It’s a picture postcard perfect winter day…snow falling, warm temperature, greetings from family and friends…it couldn’t be a better birthday….

I’d like to thank everyone for the Christmas, Birthday and New Year’s greetings and wishes and would like to take the opportunity to send them all back to you…

It’s been a very interesting year…both very bitter and very sweet…Didn’t get to play a lot this past year due to circumstances but the dates we did were great…lots of fun and lots of great response…looking forward to putting out some new songs this coming year and travelling around the country to play and share them with you all…

Will keep you posted….Happy New Year to you all….Charlie Major

LEAVING IS A HARD THING TO DO

WHEN IT'S OUT OF YOUR HANDS

GOODBYE'S A HARD THING TO SAY

WHEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND

BUT HAVE NO FEAR MY DARLING

DON'T SHED NO TEARS MY DARLING

AS YOU STAND OUT THERE ON THE BRINK

I'LL BE FOLLOWING YOU SOONER THAN YOU THINK

SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ME

LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER AND YOU WILL SEE

ME COMING UP BEHIND YOU

TO MEET YOU WHEREVER YOU MAY BE

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ME.

WORDS CAN BE SO HARD TO FIND

WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO CATCH YOUR BREATH

HOPE IS A HARD THING TO HOLD ONTO

WHEN IT'S ALL YOU'VE GOT LEFT

BUT DON'T YOU WORRY MY DARLING

DON’T LOSE HEART MY DARLING

AS YOU STAND BY THE RIVER'S EDGE

SOON I'LL BE FOLLOWING IN YOUR STEPS

SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ME

LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER AND YOU WILL SEE

ME COMING UP BEHIND YOU

TO MEET YOU WHEREVER YOU MAY BE

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ME.

TIME SLIPS OUT OF OUR HAND

LIKE A SLOW SIFTING FISTFUL OF SAND

WITH A MEANING THAT'S SO CRYSTAL CLEAR

IT'S NOT FOR A MERE MORTAL MAN

SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ME

LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER AND YOU WILL SEE

ME COMING UP BEHIND YOU

TO MEET YOU WHEREVER YOU MAY BE

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ME.

THE WORLD WAS STILL TURNING WHEN I OPENED MY EYES
THE SUN WAS STILL BURNING IN THE EASTERN SKIES
THE WIND STILL BLEW
BIRDS STILL FLEW
AND SANG OUT THEIR SONG
THEY DON’T KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONE 
AND LIFE GOES ON…

THERE’S AN EMPTINESS, A VOID IN MY SOUL
A PIECE THAT’S BEEN TAKEN FROM THE WHOLE
I RISE OUT OF BED
TRYING TO CLEAR MY HEAD
ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER
I TELL MYSELF THAT YOU'RE GONE
AND LIFE GOES ON…

OVER AND OVER WORDS OF SOLACE I HEAR
AND TIME PERHAPS WILL BRING AN END TO TEARS
BUT THOUGHTS OF YOU
GIVE ME NO CLUE
AS TO WHEN IT WILL END
I TELL MYSELF THAT I WILL BE STRONG
AND LIFE GOES ON…

BUT I WANT TO RUN ‘TIL I CAN’T BREATHE ANY MORE
‘TIL I’M LYING WASTED CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR
I WANT AN ANSWER CLEAR
I WANT YOU NEAR
I WANT SO BADLY TO WAKE FROM THIS DREAM
I TELL MYSELF THAT YOU’RE GONE
AND LIFE GOES ON…

I TELL MYSELF I MUST FACE THIS HEAD ON
I TELL MYSELF NO MATTER WHAT’S COME AND GONE
THAT LIFE GOES ON…
I TELL MYSELF YOU'RE GONE
AND THAT SOMEHOW
LIFE GOES ON…

Ellie Major

Feb. 4th 1958 / May 24th,2009                                                                                              

Woke up to a brand new day today…the world has a new face…new direction…new possibilities…change is sometimes slow but in life it is a constant…everything will change sooner or later…fortunately at this juncture in time those who would have had us remain stuck in the past lost out and now must forge ahead with the more liberal of us onto new ventures and journeys into the future…to boldly go where we’ve never been before (to misquote Star Trek)…

I realize that I am a Canadian but I can’t help but feeling like a little brother to the big one to the south…and in that light today I feel a sense of elation, of accomplishment,  at having arrived at a destination who’s journey started so long ago…a difficult journey that took its toll on many along the way…it’s the end of the year 2008 and perhaps we can now say that we have truly  arrived in the 21st century…out of the shadows of the past and into the light of a brand new day…

I did shed a tear or two last night watching the results of the US election…but they were happy tears, tears of relief, tears of hope that perhaps we have conquered some of the divisiveness that has plague not only the US populace but other countries in the world…that finally we can look to our neighbors and no matter the color of their skin, no matter the difference in beliefs, we can say that we are truly in this all together and the only way to survive is to work together…there are still lots of challenges for this generation, for my kids and grandchildren, but I think we took a big step last night…that whatever we may be faced with, whatever obstacles are in front of us we can overcome…as President Obama said in his acceptance speech… Yes We Can!!!...Welcome to a new world…