Music Hey, it's Vagina Coe with another episode of Your Lex PD. I'm kind of excited this month because look, first time I've ever had to wear, get to wear something like this, right? I feel like a champion. We'll be talking about our PAL program, Police Activities League. Yes, they are under the Bureau of Training and Wellness under the Community Services section. So who are we going to be talking to today? So we're going to talk to Sergeant Donald Horton. He's over the unit, actually the PAL part of Community Services. And also we're going to be talking to retired Johnny Washington. Love him. Oh yeah. And Officer Keisha Cuff. Love her too. All right. All right, let's go talk to him. Hey, we are here with Sergeant Donald Horton. Thank you for joining us today. No problem. Glad to be here. So can you tell us how you became in your position? So I joined Lexington Police Department nine years ago. I worked patrol for three years and ended up joining the Detective Bureau. After that, I joined the training section as the Wellness Coordinator. And when PAL opened up through the Community Services section, I was really encouraged to do it because before I became a cop, my wife was actually the PAL volleyball coach. And I just remember really great memories with him. Working with John Washington, he would travel and take us down to different parts of Tennessee for different tournaments that we engaged in. So I just had a really good time. And I just knew how important it was seeing all those people and how much they loved. Well, that's that's interesting that you had a vested background in it that you knew all about it from that. So I know PAL goes way back. Obviously, 1917 is kind of when it originally started officially. And then 1940s National PAL started. So when did it actually start in Lexington? So, yeah, it came to Lexington in 1985. Roy Mottis, a K-9 officer for us, started the PAL Commander's football team. Sergeant Walker Webb was its first coach. And so we started with football and it's grown to so many other things with basketball and softball, e-sports. It's really exploded. Impacted a lot, a lot of lives over the years, right? So. All right. So we're going to be talking with some of your officers today. How many officers actually are working in the PAL program now? So PAL program, we have a PAL coordinator, but we also have our Explorer coordinator, our DARE coordinator, all of them kind of work together to kind of help with PAL and everything they need to do. So we have four officers, including our CPA officer, Officer Stephanie Ward, and we all kind of chip in and do what we need to do to make it work. Well, I know there's probably over 300 chapters around the United States, but Lexington has always been known nationally as a fantastic PAL program. So Nicole, let's go find out a little bit more about PAL. All right. Thank you. Dara, we're back with our PALs. Nice. We are here with Officer Keisha Compton and Retired Officer John Washington. Thank you for joining us. So can you all tell us how you became involved with PAL, your background and history? Well, I'm going to start off. I got an invitation to go see Chief Berry at the time. He was interested in me coming into community services. And at the time I was on patrol, but I was in a specialized unit called 4th Platoon. So I went to Chief's office, sat down and talked to him. True story now, true story. I sat down and talked to him and he asked me if I was interested. And I told the Chief, Chief, I appreciate you thinking about me, but I'm committed to working patrol and in the streets, just working for the community. So we shook hands and I walked out Chief's office, but there was a more matured officer, a veteran officer, asked me, he's like, Johnny, did you take the job? I said, no, man, I didn't. So the senior officer, he kind of like grabbed me a little bit and said, man, the chief was not asking you for your opinion. So what you need to do is go back in the room and tell him you're going to take the position. And I did. And I want to tell you something. That's the best decision I ever made in my life as far as the police department. Well, it was obviously a good decision for the police department too, because you were, you were in that role for how many years? 20 plus. Yeah, that's what, that's what I thought. So you impacted a lot of kids, a lot of kids over those years. Keisha, what about you? So I first joined the police department back in 2013. And shortly after joining, I ran into now retired Sergeant Barry, who asked if I was familiar with the Police Activities League. I told him I wasn't. He took the time to explain to me what PAL was, the mission of PAL. And he explained all the fun things they got to do in the unit. And I knew when that spot became available, I wanted to apply. So I was on patrol until 2020. And when the spot became available for PAL, I put in for it. And I've been in the unit ever since. And I just love it. It's the best job ever. Well, I've had an opportunity to work with you a lot as well, Johnny, for many, many years, but you for several years. And I know both of you truly care about the kids and do a lot of good work. So when we talk about the kids, what kind of programs do we have? How do we serve them? Because when we think about Police Activities League, I think years ago, wasn't it called Police Athletic League? But that's not the case now, right? Police Activity League. So what kind of programs do we have? The programs we currently offer are basketball, boxing, cheer, football, and karate. Boxing operates out of 1317 Center Parkway. Right here is our boxing ring. Right next door is our karate room. And