Songs that remind you of adoption?

Emma523

Far Way- Nickleback

Someday- John Legend (from the movie August Rush. Most of the music from that movie as well.)

Father of Mine- Everclear

Gershom

when I found my mother this was the first thing she sent me, it was the single " i hope you dance"

I Hope You Dance (Lee Ann Womack featuring Sons Of The Desert)
(Mark D. Sanders/Tia Sillers)

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat
But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give fate a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake
But it's worth making
Don't let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their years and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)

I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
Dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
(Wants to look back on their years and wonder)
I hope you dance
(Where those years have gone)

(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their years and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)

PhilM

"Mother and Child Reunion" - Paul Simon
"Empty" - The Cranberries

These are the two grabbing me right now... I'm sure I'll think of others as soon as I post this...

Andraya

He would be sixteen by Michelle Wright.

I gotta put this one out there too. It was my theme song when I was little, Annie was the first movie my amom took me to see. How difficult that must have been for her. To watch me idolize Aileen Quinn and have my imaginary friend "Annie" ever with me.

Maybe far away,
Or maybe real near by.
He may be pouring her coffee.
She may be straightening his tie.
Maybe in a house,
All hidden by a hill.
She's sitting playin' piano.
He's sitting payin' a bill.

Betcha' they're young.
Betcha' they're smart.
Bet they collect things like ash trays and art.
Betcha' they're good.
Why shouldnâ€™t they be?
Their one mistake was giving up meâ€¦..

So.....maybe now its time
And maybe when I wake
They'll be there calling me baby
Maybeâ€¦..

Betcha' he reads.
Betcha' she sews.
Maybe she's made me a closet of clothes.
Maybe they're strict,
As straight as a line.
Donâ€™t really care as long as they're mineâ€¦..

Soâ€¦..maybe now this prayer's,
The last one of its kind
Wonâ€™t you please, come get your baby?

Maybeâ€¦..

LaraSue

One of my favorites is called "From God's Arms, To My Arms, To Yours." I am sure it'll get thumbed down all over the place, because it is pro-adoption. It was written by the request of a first mother to sing to her son's parents.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziI3Wo3OD94

Isabel A

Never is a Promise by Fiona Apple-http://www.lyricsfreak.com/f/fiona+apple/never+is+a+promise_20053671.html

It sums up my feelings of being in reunion with my firstmom.

a healing adoptee

elle_dee,

I like that song too. So, I will get thumb downs with you.

spydermomma

I know some great songs that are specifically about adoption. We are huge fans of contemporary singer-songwriters (aka, and somewhat incorrectly called â€œfolkâ€ music, kind of the stuff between Woody Guthrie and Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez, but mostly not famous). My husband does a volunteer radio show once a week, and we also host concerts at our house so that these wonderful songwriters get to be heard (and can hopefully afford to eat and stuff).
Here are two wonderful songs from women who were adopted. These are both friends of ours as well, so I know some of the backstory.

â€œAll this timeâ€ by Paul Kamm and Eleanore MacDonald. Eleanore was adopted and sings the song, but the rather amazing thing is that Paul actually wrote it, after much discussion with her, of course. They say it is: "Especially for those adoptees who long for the circle to be complete."

There are voices in my head
I hear most of what they say
oh but sometimes I don't listen much
The mirror on the bathroom wall
is my only photograph of you
as you might have once appeared to me
My love is here - tell me what you really feel
I met a stranger on the street
one that looked a lot like me
I wonder did she know your face somewhere
They've hidden you in secret file
you could be close or many miles
all this time I know that you've been there
My love is here - tell me what you feel
Do you live in California or in Tennessee
does the wind blow your hair in some delta breeze
now I keep a place inside that only
you would see
oh but all this time
did you think of me
There's a shadow on the wall
it follows me as I get up
down the hallway in the
black of night
I stumble over hidden toys
from my only baby girl
she is sleeping as I turn the light...
My love is here...

You can find the lyrics here:
http://www.kammmac.com/pages/lyrics.html#Anchor-7616
and you can order the CD from them directly them (scroll way down to "Special CD Order Information"
http://www.kammmac.com/pages/news.html

EDITED, NOW WITH FULL LYRICS:
â€œSomeone who looks like meâ€ from Mary McCaslin.

