1980 & 1997 – 8 tracks

I was at a crossroads in 1980. I was on the threshold of a legal career. I was also interested in pursuing a music career. I had been accepted to an ASCAP songwriting program in L.A., but I would have had to decline an attractive job offer in a law firm. I did not go to L.A.; that was my “road not taken.” I do not regret pursuing a legal career. I ended up in Idaho where I married an incredible woman and raised a wonderful family.

Here are five tracks from before 1980 and three tracks from before 1997. In addition, you can click on the “Collection/Playlist Category” called Crossroads 1971-1987 to see additional songs from that period.

Amsterdam

Going Away

Look to the Stars

Never Alone

Let Go

Save it for the Children

 Save It For the Children        © 1997  Myron Schreck 
 Once was a time we could hike out for miles 
 Cooled by the shade of the trees. And it 
 used to be great fishing in the lake and 
 drinking water right from the streams.  
 Now we're
 Chopping down the forests.
 Messing up the rivers.
 Doesn't take an expert to know.  We've got to 
 watch out how we use the land and take
 care that we don't abuse the land 
 'cause we have to
  Save it for the children - or there
  won't be anything left 
  
 Not long ago skies were so clear.  You could
 see for dozens of miles.  Now everywhere you
 go ---  all you see is smog --- and
 everybody's rubbing their eyes --- 
 Coughing and wheezing; choking and sneezing
 Doesn't take a doctor to see. We've got to
 protect all the air we breathe.  We've got to 
 share it with the plants and trees.  
 And we have to
 Save it for the children - or there
  won't be anything left 
   
 The first step to take when you plan for the future
 Is knowing if something is wrong - 'cause if we 
 don't start to change and find a solution
 There won't be a future at all
  
 Take a close look at all the people in the city 
 Not just the ones who have homes --- 
 Some have to sleep in the parks and the alleys 
 Some have nowhere to go.
 Life without hope --- you can't call living.
 And it doesn't take a prophet to see 
 If we don't show some care and sympathy 
 If we don't help  and give some charity
 Then we're gonna 
 Lose it for the children - and there
  won't be anything left 
   
 Black and white, red and yellow.
 Lots of people live on this earth.
 Dissin' and  fighting; Hatred and resentment
 Sometimes even church against church 
 When every disagreement leads to a killing
 Then it doesn't take an angel to see 
 We've got to find the path of empathy 
 We've got to learn to live in harmony 
 And we have to
 Teach it to the children - or there
  won't be anything left 
     
 Teach it to ...  Teach it to the children 

 Teach it to the children 
 or there  won't be anything left  

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Believe in Destiny

BELIEVE IN DESTINY  -  © 1997 by Myron Schreck

 She chose -- to take control, 
 To raise a child -- although alone
 She worked hard -- day and night 
 And wanted someone to share her home
  
 Now after all the pain she suffered
 And just before she lost her dreams
 She found a love to last forever 
 -– now she believes in destiny
 She believes in destiny
  
 He avoided making choices 
 He traveled from town to town
 He wanted a home and family, 
 But he was afraid to settle down
  
 Now after all the pain he suffered
 And just before he lost his dreams
 He found a love to last forever 
 -– now he believes in destiny
 He believes in destiny
  
 They lived in the same city
 They just happened to meet one night
 Two children and ten years later, 
 They're together for the rest of their life
  
 Now after all the pain they suffered
 And just before they lost their dreams
 They found a love to last forever 
 -– now they believe in destiny
 They believe in destiny
  
 It's hard to see into the future
 The best laid plans of women and men
 Are risks you take and dreams you dream
 Of what can be and what could have been
  
 And after all the pain you suffer
 And just before you lose your dreams
 If you find a love to last forever 
 -– then you'll believe in destiny
 You'll believe in destiny   

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Mysteries of Love

Mysteries of Love -- © 1997 by Myron Schreck

Remember back when we were young, 
I asked you at the senior prom to dance with me
And though you came with someone else, 
You smiled and told me, "yes," and took my hand
Our high school band played something slow, 
Familiar on the radio, called "Stay With Me," 
And looking in each others' eyes, 
We could see the mysteries of love

Infatuation --- anticipation
--- quickly turned to passionate fire
Years of devotion --- and shared emotions
--- kept the fire warm and bright 

Married when we're just nineteen, 
Cause we believed our love would last eternally. 
Life was hard and jobs were few, 
But we both knew we'd make if we tried
Now I can't say we've done it all, 
But in our way we found some small ecstasy 
What started with a teen-age dance, 
Soon revealed the mysteries of love 

What makes a heart ache with love at first sight?
Why do your knees shake with each kiss goodnight ?
Why stay together through the tears and the fights;
Admit you're wrong, and swallow your pride?

I have learned a lot of things, 
Like compromise and listening patiently
But even so, I won't pretend 
To understand the mysteries of love 
_________________

I don't know everything, 
But I believe we're living out our fantasy 
And through the years we'll have more, 
As we explore the mysteries of love