Val Sherwood Re-Releases Song For Southlands
Val Sherwood has re-released her original song My Open Spaces in support of the upcoming Southlands protest on Saturday, September 6.
Ms. Sherwood said, “I was involved in the first efforts to save Southlands from development when Stuart Hayward led the campaign in 2013.
“I am re-releasing the original song, My Open Spaces, in support of the protest organized by Mr. Raynor for this coming Saturday 6th September between 8.00am and 2.00pm, which I hope will be well supported by the Bermuda public.
“Written in 2002, My Open Spaces was featured on my first album, Never Tell Them Why, released in 2004 under my married name of Wallace. This song was the most played from that album – a favourite of Shelly Thunders at the time.
“It lists just some of the many reasons why preserving open space in Bermuda is so important. One of the verses speaks to the importance of history, so is especially applicable to Southlands.
“My work life has involved the preservation of open space in Bermuda. In the early 1980s, I was the technical officer at Public Works charged with developing the Railway Trail, opened in June 1984.
“As a General Practice Chartered Surveyor, I went on to negotiate the purchase on behalf of Government of large parcels of Hog Bay Park, and in 2000 analysed a survey for planning of 2500 responses about open space, population, and housing.”
The lyrics of the song follow below:
My Open Spaces – By Val Sherwood
I need my open spaces, those unfrequented places,
A quiet place to be, a quiet place to be.
I need my open spaces, those wild and windy places,
Where I can smell the sea, where I can smell the sea.
I need my open spaces, tall trees and shady places,
When life’s too much for me, when life’s too much for me.
It’ll go, it’ll all be gone; those precious open spaces
That we know now.
They’ll be gone; they will all be gone,
You’ll hang your head in shame,
Ask yourself how?
How could it go, how could it all be gone?
When if we had worked together
We could have saved it now.
Yes, we can, save it now.
Yes, we can, save it now.
I need my open spaces, those well-protected places,
Where the Cahow can fly free, where the Cahow can fly free.
I need my open spaces, where my child can run races,
And laugh and play with me, and laugh and play with me.
I need my open spaces, discovering old places,
I’m a part of history; I’m a part of history.
It’ll go, it’ll all be gone; those precious open spaces
That we know now.
They’ll be gone; they will all be gone,
You’ll hang your head in shame,
Ask yourself how?
How could it go, how could it all be gone?
When if we had worked together
We could have saved it now.
Yes, we can, save it now.
Yes, we can, save it now.
I need my open spaces, those quiet gentle places,
For the songs that come to me, for the songs that come to me.
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