From the recording Skating
Our middle son asked me one day if I wanted to go ice-skating. We hadn’t been for many, many years, but I said yes. We started skating about twice a month at the Rockledge Ice-Plex (“the coolest place in town”). I’ve always enjoyed watching the speed skaters, chiefly from the Netherlands, during the Winter Olympics, so it’s been very enjoyable learning to skate again. There’s something special about gliding across the ice, especially when the Zamboni has just come off and it’s so smooth.
I’ve always liked the Vince Guaraldi songs from the Peanuts Christmas cartoon, so I asked Leon Olguin if he would put a piano track down. It worked very well. Leon’s piano gives you the feeling of anticipation before you skate and then when the “skating begins” his piano takes off. He’s a very gifted pianist and you’re only hear a small part of his genius here. I hope you enjoy it and thanks for listening.
Lyrics
You can see your breath in the air
Its winter but you don’t care
‘Cause there’s daylight left to spare
Anticipation everywhere – but you’re waiting
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You’ve never been impulsive
You’ve always been quite staid
With steady pulse and a push off
It feels so good to touch (put) the ice to the blade (ice to the blade)
In the past it was all worth the price
Although you stumbled once or twice
The Zamboni’s your favorite device
As it smoothens out the ice – still you’re waiting, waiting
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So now you’ve waited and that’s okay
For this perfect part of the day
Yeah this moment it feels so nice
As your blade glides across the ice, now you’re skating, you’re skating
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Chords: G D Am7 D
G C