“Songs, and the roll they play in our lives; their all pervasive quality, make it almost impossible to imagine a world without them. For most of us, songs are the place markers in our lives; they’re little time machines, taking us by surprise when we’re walking through the grocery store, and sending us back to a time and place that may otherwise have been forgotten. The collection of song lyrics in this book, by Marty Van Loan, cover a wide variety of themes; there are songs that look down on our world from a distance, and songs that look longingly to the stars. Love songs, and songs about life in our world today, yesterday, and maybe even tomorrow. ”