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“Hark, now hear the sailors cry,
Smell the sea, and feel the sky,
Let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic.

- Into the Mystic”
― Van Morrison, Lit Up Inside: Selected Lyrics

“And I shall watch the ferry boats, and they'll get high,
On a bluer ocean against tomorrow's sky,
And I will never grow so old again,
And I will walk and talk, in gardens all wet with rain.

- Sweet Thing”
― Van Morrison, Lit Up Inside: Selected Lyrics

“Once in a blue moon someone like you comes along.”
― Van Morrison

“It's a marvelous night for a moondance!”
― Van Morrison, Lit Up Inside: Selected Lyrics

“And I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And magnificently we will fold into the mystic”
― Van Morrison

“When it's not always raining there'll be days like this. When there's no one complaining there'll be days like this. When everything falls into place like the flick of a switch. Well my mama told me there'll be days like this. ”
― Van Morrison

“Music is spiritual. The music business is not.”
― Van Morrison

“Spiritual hunger and spiritual thirst
But you got to change it
On the inside first
To be satisfied”
― Van Morrison

“Smell the sea and feel the sky.
Let your soul and spirit fly.”
― Van Morrison

“Stepping lightly, just like a ballerina.”
― Van Morrison, Lit Up Inside: Selected Lyrics

“I miss you so much, I can't stand it
Feels like my heart is breaking in two
My head says no, but my soul demands it
And everything I do, reminds me of you”
― Van Morrison

“If my heart could do my thinking, and my head begin to feel, I would look upon the world anew, and know what's truly real.”
― Van Morrison

“I just wanna get on with the show.”
― Van Morrison

“She's as sweet as tupelo honey,
She's an angel of the first degree.

- Tupelo Honey”
― Van Morrison, Lit Up Inside: Selected Lyrics

“Bright Side Of The Road

From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road
We'll be lovers once again on the
Bright side of the road

Little darlin', come with me
Won't you help me share my load
From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road

Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes, bay sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye

Let's enjoy it while we can
Won't you help me sing my song
From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road

From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road
We'll be lovers once again
On the bright side of the road
We'll be lovers once again
On the bright side of the road
We'll be lovers once again
On the bright side of the road”
― Van Morrison

“And I will stroll the merry way
And jump the hedges first
And I will drink the clear
Clean water for to quench my thirst
And I shall watch the ferry-boats
And they'll get high
On a bluer ocean
Against tomorrows sky
And I will never grow so old again
And I will walk and talk
In gardens all wet with rain

Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
My, my, my, my, my sweet thing
And I shall drive my chariot
Down your streets and cry
Hey, it's me, I'm dynamite
And I don't know why
And you shall take me strongly
In your arms again
And I will not remember
That I even felt the pain.
We shall walk and talk
In gardens all misty and wet with rain
And I will never, never, never
Grow so old again.

Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
My, my, my, my, my sweet thing
And I will raise my hand up
Into the night time sky
And count the stars
That's shining in your eye
Just to dig it all an not to wonder
That's just fine
And I'll be satisfied
Not to read in between the lines
And I will walk and talk
In gardens all wet with rain
And I will never, ever, ever, ever
Grow so old again.
Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
Sugar-baby with your champagne eyes
And your saint-like smile....

- Sweet Thing”
― Van Morrison, Lit Up Inside: Selected Lyrics

“Down on Cyprus Avenue
With a childlike vision leaping into view
Clicking, clacking of the high heeled shoe
Ford and Fitzroy, Madame George”
― Van Morrison

“Say goodbye to Madame George
And the loves to love to love the love”
― van morrison

“AND AS YOU'RE ABOUT TO LEAVE SHE JUMPS UP 'N SAYS
‘THINK YOU FORGOT SOMETHING ITS YOUR, YOUR GLOVE
AND THE LOVE THAT LOVES THE LOVE THAT LOVES
THE LOVE THAT LOVES TO LOVE THE LOVE THAT LOVES TO LOVE THAT LOVES TO LOVE”
― Van Morrison