we have, what, 15 to 20 kids that participate. So our karate program, they just participated in the Bluegrass State Games, and they represented PAL well. Our football team, it's out at Gaines Bay Park. We currently have an 11U team, and we are very fortunate to have Officer Greg Gerton and Officer Andrew Miller as our coaches. So looking forward to the season. And then with cheer, their season is about to begin. They'll start competitions in September, and it'll last until March. Basketball, we have nine teams, and that's kids all across the city. We know you're successful in a lot of these things, because you saw our belts at the beginning, right? For the boxing. So yeah. And when we think of PAL, obviously we do think of some of the athletic programs and all, but you do some other things as well, right? As far as mentoring. Yeah. One time during COVID, everything was kind of shut down, but we had a good relative of mine who just moved back from New York City, and he brought a program to us. He said, man, I think the kids in the community could benefit from this. And it was called the Stock Market Game. And our kids learned the value of money, like two ways to legally make money. You work for it, and your money works for you. So they had a great understanding about the Stock Market Game. We also, within that game, we competed against New York City, and our teams finished in the top 15. That's awesome. That's awesome. And you also do some tutoring too, correct? Yes. So we partnered with UK Pharmacy, and they have their students come over sometimes and tutor the kids with whatever they need and whatever subjects. And also with the tutoring as well, because I have to give a shout out to the UK softball team and also the volleyball team. They also come and help with the tutoring. So, Officer Compton, you had mentioned that PAL is for children between the ages of 7 and 17. So after they graduate high school, or for you, what are some success stories or what happens after they graduate? Well, the list goes on. I can't name everybody or everything, but after they graduate, some of them became doctors, professional players, college scholarships or academics. Man, it's like I say, it's just so many. So many people have been involved with the PAL and have been given back. And hopefully, some of them may come back to be future officers. Which we do have one, Officer Greg Gerton. He is now our PAL football coach, and he was once a PAL kid. He actually played football for PAL. That's great. Love to see those success stories. Well, I know we appreciate everything that you all do for the community, everything you do for the police department. A lot of success stories. I know that. I've watched you over the years and seen that. So I think it all comes down to what's the motto that you use for PAL? Every kid needs a PAL. That's true, right? And let me tell you this. Hey, once we PAL you, hey, we are PAL for life. But I also want to mention this now because I can't forget this. Safety Officer Connie Raper has a lot to do with this. She's been around, I think, for the police department since 1993. So she was instrumental in me becoming into PAL, into the unit. So I just want to give a shout out. A lot of folks who have committed a lot of years to this program and to this police department. So if someone wants to learn more information about PAL, how do they go about doing that? Well, they can contact us through email, Facebook, or our website. All right. And we've got, we've actually got that information on the screen right now and a QR code where you can get in touch and see how to join. Thank you all for joining us today. So it was really great talking to the officers with the Police Activities League. They do a lot of good work and over the years and years and years in Lexington, they've impacted so many lives, helped so many young people and, you know, the whole philosophy of PAL is that relationship between police officers and young people and deterring crime, deterring, you know, juvenile violence, different things like that. And we know it works and all the success stories. And they just celebrated their 40th anniversary and had a community day last week. Yeah, yes. Forty years, that's very significant and you're right. They had a community day. So many folks came out to that and they looked back to all the people that had been involved over the years, all the officers have been involved, all the volunteers have been involved. So yeah, it was absolutely a great day. Everybody needs a PAL. They do, absolutely. I've got a PAL. I do too. All right. So what are we going to talk about next episode? All right. So next month, next episode, we're going to be talking about our traffic section, which is also under the Bureau of Special Operations. And they are in charge of so many different things. Everything from major events in Lexington, coordinating traffic and so forth, to selective enforcement, writing citations, motorcycles, safety officers, so many different components to that. So next month, we'll take a look at that and all their different functions. And with school coming back into session, we need that information. Absolutely. Talking about how people are driving and maybe we can ask them some of the things that they see out there that are problems. So join us next month. You know, we're going to be talking about how people are driving and maybe we can ask them some of the things that they see out there that are problems. So join us next month. 