Lyrics for you both -
I thought I would take November and paste in some of my favorite lyrics. One of the best things my parents ever did for me was involve me in music. Your Grandmother Camilla listened to Jackson Browne, The Eagles, and Fleetwood Mac. Your Grandfather R.C. listened to Bruce Springsteen and lots and lots of oldies from the early 60s and late 50s. We had radio stations back then that were really themed - and there was an oldies station called WQSR that he would always put on. My Grandfather - Rufus Balban - who is spent lots of time with during the summers from when I was 6-11 listened to a ton of country. Old country too - Merle, Conway, and Johnny.
Anyway - I thought I would post some lyrics for you - you wont like them until you get older or until you fall in love and have your heart broken. But music is your best friend sometimes. Trust me - you'll need it at as an extension of your angst... which oddly you will carry with you until your 30s.
I figured I would post the 4 songs from favorite "side" of an album. I'll explain what is to you some day - so to lead off over the next 4 days - here is Late for the Sky by the incomparable Jackson Browne. According to your Grandmother Loretta - he was a bit of a womanizer and misogynist (and he kinda was) but he still wrote some pretty damn good lyrics in the 70s. Enjoy - use at your own risk -
"Late For The Sky"
The words had all been spoken
And somehow the feeling still wasn't right
And still we continued on through the night
Tracing our steps from the beginning
Until they vanished into the air
Trying to understand how our lives has led us there
Looking hard into your eyes
There was nobody I'd ever known
Such an empty surprise to feel so alone
Now for me some words come easy
But I know that they don't mean that much
Compared with the things that are said when lovers touch
You never knew what I loved in you
I don't know what you loved in me
Maybe the picture of somebody you were hoping I might be
Awake again I can't pretend and I know I'm alone
And close to the end of the feeling we've known
How long have I been sleeping
How long have I been drifting alone through the night
How long have I been dreaming I could make it right
If I closed my eyes and tried with all my might
To be the one you need
Awake again I can't pretend and I know I'm alone
And close to the end of the feeling we've known
How long have I been sleeping
How long have I been drifting alone through the night
How long have I been running for that morning flight
Through the whispered promises and the changing light
Of the bed where we both lie
Late for the sky