John Denver once penned a song about West Virginia...strange considering his facination with Colorado but who am I to judge. I first heard this song years ago and the chorus stayed with me though I could never place the song...much like 'Paint it Black' by the Rolling Stones that I first heard on a school bus, but I heared 'Country Road' sung by a group of 40 children in Nepal, in English! They are the most incredible people being cared for by people who deserve to be recognised as saints. Imagine, a group of children who have lived through hell, singing a John Denver classic in the middle of a field in rural Nepal. I cried my fucking eyes out.
Can you imagine being the author of a song that is sung by children in a village in Nepal...? A song so synonymous with hope and optimism that it transcends all barriers, whether they economical, emotional or otherwise. This is what John Denver would have wanted though I doubt he ever imagined it when he wrote it.
I listen to people like John Denver, Bright Eyes even the famous for other reasons Pete Doherty and think 'fucking hell you are a genius'. Do I have what it takes to become one of them...? Can I achieve that I want?
I want to tell the truth.
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