Dar Williams
Dar Williams
Dar Williams is an American singer-songwriter specializing in pop folk. Hendrik Hertzberg of The New Yorker has described Williams as "one of America’s very best singer-songwriters."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth19 April 1967
CityMount Kisco, NY
CountryUnited States of America
time kindness echoes
Every time you opt in to kindness Make one connection, used to divide us It echoes all over the world
life-lesson giving lessons
Sometimes life gives us lessons sent in ridiculous packaging.
luck world much-love
Go ahead, push your luck, find out how much love the world can hold.
jobs world praying
They preach that I should save the world. They pray that I won't do a better job of it.
causes knows terrain
And you bring your words, But you're just like them, You're unprepared 'Cause you don't know the terrain
strong stars rain
There's the wind And the rain And the mercy of the fallen Who say, "Hey, it's not my place To know what's right" There's the weak And the strong And the many stars that guide us We have some of them inside us
cheer struggle light
All the things you treasure most will be the hardest won I will watch you struggle long before the answers come But I won't make it harder, I'll be there to cheer you on I'll shine the light that guides you down the road you're walking on
forgiveness night needs
Sometimes I see myself fine, sometimes I need a witness. And I like the whole truth, but there are nights I only need forgiveness.
attitude wisconsin crunchy
If you're looking for can-do, earthy-crunchy attitude then you've got to go to Wisconsin.
song writing way
Writing 'February' made me realize that breaking form is a way of letting the song be human.
war ifs happens
If a war has to happen, a war has to happen.
laughter children pregnancy
There's a marketing scheme that tells you that pregnancy and child rearing will make you into a moron, that your kids are only happy when you're buying them stuff. It's hard being a parent, but I laugh a lot and smile a lot and really enjoy it. The ratio of laughter to sadness is higher. There's part of me that wants to broadcast that. Parenting only affirmed what I already cared about, and that's good
thinking magic doe
And where does magic come from? I think that magic's in the learning.
silly looks records
God looks like a guidance counselor, God's got that smile. God says, 'How could this be? That's really odd I guess I'll have to check my records, silly me, you know, I'm only God.'