Take Heart

The September, 2022 GtSD (Going the Social Distance Tour) song release is called, "Take Heart".

The Song

Click play, above, to start the song, or you can Download "Take Heart" here. (You might have to right click on the player and save the file to your disk.)

Payment (if you must)

Venmo: My Venmo account is @RonHallMusic

Paypal: My Paypal account is Ron@RonHallMusic.com or you can go to paypal.me/RonHallMusic and choose Friend/Family.

I'm releasing this on a Pay what you want basis. Niney-nine cents? A Dollar? A million dollars? Whatever you wish. ...and if you'd like to have it for free, then free it shall be. I hope you enjoy the song, and I thank you for listening.

The Inspiration

Take Heart: Have courage, live in hope and hold your head high, for things are bound to get better. It might not seem like it now, but the day will come. Take Heart.

I wrote this song many years ago, and I wrote it mostly to myself during a time when my young heart needed it. Ah, a time of lost love and a broken heart.

The song later took on a power of its own, and helped to validate my existence as a musician.

Dan Peterson, Debi May and I were playing in a club in Orange, California when a stranger appeared one night and ordered several drinks from the bar. We happened to play "Take Heart" and he seemed to be very attentive.

He returned the next night and requested "Take Heart" by name. He did the same the next night and the night after that, as well.

In time, we learned that he had come that first evening for enough liquid courage to commit suicide that very night, but the lyrics of "Take Heart" touched his own heart and he chose to live.

He went on to become a friend of ours for many years, and I'm so thankful that God uses music in such a powerful way. He can even use a fool like me to get His message out to those who need it.

Got a broken heart? Take Heart. Broken hearts aren't broken -- only bent.

Take Heart

Take heart,
True love will find you,
Like hope has found a garden in the rain.
Like laughter finds the hearts of friends
And sorrows help us laugh again,
In time you'll find your broken heart will mend.

So don't cry,
True love will hold you,
Like running sails hold promise in the wind.
Like colors hold a rainbow,
I do believe that time will show
Love has no be-ginning and no end.

Broken hearts aren't broken, only bent.

Take Heart, just be who you are.
Lonely nights will bow to brighter days.
Don’t cry, just follow your heart.
It’s not so dark that love can’t find a way.

Show your light,
Love can't help but find you.
Hold your spirit high and burn it bright.
All that's lost is found again,
All that's hurt is bound to mend,
Your candle's just been dancin' in the wind.

Broken hearts aren't broken, only bent.

Take Heart, just be who you are.
Lonely nights will bow to brighter days.

All that's lost is found again,
All that's hurt is bound to mend,
Your candle's just been dancin' in the wind.

Broken hearts aren't broken, only bent.
Broken hearts aren't broken, only bent.