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The Stars Are Out TonightBy Elton SmithWhen I was a child, I spent many hours outside with my telescope looking at stars, planets and the moon. Over 50 years later I was working in California when some of the verses to this song came to me. In my mind I drove eastward from San Francisco and escaped the city lights. I ended up in Yosemite. The music and the stargazing theme came to me a few months earlier when I was working in a very cold Chicago. Finally in 2021 the song came together. Rhesa Siregar listened to recordings I made on my phone and watched some YouTube videos I suggested, and was able to capture the jazz music I was aiming for. Belén Mariscotti sang the song beautifully. - Elton, November 30, 2021  
(Verse 1)
San Francisco in my mirror As we head for darker skies Where the city lights invasion hasn't come See the Milky Way shine brightly And feel close enough to touch Yes it takes me to a place I need so much (Chorus) Oh won’t you join me now the stars are out tonight And let the heavens bathe us in their holy light The starlight falling from above Illuminates this land we love While the future leaves us yearning for the past (Verse 2) Then we camp inside Ahwahnee Called Yosemite by some Searching for a star not seen by anyone We will pack up our belongings As the Sun begins to rise Giving thanks for treasures hidden in the sky (Repeat Chorus) Oh won’t you join me now the stars are out tonight And let the heavens bathe us in their holy light The starlight falling from above Illuminates this land we love While the future leaves us yearning for the past (Piano solo by Rhesa) (Verse 3) Now the future is a mystery That grows clearer every day As we live our lives And watch our children play Sometimes clouds hide the stars Venus, Jupiter and Mars I wish those clouds would just give up and blow away (Repeat Chorus) Oh won’t you join me now the stars are out tonight And let the heavens bathe us in their holy light The starlight falling from above Illuminates this land we love While the future leaves us yearning for the past Copyright © 2021 Elton Smith 
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2021-12-02