Away from the Light
Nancy McClean Lyrics

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Introduction Yeah, back on the sauce So I'd like you to be…

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@GordyThomas

3y↑278

One of the kindest people I've ever met in Nashville. It was a delightful surprise for me the night she came to one of my benefit guitar polls and sat in on a round that included singer-songwriters Don Henry and Skip Ewing. She was personally very kind to me and I've never forgotten that.
May Her Memory Be Eternal!
😇😇😇
🙏🙏🙏

@gazoontight

3y↑13

Such a loss.

@Jay-bg2eh

3y↑7

Memory Eternal

@joycestein6340

3y↑6

Heartbreaking

@LeeMarieHarder

3y↑8

Same. I drove her at Folk Festival in Canada. So incredibly sweet and kind.

@cate1958

2y↑4

What a precious memory. She seemed gentle like a kitten. What an honor to have been blessed with her and her talent.

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@martyfricke4707

3y↑59

One of the most beautiful songs by the most beautiful singer and songwriter the world has known. Nanci, we wish you an eternal bluebonnet spring!

@seanfaulkner8210

19w

Beautiful person and brilliant performer.

@sharonvyse330

3y↑233

This song made me smile seeing Nanci perform it with Roseanne Cash and Mary Chapin Carpenter years back, but tonight I have tears in my throat and cannot hum a tune. She touched me down deep in the soul. Farewell "Mary Margaret" author...sure hope that spirit of yours is free, and soaring above the sky well beyond the light!

@MrDtJ1

3y↑10

I only just found out she passed looking for her music to help me sleep and feel just this. Her music also touched me deeply and carried me through the highs and lows. Goodbye and thank you for such wonderful music.

@sharonvyse330

3y↑10

@MrDtJ1 The Kennedys, Pete and Maura did a beautiful celebration of her life's work this afternoon for about 1 1/2 hrs. I believe you can find it on You Tube under their weekly Sunday broadcasting as grounded until covid gets them back on the road. Absolutely beautiful. Stay Safe!

@katietheriault6387

3y↑7

this song always made me cry on a normal day. takes on new meaning now.

@jamesw2355

3y↑6

…. on blackbirds wings.

@cate1958

2y↑3

I agree. I am so sad.

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@markmclendon8621

3y↑4

I'm 70 yr old...been a fan of this beautiful angel for decades.....if God is merciful (and he is) I'll meet her on the other side and finally get to tell her of my unending love.

@peteterry2877

3y↑48

RIP Nanci. Taken from us far too soon. Thank you for giving us your beautiful music.

@Poipubeachboy6584

35w↑2

and Beauty

@fflobcommish

3y↑139

I remember coming home from work late one night. I was flipping through the channels and the late night evangelists. I came across a broadcast of Austin City Limits with Nancy singing. I just could not turn it off. I was mesmerized....and always have been. She's the greatest talent that nobody I know, know about.

@jimbanda

3y↑11

Lovely , she is indeed a treasure .

@lauramarymcculloch9388

3y↑10

What a lovely way to discover Nanci, she's an absolute angel and can't believe she's gone now x.

@beckyquinlan3101

3y↑12

RIP wonderful sweet talented lady............:(

@arubalovers

3y↑10

So much talent and almost no one knew her....she was so amazing...she should not be gone this soon...RIP sweet angel...:(

@AmorYMigas

3y↑7

I going to miss her talent.

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@athomewithrosa

3y↑132

I heard this as I was driving to work. It moved me to tears especially as a nurse during this pandemic. Such a beautiful voice.

@janeruthraphael4644

She just passed away at 68 😓

@shellabell2318

3y↑7

This is one of favorite songs. Thank you for the work you do. It's really too much to ask.

@youllis

3y↑7

Thank you for saving lives and seeing us through this

@jahltdyt

2y↑1

God Bless you Sharon for all you do! I recently lost my sister which held music close all her life. Nanci, if you could sing a song to my beloved sister Stephanie that be great! Rest in Peace. 🙏

@rawhide2803

3y↑18

Sad news I just heard today. She was always faithful to us here in Belfast at a time when nobody played here. She was a talented girl and always came across as a lovely person with a good heart.

@sandraclick7812

3/23/23 I just discovered her on Austin City Limits showing clips of her concerts over several decades, amazing music and gifted lady. 😢❤

@donalddingler1263

37w↑2

This song always bring tears too my eyes, she was a beautiful lady inside and out.