You look just like your father
I can't help envy you
There's so much of your mother
In everything you do
You know which side your eyes come from
And the color of your hair
When I see you next to family
I can't help if I stare

Chorus:
I would almost give it all
To see my family tree
In my life I've never seen
Someone who looks like me

I'd like to study faces
As they look back at me
From faded famly photographs
Passed down for me to see
Did they come through Ellis Island
Or on a ship in chains
To me it does not matter
I want to know their names

Chorus

I love the ones who raised me
And held me through the night
Their arms encircled round me
Until the morning light
Love is what they gave me
To carry in my heart
They'll always be my parents
But there's still a missing part

I would almost give it all
To see my family tree
In my life I've never seen
Someone who looks like me

You can listen to at least part of the song on these sites:
http://www.spun.com/music/product-detail.jsp?id=914624
http://musicdownloads.walmart.com/catalog/servlet/AlbumServlet;jsessionid=?id=7749
(apparently walmart will let you buy the song itself for $.88, not endorsing walmart, though)
You can buy the CD here, and more of the money will go to her (and it's only $8.99):
http://www.rounder.com/index.php?id=album.php&catalog_id=5330

And hereâ€™s something she wrote about her process of writing this song, and other thoughts relating to having been adopted:
http://www.marymccaslin.com/sentinel/042101%20SOMEONE.htm

My husband just did a segment of his music radio show about adoption, including these songs and quite a few others (most of the rest from the adoptive parent perspective). I could probably get you (Marsha) a longer list, and maybe even a copy of the show for your personal use (so you can hear them and to encourage you to buy the CDs so the musicians get paid). Email me if you want.

EDITED: Now with Full lyrics to second song, above.

Dreamweaver ILF posse 2009

Finger Prints of God is fantastic
He would be 16..country and from the '90's. makes me cry tho

littleJaina

Two country songs come to mind...

One by Garth Brooks is called something like "Love is thicker than blood". I love a phrase from the song that says, "Blood is thicker than water, but love is thicker than blood".

The other is called "He didn't have to be"... it's a man talking about all the things his step father did for him.

Torrejon

Dust in the Wind by Kansas
Me Equivocaria Otra Vez by Fito y Fitipaldis
Me Voy by Julieata Venegas

Shortstuff13

Being adopted, I feel the same as you from time to time. I don't really think of any particular songs when I think of my birth mom & being adopted. I met my mom & have known for a long time that she did me a big favor when she gave me up for adoption, as well as my other five siblings.

amyburt40

Kelly Pickler's I wonder
Kelly Clarkson's duet with Reba McIntire, Because Of You

cowboy_fan

In My Arms by Plumb. This is just a great song in general for all mothers. I think the whole Plumb album is songs about her children.

This song reminds me of adoption because it talks about learning the truth of life and hardships but the mother still being there to have loving arms for the child to fall into. This is exactly how I feel about my son. I know he may have issues from being adopted but I know I'll always be there to comfort him and love him through any problems he has. Also, my son is African American and we have already faced racism. I know he will continue to face that along with the rest of my family because my husband isn't white either. But, I'll always be there for him.

Here are the lyrics:
Your baby blues
So full of wonder
Your Curly Que's
Your contagious smile
And as I watch
You start to grow up
All I can do is hold you tight
Knowing

Clouds will rage in
Storms will race in
But you will be safe in my arms
Rains will pour down
Waves will crash all around
But you will be safe in my arms

Story books
Are full of fairy-tales
Of kings and queens
And the bluest skies
My heart is torn just in knowing
You'll someday see
The truth for lies

Clouds will rage in
Storms will race in
But you will be safe in my arms
Rains will pour down
Waves will crash all around
But you will be safe in my arms

Castles they might crumble
Dreams may not come true
Cause you are never all alone
Cause I will always
Always love you

Hey I
Hey I
Will love

Clouds will rage in
Storms will race in
But you will be safe in my arms
Rains will pour down
Waves will crash all around
But you will be safe in my arms

In my arms

lahdh4

Through Glass: Stone Sour
I am looking at you through the glass
don't know how much time as past
Oh god it feels like forever

Secret: Reba
Not Ready to Make Nice: Dixie Chicks
The Promise: Tracy Chapman

just little old me

Hello there
there is a song that is really good it is called my mummy is amazing it starts of about how the girls mum does all this stuff for her and how her mummy is amazing and then at the end she says that she didn't want her mummy to leave her so she laid on the bed with her but when she woke up she realised her mummy was never there and that she in in a orphanage I'm sorry but i don't know how to send links on this because in new to it but if you go on Ares and type in "my mummy is amazing" you may find it.
Warmest Regards
J.L.O.M :)

Heather

I know a positive one...it's by Steven Curtis Chapman..he wrote it for his adopted daughter..it's called "Finger Prints of God"

tacomadc

Tie a Yellow Ribbon - Tony Orlando and Dawn.

ameeker

I would say the song by Ludacris, I think "Runaway Love"

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