Rick Springfield: Speak To The Sky

Our Spiritual Sunday selection takes us back to 1971 when Rick Springfield recorded his first solo single, “Speak to the Sky.” Released in the US in 1972 by Capitol Records, this simple song about prayer from Springfield’s “Beginnings” LP did well as a top 20 hit charting at #14. The debut album by this Australian heartthrob did well by peaking at #35 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums Chart. The song has a skiffle feel to it and could have been recorded by Lonnie Donegan.

Live Version

His next three albums failed to chart and his flailing musical career was put on hold for an acting position as Dr. Noah Drake on “General Hospital.” The success as an actor and his large following of female soap opera viewers primed him for a return to music with the smash hit “Jessie’s Girl” in 1981.

Rick Springfield & the Author in 1986

Lyrics

Speak to the sky whenever things go wrong
And you'll know you're not talking to the air, to the air
And the world will look better from up there

Speak to the sky 'cos things can get you down
And you'll know when you're talking to the Lord, to the Lord
The world will look better than before

And if I stumble and it seems that I am blind
Or if the road I'm on seems awful hard to find
And though my conversation doesn't always rhyme
I always try to find some time - to

Speak to the sky and tell you how I feel
And you know sometimes what I say ain't right, it's alright
'Cos I speak to the sky every night

And if I stumble and it seems that I am blind
Or if the road I'm on seems awful hard to find
And though my conversation doesn't always rhyme
I always try to find some time - to

Speak to the sky and tell you how I feel
And you know sometimes what I say ain't right, it's alright
'Cos I speak to the sky every night

Speak to the sky whenever things go wrong
And you'll know you're not talking to the air, to the air
And the world will look better from up there
And the world will look better from up there
And the world will look better from up there