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This means folks suffer financial strain, mental and emotional stress, and don't seek medical care, further worsening their physical health. While we may not be able to impact our health care and insurance systems on a national scale, we in city government can help on the local level. I am passionate about putting money back into the pockets of Lexington families and relieving the burdens of medical debt. So, file away your letter as evidence that you have received this medical debt relief. We will also continue to work to connect impacted families with resources and education to break the cycle of unpaid medical debt. Congratulations to all those who have received this relief, and know that we are not done yet. This work continues, and there may be more relief to come. Take care. Thank you. Hi, I'm Liz Sheehan, the 5th District Councilmember in Lexington, and I'm here today with Co-Executive Director Gail Reese at ITN Bluegrass, and we're going to talk a little bit about the services that they provide to the community. Hi, Gail. Hi, Councilmember Liz. Nice to see you. It's so hard not to just call you Liz. I know. We work together in so many different domains. Yes, yes. Can you tell me a little bit about ITN Bluegrass? ITN stands for Independent Transportation Network, and we are part of an affiliate. We're an affiliate of a national organization called ITN America, which started actually 30 years ago, and we became an affiliate 20 years ago. We're the second oldest in the country, and we match volunteers driving their own cars. We're a non-profit with people who need rides, and we operate in Fayette County and northern Jessamine County. We use some paid drivers. We own some cars. We do about 40 to 50 rides a day. Wow. Okay, so that's a pretty big undertaking to organize, to get people scheduled and matched and have all of the locations. So what types of transportation services do you provide? Like, where do you take people? You know, the great thing about this is just because you're not going to drive anymore, it doesn't mean you have to stop living. It's not just medical appointments. I tell you, a really important one is hairdressers. And nails. Hairdressers, nails, lunch with a friend, and we do do medical. We do quite a few medical. We are an arm-through-arm, door-through-door service. So that means if someone needs help getting into a medical facility or they haven't been there before, then our drivers can help them find the right room. This is for people 16 and over or visually impaired adults. So for our visually impaired folks, we can help them also navigate these large centers or any way that they need. Okay, and so you are the Bluegrass Division. Do you operate solely in Fayette County or do you go to any of the surrounding counties? When Brandon Crossing opened, now we're in northern Jessamine County. So we'll go to Brandon Crossing, but we have so much business in Fayette County that that's where we limit ours. Now, Versailles has something called Woodford Wheels, which is an affiliate of ITN also, which is not an affiliate, a portion of ITN also. So when you, if someone is a community member and they meet your criteria, so a visual impairment or over 60, how do they get in touch with you to let you know they might need the service? The good part about ITN is for our seniors today, we're still phone based. You can pick up the phone and call someone and first, it's a membership organization. We can mail you a membership application or you can go online because more and more people are getting to the point where they can go online and do stuff because my generation is aging. We can do that. But once you become a member, once you fill out the application, we learn what your needs are. Do you have any physical things we need to know about? Do you have vision problems? Do you have some memory loss? What are your, our drivers need to know how we can help you. So we have all of that, all that's loaded into the computer. We have emergency contacts for everyone. And the same kind of, our drivers, our volunteer drivers get training and our paid drivers. So they know who they, they're getting a manifest, they know who they're picking up and what their issues are, if they have any issues, where they're taking them. The computer system matches everything. Well it matches, we, our ride coordinators put it together, but then they get manifests every day. It's like what time are you picking up and where you're taking them and what time you should be there and it calculates all that. And that was developed out of IT in America. So we use their, that software. Are there any particular times of year that you see more ride requests or is it pretty steady across the year? You know, it's people as we get older, and I'm going to say we, as we get older, I mean if it's raining hard and the weather's bad, people don't like to get out and go. But if you've had a doctor's appointment scheduled for months, you're going to go. And the doctors are so, there's so much demand these days that people are struggling to get all the appointments that they need. So we, but we do also drive people for dialysis and things like that. So they go anytime. And we have drivers who will do that. Rain, snow, ice, whatever. And if someone from the community wanted to be a driver and to volunteer their time that way, how do they get matched up for that? So we have a brand new program called drivealittlechangealot.com. So you go to that splash page and then it'll take you to our website, which is currently under redesign, but you can get there or call the office. I tell you what, people find it, especially early retired men, or men when they've just retired, find this a wonderful volunteer activity. Because you can drive at your own convenience. You