@mattthompson9826

3y↑112

John was Nanci’s date to the senior prom. He dropped her off at her house after it was over and died in a motorcycle crash between her house and his.
I understand she just met up with him again last week and went on another date in heaven.

@libertyann439

3y↑23

...And they waltz in the aisle of the five and dime...

@joycestein6340

3y↑10

thats a lot to carry lifelong

@MJ-wrty

3y↑2

True story?

@johnhughes8466

3y↑7

She touched you with such heartfelt truth like no other! Amazing songwriter and artist! I saw her many times over here in England and are amongst my fav concerts! She will sadly missed!

@libertyann439

3y↑5

@MJ Yes.

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@davidburton-richardson9516

1y↑2

I beleive this Song is about Nanci's friend and also about her Boyfriend at High School. Her BF gave her a ride to the Prom on his Motorbike. He said he would pick her up later. Sadly on the way back he crashed and was killed. With all this and illness Nanci had a sad life. Hopefully now she is at peace. RIP Nanci Griffith xxx

@brew667

3y↑78

Rest easy Nancy. 💔 This world just got a lot darker today. We're all far poorer now that you've left us, but you'll never be forgotten and your beautiful music will live on. RIP Nancy

@annathomas6042

3y↑7

one thing I have experienced a number of times, holding space as beings pass through their bodysuits to whatever mystery is next, is that the energy that is released into the world at that time is pure light....making the world a little brighter....her gift, her light will continue to light us on our paths my friend.....

@youllis

3y↑3

@Anna Thomas yeah she's one of those artists too who has glory that is only just beginning, now. I miss her I wish we could have met

@stevensmith743

37w↑2

I live 2 miles from Mount Bonnell in Austin. I go there often to think, and every time I top all those steps, I think of this song...

@markmun99

3y↑61

So sad that Nanci is gone from this world too young. I first heard Nanci on a compilation disc called "Steal This Disc" with the song "Once in a Blue Moon". I kept coming back to that song and when Other Voices came out, I was hooked. We saw her maybe 5 times over the years, my daughters really grew up with her. A beautiful person, wonderful voice and great songwriter. "When we lost John" always gets me. Hopefully, her and John and Mary Margaret are together again.

@artnouveau7633

' s

@artnouveau7633

2y↑1

The first time i got to hear her she was on the college circuit it was the mid 70s What a beautiful voice been listening since. Her passing broke my heart.

@skc1957

3y↑31

We will miss you so very much, Nanci. Thank you for the music

@mureka29

3y↑58

Every girl with a best friend understands this song. It only gets better as it gets older.

@verasmith4767

3y↑1

Yes

@mureka29

@Vera Smith And rest in peace, Nanci.

@geesplace4362

3y↑35

Such a gift she had. A voice clear as a bell and a down home story teller with a gift to make the listener feel the depth of her tales. Heard her in LA years ago. A magical evening. Singing with the angels now. Beautiful soul.

@johnbanach3875

At McCabe's Guitar Shop? That's where I heard her.

@kendavies1616

45w↑2

Reunited with John - RIP Nanci - bless you

@davidtaylor2292

3y↑23

I’m a Brit and only discovered Nanci about 6months ago and fell in love with her smile her voice and beauty. All those years before I now consider wasted. So shocked to hear the sad news. 😢😢

@jonhowe2960

3y↑3

it was the UK and Ireland in particular that were her greatest supporters and probably kept her writing and recording over the years. Thankful for that.

@skontheroad

2y↑3

She was so big in Ireland! She loved it there. And they loved her back!
She is missed!

@gregmeagher3945

37w↑1

I would have loved to have met this gentle soul...i was turned on to her in the early '90's and never let go

@edlegette9753

3y↑26

I just got the news day of this sweet angel passing,I am saddened deeply,thank you Nancy for all your music

@patricklawson2908

3y↑24

What sad news to hear Nanci Griffith has died. I listened tonight, so many inspirational songs, it brought up many thoughts of the amazing concerts in Glasgow and Ireland. Your lyrics and music are 'food to the soul'. Rest in peace, and prayers for you, you'll never be forgotten with such a legacy and catalogue of sweet music.

@raven92562

3y↑8

Thank you for memories of a far simpler life, when Austin was home and family. Now it's all hustle, bustle and strangers.

