that piece of my heart,
He said you become wise
To the music of the eyes
I told him, I’m not sure where to go,
I’ll just stay out in the fields,
I’ll sing a lover’s tale
My heart is not for sale…

I’ll offer a little prayer,
My little gypsy’s prayer
I wear it as I wear my rings,
My prayer is simply this
That we all find bliss
In the life we create
It’s what this world sure needs,
A little tenderness
Found in a prayer and a kiss,
So when you pass me by
Just remember that
My love is soaring high…
High….High….High….

Higher & Higher my heart flies,
Above the rainbow skies of love,
The fire in my eyes
Becomes longing & gives rise
To the deep space of your heart,
So climb with me
Oh won’t you climb with me
Right out of your skin,
So climb with me
Why don’t you climb with me
Your love is my gypsy’s prayer,
Your love is my gypsy’s prayer.

We found a place to camp
Beneath a stand of trees
Fire, food—enough for me.
I gathered all the kids
Around the firelight
We sang songs through the night
We sang songs of the land,
We sang songs of the sea
We sang songs of the heart,

And then we said a prayer,
My little gypsy’s prayer
My prayer is simply this,
That we all find bliss
In the love we create
The love that we create
Create…Create…Create….

(FAST)
My heart swirls in creation’s fire
Above rainbow skies of love,
The fire in my eyes
Becomes longing & gives rise
To the deep space of your heart,
So climb with me
Oh won’t you climb with me
Right out of your skin,
So climb with me
Why don’t you climb with me
Your love is my gypsy’s prayer,
Your love is my gypsy’s prayer.

So climb with me
Oh won’t you climb with me
Right out of your skin,
So climb with me
Why don’t you climb with me
Your love is my gypsy’s prayer,
Your love is my gypsy’s prayer.
Your love is my gypsy’s prayer.
Your love is my gypsy’s prayer.

Gypsy’s time—the universal mind
Understanding all from the start
Gypsy’s rhyme—the all-eternal heart
The way of love, you will find
Gypsy, oh dear gypsy,
Your love is my prayer
Gypsy, magical gypsy
Your love is my prayer,
Your love is my prayer
Your love is my prayer…

THE STORY: When I was a little kid, I went on the last two Fever tours with Mom and Dad. At their farewell concert, I got up on stage and performed with him. Little did he or I know we would one day do this again. I traveled a lot as a kid, and learned to listen to the way people talked and observe the way they dressed. I’ve always had a big gypsy streak in me, so when Dad brought me into the band for our big nostalgia tour, this song started coming to me. It’s fun, fast, exciting, and I get to wear my most colorful gypsy attire and twirl around the stage while Chester and the X-Man climb up and down the musical scales with guitar and keyboards. It’s a show-stopper – come see us and find out!