THIS IS YOUR SONG: Song Samples

Up the Ice and On Your Way (live) (click for lyrics)

(THIS IS YOUR SONG)

(This song was written and performed as a surprise for a hockey-themed bar mitzvah.)

Jake, we watch you here in awe today
Another goal scored in your focused way
But from the start, you’ve blown us all away
No goal’s too tricky for you

With tae kwon do, your courage came through fast
Just six years old and breaking wood in half
That determination, it would always last
We’re so inspired by you now

You skate through every challenge in your way
You make us so proud each day
Your actions speak loud each day
There’ll be choices that are hard to make
But we’ll be here to watch you play
As you go up the ice and on your way

An awesome older brother to the last
You used to walk your sister down to class
And hug her even if your friends would pass
Well, that’s real courage for you

And remember shell-collecting on that beach
Mom carrying Carlee tripped and scraped her knee
Well, at age five, we knew the mensch you’d be
When you insisted on carrying everything and now

You skate through every challenge in your way
You make us so proud each day
Your actions speak loud each day
There’ll be choices that are hard to make
But we’ll be here to watch you play
As you go up the ice and on your way

You’ve truly lived up to your name
Your grandfather Joe would be proud
Remember you’re part of a chain
From your father and mother through your baby brother and on...

So you’ve studied hard to reach today’s rewards
Checked your haftarah right into your boards
And kept your eye on what you’re moving towards
We could not be prouder of you now

You skate through every challenge in your way
You should be proud today
Your actions speak loud today
There’ll be choices that are hard to make
But we’ll be here to watch you play
As you go up the ice and on your way