Rest in peace. Time for another generation to find their simple times.

@conniehahn4577

3y↑11

Heart breaking....fly high with the white crown sparrow....a voice like no other...
Have listened to that voice for so many years.....love and comfort to her family....she will be missed

@luv2fly745

I envy all of you who knew this wonderful human being and her special talent. I just discovered her today because of her death and am here with tears in my eyes listening to this song and mourning the loss of a person I have not known until now. What a tremendous loss for greatness and goodness in the world. I wish I had known you Nanci when you were still with us.🎸🎤🕯️🎶

@thomassicard3733

2y↑8

Will I ever be able to listen to Nanci and not cry profusely? It's such incredibly beautiful, incredibly touching music. Such a blessing...

@b1j

49w

I’m wondering the same thing. Hasn’t happened yet.

@davidchamberlain5425

2y↑8

A Clever delightful lady who sang a lovely song straight from her heart❤️🎵👍 rip...This world was just a fleeting show for Nanci's illusion given❤️🎶🎵👍amen.

@markcmiller505

3y↑27

I know you have finally found a measure of peace Nanci. God bless you and thank for all the beautiful melodies. Forever in my soul….

@patcharisma

3y↑9

"And when we die we say we'll catch some blackbird's wing and we will fly away to heaven - come some sweet bluebonnet spring..."

Goodbye, dearest great and sweet Nanci (born July 6, 1953, Seguin, Texas, USA – died August 13, 2021), will you now look from heaven down to us...

@freddavis1397

3y↑5

We named our first daughter after this song ….R.I.P. Nanci….😪🌹🌹

@youllis

3y↑13

I miss you Naci we listened to you in the car with my mom in Georgia but I never heard this song until today 💛 theres a light beyond these woods for you, I love you RIP 8-13-21

@youllis

3y↑1

@Morgana Le Fay ... about you

@bandcouver

3y↑2

My first radio job was a Country station in Penticton BC, Canada in the early 90's. I wasn't a Country music fan at all. But, this station was one of the very rare cases where the on-air people got to pick what music they played. One of the acts that moved me the most was Nanci Griffith. When I first hear 'Love At The 5 & Dime' I thought 'Wow! There is some very good stuff here!' It's just the corporate media keep us ignorant of it. I'm sad at her passing as I didn't play her music as often as I should have on my Radio Bandcouver show on Co-op Radio. My show is very eclectic from Punk-Country, from Folk to Funk, to Psychedelia to electronica etc. Rest In Peace, Naci Griffith. Thank you for opening my eyes and ears to the GOOD Country music.

@SashaOrr

6y↑131

Her voice. Has moved me to tears for 30+ years xxxx

@jkoncz

5y↑6

I'm with you

@juanitashatley9438

5y↑5

I'm with y'all 🌎✌💜😄

@GD-me2lv

4y↑5

Yep

@GregHack100

4y↑8

Me, too. Haiku for that Texas girl:
Cracked my heart open
The first time I heard her sing
Still does, every time

@fadeawayonufast2619

4y↑2

Same

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@barbarabaldwin7120

3y↑1

She found "Mary MARGARET" WAITING FOR HER, IN HEAVEN...

@davidbumpus8574

3y↑14

Now you are seeing the light beyond the woods...Godspeed Nanci & bless you for all you left us with. Fly high...peace & 💘

@wappa99

2y↑2

She was beautiful and talented at a time in an America that has passed into history.

@lenanewton3280

3y↑27

hearing the news today, this was the song I had to hear... thanks for the songs, Nanci

@lawrencebarlow5009

3y↑54

"Old songs need new voices singing them in new places to stay alive". From the liner notes of "Other Voices, Other Rooms" . Apparently this was said in a conversation between Nanci and Emmylou Harris about the songs of Kate Wolf, and upon hearing of Nanci's passing, it's now our responsibility to keep songs like this alive. Memory Eternal Nanci Griffith.

@atticusfredericks6210

2y↑2

Miss you Nanci. Thanks for leaving these gems behind for us to hold up to the light and watch you shine.

@triciaoneal7398

3y↑45

This song always drives me to tears. Lauren and I were close friends when I lost her in ‘91. Will never get over that loss.

@tanyalowe7150

3y↑21

I think I was 13 when I heard this beautiful song, my God its so beautiful still makes me cry. Love you Nancy you are a legend.

