Charlie Mosbrook as part of Roots of American Music’s “Hough is My Home” series, a songwriting collaboration between ROAM teaching artists/musicians and senior adults who regularly attend the Fatima Family Center in Cleveland’s Hough community. Charlie collaborated with 79 year old Bertha Siggers who moved to Cleveland from Chicago in 1960. She loves her quiet neighborhood and how people help one another. Those that love Hough never left, and built it back up. Bertha thanks God for her children and loves that they live close to her.
Senior / Songwriter Collaborations
a songwriting collaboration
Morning Spring Rain
Songwriter: Charlie Mosbrook
Senior: Bertha Siggers
Bertha Siggers
Lyrics
Things keep changing
Though the news looks the same
As Unrest grips our nation
Exposing the pain
we look over Hough in a morning spring rain
My Children were born here
This will always be home
some of them have moved up the hill
I look back on the years in these photos and frames
And I look over Hough in a morning spring rain
Can you hear the clock sing?
the lord calls your name
Don’t live here in worry
Have faith and I obey his word
My children are grown now
memories retained
As I look over Hough in a morning spring rain
The people rebuilt with help from above
we have beautiful moments
Abundant with love
My Faith still remains in and the lords holy name
As I look over Hough in a morning spring rain