John Boy
By Terry Lynch

He bought a Long Easy and went for a flight
Over Monterey Bay with the gulls and the hawks
How could he know there would be no tomorrow
No other way, no other way, he would have wanted it, no other way.

He loved his woman, he loved his children
He loved his guitar, he loved his music
He made us all laugh, he made us all cry
He made us try harder, he made us all better.

(Chorus)
Oh John boy oh John boy sing me a song
Oh John boy oh John boy take me along
Oh John boy oh John boy make me strong
Oh John boy oh John boy carry me on.

He warmed our hearts, he opened our minds
To the forest they're logging, burning down to the ground
To the ocean they're polluting, the dolphin killing
To the wildlife disappearing, God's children starving.

He sang us lullabies, he sang us love songs
Of the Rockies he loved and took to his heart
Of the woman he married and children he fathered
Of the sunshine he felt enlighten his soul

Oh John boy oh John boy sing me a song
Oh John boy oh John boy take me along
Oh John boy oh John boy make me strong
Oh John boy oh John boy carry me on.
...Your music my tears
...Your dreams my ideals.


Remarks: Written after watching segments of John Denver's
memorial services which were NOT carried in their entirety on
network or cable stations in Montgomery, Alabama where John 
Denver once lived as a child.  This song was particularly tearful 
to compose and I wrote it while sitting under a pine tree with my 
dog, Jade.  Somehow I felt John Denver singing through me and 
could only wonder if such a thing is possible and why should I be 
so moved by his loss?  Why should it seem as if he is inside me, 
unless it is true that his spirit does live within everyone who 
loved him and his music. 






Copyright ©  1997 by Terry Lynch.  All Rights Reserved.