@johnorabone6112

3y↑14

So sad to hear of this sweet angel's passing. RIP Nancy.

@michaelrossi6192

3y↑8

Damn............beautiful woman - beautiful voice - beautiful soul

@smallstones

3y↑23

The greatest story tellers in music. The 'Light beyond these wood' album was my introduction into Nanci's music. And I still remember buying the reacord from the Boots store 12 miles from where I lived. Like Steinbeck's Wayward Bus her songs always took you on a journey.

@joannebeauchamp1169

3y↑29

Nanci NEVER recorded a bad album. . .Every cut was a polished gem…every one……..

@biffbowers99

3y↑8

There’s a light beyond these woods, Nanci…RIP…

@XOkie

3y↑11

Rest In Peace Ms. Nanci. I'll always love you.

@ombra3900

3y↑5

I don’t remember when I “found” Nanci, but it seems like forever and now she has died but she is alive in my mind and heart. Life is about what you leave behind, and Nanci left us with wonderful music and inspiration and memories. Well done.

@MrLuumpy

I just kinda found her , now at 56. duh

@MrLuumpy

TIH.. Thrive in Heaven. Sweet women.

@terryreaves6529

5y↑55

every time i see nanci griffith i end up in tears. one of my all time heros in music. i only hope to meet her once before i die. i am runing out of time but she still shines so bright for me.

@FrancoS59

5y↑3

To me too, Terry, Nanci comes straight to my heart, warms me and devastates me. And tears down her cheeks. I love Nanci, meeting her would be the most beautiful thing that could happen to me ... Nanci is a wonderful dream

@meadowm1742

1y↑1

Such a loss to the world. Supremely talented yet humble.

@harpinpoem

3y↑11

Oh God Nanci you were such a wonderful poet! So beautiful and young here…I can’t believe you are dead…

@RELopez-mk4ic

2y↑3

I wrote her a personal letter around 1984. To my surprise, she replied with a short note on a card. I was so thrilled. Love her music and always will. She is a treasure and will be missed by so many she touched.

@epipd5712

3y↑4

Her songs made me think, made me feel, brought me happiness and joy. She was an angel on earth and as she rests in peace, she will always be an angel. RIP your awesome song bird.

@sheilafaulkner1095

3y↑11

My throat burns with suppressed tears right now. I can’t sing. It’s too sweet . I miss her already.

@kalevala29

35w↑2

I still miss her. 🥲

@jacklucking691

3y↑3

wow....we as a human race lost a beautiful soul with Nanci going to Heaven and she will truly be missed. The Angel Choir will be so much better now with Nanci. God Bless Her.

@WolfQuantum

3y↑6

Saw her twice in Oregon back in the mid-90s. Loved her and her music long before that. Traveled many miles across this country at times with her songs keeping me company.

@jennross6466

3y↑4

Rest In Eternal Peace Sweet Lady. You will be fondly remembered.

@ed7hanke

3y↑35

This was a tough one to get through today, 8/13/21. Now and forevermore in the ultimate eternal Light beyond These Woods... #NanciGriffith ✨

@markbell9973

You said it. Must say thx for that. I could never have got through speaking or writing this same thought. "Strange, the land of tears." A quote from St. Exupêry's *The Little Prince.*. On this day March 2022, Mark
(Arizona usa)

@pepperwater29

3y↑4

there's a light beyond those clouds, Mary Margaret...shine on, Nanci, shine on!

@catherinefarrugia7509

4y↑19

She perfectly captures both the innocence and hope of youth. Xx

@johnemmons8306

2y↑1

just when the memories have started to fade a bit she breaks my heart again…

She well and truly stood me still and she always will…

@nickanddeb

3y↑3

I first heard Nanci Griffith in 1988 when “Little Love Affairs” came out. It was playing overhead in Newbury Comics, a Boston based store more known for Alternative Rock than Country. By the time “Gulf Coast Highway” and the title song were done, I’d bought the CD; a first for any artist for me. After playing the album several times that night, I went out the next day and bought her entire Philo collection on sale at Lechmere! “Mary Margaret” moved me to tears the first time I heard it; so much innocence, sadness and beauty in one song. I saw her in concert several times; as wonderful as “One Fair Summer Evening”, still on my “Desert Island” list. She will be missed, RIP.

