Trust Your Cape

 Obstacles.  Decisions.  Blessings and disappointments.

Life happens.

Years ago I was lucky enough to attend a concert where Lyle Lovett, Johh Hiatt, Guy Clark, and Joe Ely all performed on stage at Merrill Auditorium, one of the nicest concert venues we have in Maine.  Songwriters all, every bit of music was amazing.  It didn't matter whether it was familiar or heard for the first time, every song delighted the audience.

One song stands out when I think of that concert.  It came to mind tonight....
 
The Cape
   by Guy Clark, Jim Janosky, Susanna Wallis Clark

Eight years old with a flour sack cape tied all around his neck
He climbed up on the garage, he's figurin' what the heck, well
He screwed his courage up so tight that the whole thing come unwound
He got a runnin' start and bless his heart, he's headed for the ground

Well, he's one of those who knows that life is just a leap of faith
Spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape

Now, he's all grown up with a flour sack cape tied all around his dream
And he's full of spit and vinegar and he's bustin' at the seam
Well, he licked his finger and he checked the wind, it's gonna be do or die
And he wasn't scared of nothin', boys, he was pretty sure he could fly

Well, he's one of those who knows that life is just a leap of faith
Spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape

Now, he's old and gray with a flour sack cape tied all around his head
And he's still jumpin' off the garage and will be till he's dead
All these years the people said, he was actin' like a kid
He did not know he could not fly and so he did

Well, he's one of those who knows that life is just a leap of faith
Spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape
Yes, he's one of those who knows that life is just a leap of faith
Spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape