The Only Way Out Is To Go

Operation Peter Pan Spanned From 1960-62 Whereby Over 14,000 Children Were Sent Away From Their Families In Cuba, Some Never To Reunite Again. Pan Am Flights Took The Children To Miami Fl, 'never-never Land', And The Children Became Known As The 'peter Pans.' I Wrote This Song For My Daughter, And It Is Sung For All The Daughters And Mothers, Fathers And Brothers Who Felt This Pain Of Separation All Because Of Governments And Their Politics.

Tori's My Legal Name. My Niece And Nephews, They All Call Me Aunt Ellen, Because I Went By My Middle Name Years Ago, Before I Turned 18.

I've Never Felt Anything That Moves Me As Much As My Piano. I'm An Emotional Player. I Don't Really Like People. I Prefer My Piano To People. It's Totally Reliable And It's Alive. I Can Hear What It's Saying.

I Think Everyone Understands Grief, The Journey It Takes Us On, Whether It's The Death Of A Loved One, The End Of A Relationship, A Disappointment. Some People Don't Deal With It, The Power Of It. Some Do. Some Feel The Weight Of It And It Informs Their Choices. I've Had To Open Up To Grief In Different Contexts.

Those Of You Who Are Strong Need To Be There For Those Who Have Lost Someone Today. We Have To Be Here For Each Other Right Now.