@solobo5823

3y↑1

I will always miss you Nanci Caroline Griffith, ❤️🙏🏻😢

@patriciadonahue7075

3y↑3

Man I miss Nanci. I went to so many of her concerts in Philly & suburbs since the 80’s. Her music got me thru so many tough times over the years & then this Pandemic. Love you Nanci.

@RobinMayhall

3y↑2

My college friends and I got nabbed by police at the bottom of the Mt. Bonnell steps, back in the early Nineties. They thought we were the ones setting off fireworks over the very fancy homes on the lake below. We weren’t, but we got cited for being in the park after 10 p.m. When we went to court, the judge was completely stunned to have 35 hardened park curfew ignore-ers in her courtroom. (That number included many others besides my friends.) She gave us all 4 hours of community service to be served in a park. And that’s my main memory of Mt. Bonnell. The view was stunning, too. Thank you, sweet Nanci, for bringing this back to me.

@bhaque5503

4y↑11

This really hits home today with so many souls deciding to move on to another plane. Seize the day and Godspeed all!

@nadeembitar5292

Seize the moral high-ground with ethical superiority.

@ladylilly1234

3y↑4

RIP Nancy. Thank you for the music ♥️

@aerinvirago7269

3y↑2

Excruciatingly beautiful

@seanpenfold5

2y↑1

She put it down in words, may their friendship last forever.

@markstudden9090

3y↑5

She's caught a blackbird's wing. Look out for the blue bonnets next spring.

@BrianWMay

1y↑1

Nice to see her playing a Martin, normally a Taylor I believe. Lovely song. RIP lass.

@GeeBee909

2y↑3

Nanci Griffith, Kate Wolf, Judee Sill three female singer/songwriters who must be remembered for their outstanding talents. The sincere honesty in their music is SO real. The saong here is one of favorites of Nanci's from her first appearance of Austin City Limits (p.s. the pretty yellow dress she's wearing here, she made herself. A true multi-talent)

@jamesmcintyre2008

Very true....I would add Laura Nyro and Sandy Denny to your list

@solobo5823

I still love you Nanci Caroline Griffith. Always

@Bobtowngarden

Had dinner on an ictober night in Austin and when I look back at it, it was a light in the darkness of forgotten years.

@clydelindsay6657

25w

She was such a beauty…long live Nanci

@billgillette2859

3y↑6

I have been in love with this woman for decades.

@jimcurrier5037

3y↑4

Just beautiful ❤️ god bless you and your beautiful voice thanks for being a part of my life for all these years Miss Nancy

@maighreadt

4y↑16

Thank God for friends and especially childhood friends. How wonderful it would be to see Nanci in The Olympia in Dublin again. Listen to her songs and stories and sing along just like the true believers we are.

@toksdad

3y↑3

She will live on in each of us. peace be upon her

@Jamakaya1

3y↑5

Thank you for you beautiful music and spirit, Nanci. You were a blessing.

@DickNasty480

3y↑7

RIP young lady, your music will live on.

@stevenlawlor520

48w↑1

What a stunning performance. Simply beautiful ❤

@FredFlinstone-sl9nv

Love you nanci.goodbye and thanks for the beautiful music..

@user-dj7vg1rf3o

17w

Ein wunderbares Lied, eine tolle Stimme nur schade das sie nicht mehr ist.

@jimk518

3y↑3

What a fantastic talent she was. I adored her. Her imagery is astounding.

@teaberrywmn

3y↑1

RIP sweet Nanci. We've lost a true spirit and a gift to us all.

@jmon4860

thank you. John I know that is brief but my gratitude is endless

@williamcole60

always come back to this video I'll never get to see my favorites live but I'll have these videos

@b.w.videos2486

3y↑1

Beautiful Lifetime Friendship, Her Happiness & Sadness, Long May She Sing

@barbarabaldwin7120

2y↑1

RARE and BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!

@barbarabaldwin7120

33w

xooxoxoo

@leecobb3470

3y↑2

I fell in love with you”so long ago” you were a gift to this world. Your in my heart forever

@michaelkirkby6306

1y↑1

What a lovely person.

@ianrichards7425

3y↑2

It's just those little intro's to songs that will always endear her to my heart, how the song came about, will always be special

@300reimer

3y↑2

I'm still in a state of shock. I know when I start listening to all these favorites of mine, I'll have a good cry. Love you, Nanci, and I know I'll see you on the other side.