can say, okay, I'll do Tuesday afternoons and Friday mornings. But I can't do it next week. You know, it's totally flexible. Whatever someone can do, then we schedule it and let them do it. If you're going on vacation, that's fine. It's no big deal. But we accommodate a volunteer's time and availability. So do you have, can you share the website that you use if people want to find out more information? Yes. Itinbluegrass.org or drivealittlechangealot.com. Both of them. Okay. And then, do you know the phone number? Yes. Share that. It is 859 785 2180. Okay. Well, that's great. So that's all the information that we need to get in contact with ITN. Thank you. Yes. Bye-bye. Thank you, Bill, for joining me today. So I'm here with Bill Goodman, and he is a user of the ITN Bluegrass Service. And I want to talk a little bit about that and what your experience has been. So can you share with us first, like, when did you start using ITN? Liz, I have glaucoma, which is an eye disease that is quite pervasive all over the world. In times when the optic nerve is so damaged that people begin to lose their eyesight. And that occurred to me starting about three years ago. I'd had glaucoma all my life, but I was able to function, and I had good eyesight up until about three years ago. And because of the damage to my optic nerve over the many years, I began to lose my eyesight. I had to give up my car and driving. And I know that that's a traumatic incident for many people. But for me, over the course of the last two and a half to three years, I've made as many adjustments as I can to continue to work and be active. And that's how I found out about ITN. Yeah, and I appreciate you sharing your story today with us. And I know we've had several conversations about pedestrian facilities around town, and crosswalks, and signaling, and how to improve that for people who have a visual impairment. But I appreciate you being willing to talk about your experiences. So what Where does ITN Bluegrass typically take you? What types of appointments do you think, I should use this for that? I have used ITN in a variety of ways. I have them take me back and forth to my ophthalmologist for my regular checkups. Not too long ago, I had an early morning ride out to the Joseph Beth Booksellers for our Kentucky Book Festival, and needed to get transportation I've had other appointments across town that I didn't think I could walk to. I try to walk as much as I possibly can, but sometimes the distance and the time is difficult. So what I have found is that ITN is available to really go anywhere. In fact, the executive director, Gail Reese, gave me a lift one day to another optometrist down in Nicholasville. And we had a great time chatting about ITN and the service, and I've really gotten involved a lot more in what they're doing. And as Gail has said, they really do need volunteer drivers and more drivers as much as they possibly can. That's the campaign that's going on right now. It's such a great service for not only low vision and people who are totally blind, but others that are either disabled or need some support or help, or as Gail also said, to get their hair fixed. Now, I don't have that problem, so I've not asked for ITN to give me a ride to the barber shop, but it's just such a valuable service for all the citizens in Fayette and in Jessamine County. And in Fayette County, we've recently been having conversations around microtransit, and I see this as one version of microtransit to a specialized population. So, as a newer user, what are some of the things that you would want someone to know about this service if they're just getting started and wanting to use it? I think there are a couple of things. First of all, I don't think anyone should hesitate at all to be ashamed or to not have knowledge about a service that's so valuable. It's very easy to book a ride. I could count on one or two fingers the number of times when I've tried to book a ride, and because they're so busy, I could not get a ride at that particular time, and I just waited patiently and then I got a call back and that worked out just fine. I would also say that the drivers are wonderful. They're friendly. They do their best to get you always on time. There's a lovely chatty conversation that goes on. I've learned so much from so many people about their backgrounds. Recently, I had a ride with someone who had just recently retired from Toyota, and he told me all about their... He was a foreman, and how many cars they put out each... It was fascinating, and it took up some of the time that we were going. That day, as a matter of fact, we were... I've forgotten exactly why, but I was going out to the ice rink, and he was a wonderful guy that gave me... I was meeting somebody out there. So you had a little entertainment on your ride, too. Exactly. Storytelling. Well, they're just... Honestly, I don't know if they go through some kind of personality test, but I've never had one that's not friendly and warm. I could name some names of people that I've gotten to know on a first-name basis, or I've ridden with them maybe six months ago, and here they come again in my driveway or at my business place. I would think that there are many, many reasons that people need to be aware of ITN. Now, I will have to tell you, and thus the campaign that ITN is underway with right now, I will mention this to some people that don't have transportation, that are low vision and aren't driving anymore, and they don't know about it. So we really do need to get the word out about how valuable a service it is and how beneficial it is to individuals. And I think to the city as a whole, we