Lyrics Journeys Medley - יעקב שוואקי

Let me tell you about the world we're in
Come listen my dear children
For you could ask the question it ain't no sin
Just how did the world begin
Who made the darkness and the light
A million stars to shine at night
Got them all to work just right
Had to be Hashem
Had to be Hashem
Made the oceans and the fish
Candy bars and licorice
All he did was make a wish
Had to be Hashem
Now that it's plain and clear to see
I'd like you to all to join with me
And get the whole world to agree
How everything came to be
Made the planets and the sky
The valley's low and the mountains high
And we'll look in the Torah it never lies
Had to be Hashem
Had to be Hashem

Who else could you ever find

Creates souls for all mankind
And furnish them with thinking minds
Oh it had to be Hashem
It had to be Hashem
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The sun is going down
It's shining through the trees
Another weeks gone by
Become a memory
So throw away your hammer
There's nothing left to do
Go on home and find the gift
That's waiting there for you
Oh, it's time to say good Shabbos
Cause all your work is done
Gonna spend the day together with
The Holy One
Say a special blessing on a cup
That's filled with wine
Man and his creator it's a very special sign
You can spend time with your family

You'll study and you'll pray
Why not wait till after Shabbos
Oh those nails won't run away
So throw away your hammer
There's nothing left to do
Go on home and find the gift
That's waiting there for you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
It's time to say good Shabbos
Cause all your work is done
Gonna spend the day together with
The Holy One
Say a special blessing on a cup
That's filled with wine
Man and his creator
It's a very special sign
{Music}
The sky's bright and clear
Wind's blowing strong
Winter has passed
Now the sun's shining proud
What a glorious day to send up a kite
To dance and to soar high over the clouds
Through the traffic and noise
I ran to the park
An island surrounded with castles of stone
With my kite and a spool
Of clear plastic line
We journeyed together

A long way from home
Little kite tell me for I can not fly
Can you see distant oceans
And mountains so high
But most of all tell me for I cannot see
Is there G-d in heaven
Does he know of me?
Well someone passed by
And looked at me strange
He asked me what you doing
On this day so fair
Flying a kite well how could that be
Can't you see little boy
There's nothing up there
Little kite tell me why I've been so blind
Using my eyes in the place of my mind
For though I can't see you
I do understand
You're tuggin' and pullin'
The string in my hand
You're tuggin' and pullin'
The string in my hand
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We grew up together
In New York City
Oh how the time has flown by
We were inseparable
Closer than brothers
My best friend Sammy and I
We'd play by the oak tree
In back of my house
Tossing a ball to and fro
Each one of us dreaming
Pretending to be
The great Joe DiMaggio
One day we each bought
A package of Topp's
And opened them under the tree
Look Sam I've got Jo DiMaggio's card

And he was so jealous of me
I lovingly hid it
Deep inside my drawer
Where it would be safe as can be
And I vowed I would keep it
Forever and ever
It was so precious to me
It was so very precious to me
I'd read in the papers
From time to time
Of events in the life of my friend
He became Rosh Yeshiva
Of our old school
And now was a leader of men
But there was a fire
That ravaged his school
I knew it just might break his heart
So I reached in my drawer
And I said my goodbyes
To the great Joe DiMaggio's card
One day my grandson came home from Yeshiva
Holding a card that was new
"Look Zeide, Reb Shmuel is one of the Gedolim
And I'm giving his card to you"
I lovingly hid it deep in my drawer
Where it would be safe as can be
And I vowed I would keep it forever and ever
It is so precious to me
...it is so very precious to me
{Music}
I'm a very tired old and worn out man

And my eyes have long been blind
Most things that people say to me
Just seem to slip my mind
Oh, but the suffering and painful times
That were in years long gone
Are still as clear upon my memory
As the numbers on my arm
What will become of all the memories
Are they to scatter

With the dust in the breeze
Who will stand before the world
Knowing what to say
When the very last survivor
Fades away
What will become of all the memories
Are they to scatter
With the dust in the breeze
And who will stand before a world
That now wishes to deny
Will they believe in someone
Who never heard the cries
There is nothing I can say or do
To make things change
Time has a way of passing by so fast
Like a fleeting shadow
No one will recall
The faces of the past
What will become of all the memories
Are they to scatter
With the dust in the breeze
Yet one thought gives me comfort
That's all that I have left
I know that G-d in heaven
Won't forget
{Music}
We danced round and round in circles
As if the world had done no wrong
From evening until morning
Filling up the Shul with song
Though we had no Sifrei Torah
To clutch close to our arms
Instead we held those children
Am Yisroel Chai
We danced round and round in circles
As if the world had done no wrong
From evening until morning
Filling up the Shul with song
Though we had no Sifrei Torah
To clutch close to our arms
Instead we held those children
The Jewish people will live on
The Jewish people will live on
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You had searched so long
For the answers and the proof
And they said you'll find it here
With promises of truth
But the long white robes
And the chanting in the streets
It left you cold
Your soul still had to seek
What you're looking for
Is right there at your door
Believe me when I tell you friend
You couldn't ask for more
What your heart has known
Is that there is no place like home
So come on back
Oh, you'll never be alone
Now you can stand up straight and tall
Because you're where you want to be
No one had it strong as steel
Your faith has set you free
And as you gaze up at that simple wall
Your hand up upon a stone
You can say the journeys over I am home
What you're looking for
Is right there at your door
Believe me when I tell you friend
You couldn't ask for more
What your heart has known
Is that there is no place like home
So come on back
Oh, you'll never be alone
What you're looking for
Is right there at your door
Believe me when I tell you friend
You couldn't ask for more
What your heart has known
Is that there is no place like home
So come on back
I said, come on back
Oh, you'll never be alone
No, no, never be alone
No, no, never be alone!