wavesoflife

I just love Bowling for Soup’s 1985. Both Joe and I feel that it sort of describes me (obviously, not all of it).

Debbie just hit the wall
She never had it all
One Prozac a day
Husband’s a CPA
Her dreams went out the door
When she turned twenty four
Only been with one man
What happened to her plan?

She was gonna be an actress
She was gonna be a star
She was gonna shake her ass
On the hood of Whitesnake’s car
Her yellow SUV is now the enemy
Looks at her average life
And nothing has been
Alright

Since Bruce Springsteen, Madonna
Way before Nirvana
There was U2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV
Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shes uncool
‘Cause she’s still preoccupied
With 19, 19, 1985

She’s seen all the classics
She knows every line
Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink
Even St. Elmo’s Fire
She rocked out to Wham!
Not a big Limp Bizkit fan
Thought she’d get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran

Where’s the mini-skirt made of snakeskin?
And who’s the other guy that’s singing in Van Halen?
When did reality become T.V.?
What ever happened to sitcoms, game shows?

(on the radio was)Springsteen, Madonna
Way before Nirvana
There was U2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV
Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shes uncool
‘Cause she’s still preoccupied
With 19, 19, 1985

She hates time; make it stop
When did Motley Crue become classic rock?
And when did Ozzy become an actor?
Please make this stop, stop, stop!

And bring back Springsteen, Madonna
Way before Nirvana
There was U2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV
Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shes uncool
‘Cause she’s still preoccupied
With 1985

Bruce Springsteen, Madonna
Way before Nirvana
There was U2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV
Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shes uncool
‘Cause she’s still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985

Lately I’ve been really into the music of Loreen McKennitt & Blackmore’s Night. Can anyone recommend any music that is similar to either of them? Celtic/Renaissance type music.

Speaking of Blackmore’s Night, I’m going to see if Joe wants to go see them near Philly in September. I really want to go and the tickets aren’t too expensive. It’s only about 2 hours from here.

Unwell – Matchbox 20

All day staring at the ceiling
Making friends with shadows on my wall
All night hearing voices telling me
That I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good for something

Hold on
Feeling like I’m headed for a breakdown
And I don’t know why

But I’m not crazy, I’m just a little unwell
I know right now you can’t tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you’ll see
A different side of me
I’m not crazy, I’m just a little impaired
I know right now you don’t care
But soon enough you’re gonna think of me
And how I used to be…me

I’m talking to myself in public
Dodging glances on the train
And I know, I know they’ve all been talking about me
I can hear them whisper
And it makes me think there must be something wrong with me
Out of all the hours thinking
Somehow I’ve lost my mind

But I’m not crazy, I’m just a little unwell
I know right now you can’t tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you’ll see
A different side of me
I’m not crazy, I’m just a little impaired
I know right now you don’t care
But soon enough you’re gonna think of me
And how I used to be

I’ve been talking in my sleep
Pretty soon they’ll come to get me
Yeah, they’re taking me away

But I’m not crazy, I’m just a little unwell
I know right now you can’t tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you’ll see
A different side of me
I’m not crazy, I’m just a little impaired
I know right now you don’t care
But soon enough you’re gonna think of me
And how I used to be

Yeah, how I used to be
How I used to be
Well, I’m just a little unwell
How I used to be
How I used to be
I’m just a little unwell

In doing that “Cindy is” thing from the last entry, I came upon a song called “Cindy is Waiting” preformed by Daryl Braitchwaite.

Cindy waits for a man, she’s alone, another night on the town
And she’s down at the truck-stop giving only her smile away
While he’s doing time within, she’s doing time without, without him
You weren’t born to wait, a martyr to fate
You were born to live, not for standing, not for standing still

He runs with the ball but at the end of the play there’s the wall
You reach for his hand to feel the ice-cold steel of the law
There in a flash but it’s a cold ride back in the dark
When you’re alone in your bed, you see the long road ahead
A victim of love that’s unrelenting, it’s unrelenting

Cindy is waiting, even if it takes forever
Cindy is waiting, seems the love she has will never die

He’ll wait for you in the street tonight at the Paragon
You’ll be with him in your sleep tonight but not for long
I wanna feel your flesh, I wanna touch your skin
What ain’t I got that you still wait for him
He’s far away in another part of your world
I only want you one night, baby – just one night alone
Please

It gets so cold at night and Cindy knows how it feels
To be raped of her youth by thieves with their own crooked deals
You can’t escape, you’re a prisoner locked in your own life
Strapped into your role by a love with no mercy
Between heaven and hell, what’s the reason, tell me what’s the reason

Cindy is waiting, she’s spending every night alone
Cindy is waiting, when the lights go out and you’re on your own

I wanna give you the love that you’ve waited for
Let your dress fall gently to the floor
Lie back in the coma of this unpure delight
Though I’m scared of you baby, you’re not afraid of me
I wanna crown my fears in the glory of what will never be

‘Cause Cindy is waiting, even if it takes forever
Cindy is waiting, seems the love she has will never die
Will never die, will never die
He’s far away in another part of your world
I only want you one night, baby just one night

Enya – “Only Time”
from A Day Without Rain

who can say
where the road goes
where the day flows
- only time

And who can say
if your love grows
as your heart shows
– only time

Who can say
why your heart sighs
as your love flies
– only time

And who can say
why your heart cries
when your love lies
– only time

Who can say
when the roads meet
that love might be
in your heart
And who can say
when the day sleeps
if the night keeps
all your heart
Night keeps, all your heart
Who can say
if your love grows
as your heart shows
– only time

And who can say
where the road goes
where the day flows,
– only time

Who knows – only time

Who knows – only time…

God Bless the USA
(by Lee Greenwood)

If tomorrow all the things were gone
I’d worked for all my life,
And I had to start again
with just my children and my wife,
I’d thank my lucky stars
to be living here today,
‘Cause the flag still stands for freedom
and they can’t take that away.

I’m proud to be an American
where at least I know I’m free,
And I won’t forget the men who died
who gave that right to me,
And I gladly stand up next to you
and defend her still today,
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land
God Bless the U.S.A.

From the lakes of Minnesota
to the hills of Tennessee,
Across the plains of Texas
from sea to shining sea.
From Detroit down to Houston
and New York to L.A.,
There’s pride in every American heart
and it’s time we stand and say:

I’m proud to be an American
where at least I know I’m free,
And I won’t forget the men who died
who gave that right to me,
And I gladly stand up next to you
and defend her still today,
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land
God Bless the U.S.A.