need to, in Lexington, work on some of these things that you and I have talked about with public transportation and getting from point A to point B. There's no reason at all for someone to sit at home and not get to an appointment or not to get to an entertainment venue if they want, just because these services are available. And when you want to book a ride, how far in advance do you typically plan for that? One of the things that I've tried to cooperate with ITN on is that they do like 24 hours or as much notice as you can give them. It's not something that you can do immediately like an Uber or Lyft, but it's much better than, if I can say that, Uber and Lyft. So you just need to give them a little time to notice. They have really wonderful, friendly people who answer the telephone. If you've called more than once or twice, they know exactly who you are. You don't even have to say your last name. They have everything. They have your address and your phone number already registered. It's very simple, very easy. And again, they're always on time. They're always there. They get you to point A, and then sometimes they'll bring you back at the same time. They might have another ride in between, but if they can give you 30 minutes or an hour in an appointment of some sort, and then bring you back, in my case, to my office, it works out really well. Well, that's great. And the drivers are primarily volunteers, so it is people who want to give back to the community, and this is the way they're spending their time. So it's nice that you're having these warm experiences with the drivers. Well, I've tried to suggest to people that I meet if they are recently retired or have some means to not be employed all the time, to be a volunteer driver. And I think I've recruited one or two, but we need many more than just one or two to make this service really viable for the entire community. Yeah. Well, thank you again for sharing your story today, and I hope you in the community, if this is a service that you might need to utilize for yourself or you want to volunteer to be a driver, go check out more information at their website, which is itnbluegrass.org. You can make that, maybe it's over only if you want it to be. 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it You make the choice of how it goes The waiting is over This is it No one can tell But you know You're going no further This is it You're back to the corner This is it No one can tell But you know You're back to the corner This is it You make the choice of how it goes This is it No one can tell But you know You're back to the corner This is it I don't care For anyone but you I swear We've been through everything there is Can't imagine anything we've missed Can't imagine anything The two of us can't do Through the years You've never let me down You've turned my life around The sweetest days I've found I've found with you Through the years I've never been afraid I've loved the life we've made And I'm so glad I stayed Right here with you Through the years I can't remember what I used to do Who I trusted, who I listened to before I swear You've taught me everything I know Can't imagine needing someone so But through the years it seems to me I need you more and more Through the years Through all the good and bad I know how much we had I've always been so glad to be with you Through the years It's better every day You've kissed my tears away As long as it's okay I'll stay with you Through the years Through the years When everything went wrong Together we were strong I know that I belong right here with you Through the years I never had a doubt We'd always work things out I've learned what life's about By loving you Through the years Through the years You never let me down You turned my life around The sweetest days I've found I found with you Through the years It's better every day You've kissed my tears away As long as it's okay I'll stay with you Through the years Through the years Treat her like a lady Hey Hey Ooh, yeah, baby Whoa-oh-oh-oh Mm Now I'm the kind of guy Who don't believe that chivalry is dead Cause I believe a woman Should be treated with the utmost respect Mm-hmm Don't be afraid Don't turn and walk away I wanna get to know ya, yeah Don't be ashamed Don't say love to me Just come and look me over You have a heart That you've always been looking for I'll put anybody else on that floor Whoa-oh-oh-oh Now I ain't poppin' the door Stickin' up your hanky off the floor Treat her like a lady Treat her like a lady Hey, a cigarette that she smokes even Before winds are blowin' Treat her like a lady Treat her like a lady In this world of immigration It's so easy to forget Mm-hmm That it's so nice to have a man around To lend a helping hand You can bet Bet you can bet Mm-hmm When I was young My mama used to say, boy A woman's life is loud When love on earth is shoutin' But since that day Her words never went away I always will remember To treat my baby tender You have a heart That you've always been looking for I'll put anybody else on that floor Whoa-oh-oh-oh Now I ain't poppin' the door Stickin' up your hanky off the floor Treat her like a lady Treat her like a lady She's a bad son of a gun I'm her love-and-gun one Treat her like a lady Treat her like a lady Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh Oh, baby Every day, every way Oh-oh-oh-oh Hey-hey-hey-hey You have a heart That you've always been looking for I'll put anybody else on that floor Whoa-oh-oh-oh Now I ain't poppin' the door Stickin' up your hanky off the floor Treat her like a lady Treat her like a lady Like a cigarette if she smells Even her fur Treat her like a lady Treat