Living in Awe

Theme song for the book "This Never Happened" by New York Times Best Selling Author Kent Heckenlively.

LYRICS

[Intro]

Shh...

Come closer

History left a few pages out

And honey

I was one of them

[Verse 1]

Heidi had Chicago in the palm of her hand

Pretty little empire with a dangerous brand

High heels clicking down a city street

Million-dollar smile and a criminal beat

The boys all thought they knew what she sold

But they never saw the mind behind the gold

Because power walks soft when the perfume is sweet

And the smartest girl in town don’t have to take a seat

[Pre-Chorus]

First you need the location

Then you need the view

Then you need the packaging

And a story that feels true

[Chorus]

She didn’t come to bring him down

She came to play the game

They wanted dirt, they wanted names

They wanted someone else to blame

With a wink and a wire

And a room with a view

This never happened

But you know it’s true

She didn’t come to bring him down

But down he came

Ooh, down he came

[Verse 2]

Sonny had a smile like a silver spoon

Kitchen towel in his hand, but he owned the room

He said, “D.C. is calling, doll, don’t make me ask twice”

When the mob gives you choices

They’re never that nice

So she packed up the silk and the champagne shine

Brought Kitty, Tanya, Fannie right across the line

Pretty girls laughing in a capital town

While the men in dark suits wrote the whole thing down

[Pre-Chorus]

First you pour the drink

Then you lock the door

Then the mirror starts watching

And they ask for more

[Chorus]

She didn’t come to bring him down

She came to play the game

They wanted dirt, they wanted names

They wanted someone else to blame

With a wink and a wire

And a room with a view

This never happened

But you know it’s true

She didn’t come to bring him down

But down he came

Ooh, down he came

[Verse 3]

Gottshalk smoked his pipe in a government room

Eyes like a trap and a heart like a tomb

He said, “Find me the secrets, find me the sin

Help our man win, let the operation begin”

So the cameras got hidden and the tapes rolled tight

Behind bedroom walls in the middle of the night

Every senator smiled, every congressman lied

And every little secret found a place to hide

[Bridge]

Then came the flashlights

Then came the door

Then came the footsteps

Across that office floor

They hired her to help him

They begged her to play

But history has a habit

Of looking the wrong way

[Breakdown]

Black marker

Red stamp

Classified truth

One woman

Four girls

And the scandal of youth

Don’t say her name

Don’t open that file

Don’t ask why the old girl

Still knows how to smile

[Final Chorus]

She didn’t come to bring him down

She came to play the game

They wanted dirt, they wanted names

They wanted someone else to blame

With a wink and a wire

And a room with a view

This never happened

But you know it’s true

She didn’t come to bring him down

But down he came

Ooh, down he came

[Outro]

After fifty years

Maybe now you know

How a girl from Chicago

Stole the whole damn show

This never happened

No, this never happened

Tell the truth, honey

Then deny it with style

This never happened

But you know it’s true

Shh...

Theme song for the book "Trump's Superpower" by Johanna Neuman.

LYRICS

Verse 1

They came down through the morning light,

Past the clouds and chapel bells,

To see the land they dreamed about

And hear the stories time would tell.

They walked beneath the marble halls,

Where old words still remain,

And wondered if the fire they lit

Could ever burn again.

Pre-Chorus

They saw the flags, they saw the crowds,

They heard the anger in the square.

They saw a nation torn in two,

Still asking if the dream was there.

Chorus

When the Founders came home,

They found a country on its knees,

Still reaching for the promise

Of the brave and of the free.

When the Founders came home,

They saw the scars, they saw the flame,

And whispered, “America, remember who you are,

And rise again in freedom’s name.”

Verse 2

Franklin saw the city lights,

And whispered, “What a world you’ve made.”

While Washington stood quiet there,

Beneath the flag their hands had made.

Jefferson faced the questions

That history would not hide.

Mercy spoke of liberty

With courage at her side.

Hamilton heard the thunder

Of a new debate begin,

And said the soul of this republic

Must be fought for once again.

Pre-Chorus 2

They did not come for statues,

They did not come for praise.

They came to ask the living

What we’d done with all their days.

Chorus

When the Founders came home,

They found a country on its knees,

Still reaching for the promise

Of the brave and of the free.

When the Founders came home,

They saw the scars, they saw the flame,

And whispered, “America, remember who you are,

And rise again in freedom’s name.”

Bridge

Freedom is not silent,

It argues and it stands.

It lives in every generation

That still reaches out its hands.

The past was never perfect,

The work was never done.

But the light inside the promise

Can still shine for everyone.

So hold the line with honor,

Speak the truth with grace.

A republic is a living thing

We guard from age to age.

Final Chorus

When the Founders came home,

They found the dream still breathing here,

Beneath the noise, beneath the wounds,

Beneath the doubt and fear.

When the Founders came home,

They saw a people still the same,

Still born to chase the better angels,

Still called by freedom’s name.

So let the old bells ring,

Let the stars and stripes still fly.

America, remember,

The dream was meant to rise.

Outro

Two hundred fifty years have passed,

But the question still remains:

Will we keep the sacred promise,

And rise again in freedom’s name?

In our second podcast Denny visits with his once neighbor Jeff Jurman. Jeff is what we call a senior millennial, born in 1983, he is one of the first of the millennial generation (1981 - 1996). Born and raised in Los Gatos, California, Jeff is one of our "Joe Doakes" guests, not a celebrity or well-known throughout the world, but someone Denny has known for years and calls a good friend. We like interviewing people who our audience can relate to. People just like them, living ordinary lives, not basking in the glow of stardom, but experiencing the world as they do. Jeff brings some unique perspectives to the conversation with Denny and we are thrilled to have him on the show. Enjoy the podcast as Denny talks with Jeff about how to experience awe during this current Coronavirus Pandemic.

A discussion on how to live in Awe with host Denny Mayer and guest Scott Broomfield. It's not only about the big things in life that create a sense of awe, but the small things as well. The everyday things, any moment when we are truly present in our lives. One can find awe in something as simple as a crack in the concrete as they can in a majestic sunset. As it has been said, "if you are not in awe, you are not paying attention." We look forward to producing more podcasts, interviewing guests that represent all walks of life, from celebrities and world leaders to your average "Joe and Doris Doakes," sharing their stories of what awe means to them. Enjoy our first episode.