I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly.

Though the singer is silent…there is still the truth of the song.

Romance lasts forever, love don't fade away. They may take away our future, but they can't stop yesterday.

Whatever meaning 'Annie's Song' had for me on a personal level, there was also a larger context. It could just as easily have been about love for a brother. Or a father. Or a friend. It could just as easily have been a prayer.

Faith is a kind of knowing; it is different from hope. My faith is that life is purposeful; of that I'm sure. There is a God, there is intelligence, there is consciousness. And behind all of this, there is incredible compassion.

Kiss me, and smile for me, tell me that you'll wait for me. Hold me like you'll never let me go.

I believe that we are here for each other, not against each other. Everything comes from an understanding that you are a gift in my life - whoever you are, whatever our differences.