her like a lady Cover it up on her hair Even help her with her chair Treat her like a lady Treat her like a lady Now, oh, you should remember Be a gentleman Treat her like a lady You better Well, oh Treat her like a lady Treat her like a lady Treat her like a Treat her like a Treat her like a lady Treat her Treat her like a lady Treat her like a lady Treat her Treat her like a lady There's a place up ahead and I'm going Cause as fast as my feet can fly Come away, come away if you're going Leave the sinking ship behind Come on the rising wind We're going up around the bend Ooh Bring a song and a smile for the friends you're Had a kiss while they're getting good Hit you right to the end of the highway Where the neon's pointy wood Come on the rising wind We're going up around the bend Ooh You can ponder perpetual motion Fix your mind on a crystal day Always time for good conversation There's an ear for what you say Come on the rising wind We're going up around the bend Yeah Yeah Ooh Get you right to the end of the highway And we'll meet by the big red tree There's a place up ahead and I'm going Come along, come along with me Come on the rising wind We're going up around the bend Yeah Yeah Ooh You're not shy You get around You wanna fly But won't your feet on the ground You stay up You won't come down You wanna live You wanna move to the sound Got fire in your veins Burning hot But you don't feel the same Your desire is insane You can't stop Until you do it again Sometimes I wonder As I look in your eyes Maybe you're thinking Of some other guy But I know, yes I know How to treat you right That's why you call me That's why you call me In the middle of the night You say urgent So urgent So urgent Just wait and see How urgent My love can be It's urgent Mm You play tricks On my mind You're everywhere But you're so hard to find You're not warm You're sentimental You're so extreme You can be so temperamental But I'm not looking for love at last I know what I need And I need it fast Yeah, there's one thing in common That we both share There's a need for each other Anytime, anywhere It gets so urgent So urgent You know it's urgent I wanna tell you It's the same with me So urgent Just wait and see How urgent My love can be It's urgent Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Just say urgent Make it fast, make it urgent Do it quick, do it urgent Gotta rush, make it urgent Wanna quick, make it urgent Urgent Emergency Urgent Emergency Urgent Emergency Urgent Emergency So urgent Emergency Oh Oh Oh Jitterbug You put the boom boom into my heart You set my soul sky high When your loving starts Jitterbug you enter my brain Yeah yeah Goes to bang bang bang till my feet do the same Something's bugging, something ain't right My best friend told me what you did last night Left me sleeping in my bed I was dreaming but I should've been with you instead I was dreaming but I should've been with you instead Wake me up Before you go go Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo Wake me up Before you go go I don't wanna miss you when you hit that high Wake me up Before you go go Cause I'm not planning on going solo Wake me up Before you go go Take me dancing tonight I wanna hit that high I wanna hit that high I wanna hit that high Yeah yeah You put the grey skies out of my way You make the sunshine brighter than Doris Day You turn the bright spark into a flame You turn the bright spark into a flame My beat's burning and everything the same Cause you're my lady I'm your fool It makes me crazy when you act so cruel Come on baby Let's not fight We'll go dancing Everything will be alright Wake me up Before you go go Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo Wake me up Before you go go I don't wanna miss you when you hit that high Wake me up Before you go go Cause I'm not planning on going solo Wake me up Before you go go Take me dancing tonight I wanna hit that high I wanna hit that high I wanna hit that high I wanna hit that high Yeah yeah yeah Baby Cutting out baby Moving tight We'll go dancing tomorrow night It's cold out there but it's warm in bed They can dance We'll stay home instead Wake me up Before you go go Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo Wake me up Before you go go I don't wanna miss you when you hit that high Wake me up Before you go go Cause I'm not planning on going solo Wake me up Before you go go Take me dancing tonight Wake me up Before you go go Don't you care to leave me hanging on like a yo-yo Wake me up Before you go go Take me dancing I'm going to go go Cause I'm not planning on going solo I'm going to go go Cause I'm not planning on going solo Wake me up Before you go go Take me dancing tonight Wake me up Before you go go Take me dancing tonight Yeah Yeah There's a shepherd Out on the ocean At the mercy of the sea It's been tossed about Lost and broken Wandering aimlessly Wandering aimlessly And God somehow you know That shepherd is me Cause there's a lighthouse In Harvard Shining faithfully Pouring its light out Across the water For this sinking soul To see That someone out there still Believes in me On a prayer In a song I hear your voice And it keeps me hanging on On Raining down Against the wind I'm reaching out Till we reach the circle's end When you come back to me again There's a moment We all come to In our own time In our own space Where all that we've done We can undo If our hearts In the right place On a prayer In a song I hear your voice And it keeps me hanging on On Raining down Against the wind I'm reaching out Till we reach the circle's end When you come back to me again And again I see My 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