Nicole Henry performs a lyrical monologue with big band and orchestra about longing for home and love. She reflects on nature, time, and spiritual questions, then thanks the musicians and audience for their support.
I think of home. I think of a place where there's love overflowing. I wish I was home. I wish I was back there with the things that I've been knowing. Like wind that makes the tall grass bend into leaning. Suddenly the rain Raindrops that fall, they have a meaning. They're sprinkling the sea to make it all clean. Maybe there's a chance for me to go back now that I have some It sure would be nice to be back home where there's love and affection. And just maybe I can convince time to slow up, giving me enough time in my life to grow up. Oh, time, be my friend. Time, be my friend. Could you let me start again? Suddenly my world's gone and changed its face, but I still know where I'm going. See, I have had my mind spun around in space. But yet I watched it growing. So, oh, if you're listening, God, please don't make it hard to know if we should believe the things that we see. Tell us, should we try to stay, or should we run away? Or would it be better just to let things be? 'Cause living here in this brand new world, Life might be a fantasy, but it taught me to love. So it's real, it's real, it's real to me. And I've learned that we must look inside our hearts to find this world. Full of love, mighty arms, like mine, like home, like home. Thank you so much. The Top Dog, the big band, and the orchestra. Thank you. I look forward to meeting you. We have succeeded, and we'd love to say hi. You really helped us. Thank you. Thank you.
