![]() “Boot straps” alone are not enough, everyone needs a little help now and then. Though sometimes there may be shards of truth in this thinking, the reality is that it is never that simple. We sometimes give in to the mindset that all poor people must be lazy and all rich people must work so hard. I’ve always had an interest in the quest for social justice in an unjust world. Wherever somebody’s struggling to be free Whenever somebody’s fighting for a place to stand What you see is what you get- warts and all. Now, 20 years later, we’re as naked as can be. ![]() It takes a long time to let someone all the way in. When I first started dating my wife, we both wore some brilliant disguises. Finding love is about removing those masks. Is that you baby, or just a brilliant disguise? –“Brilliant Disguise” So tell me what I see, when I look in your eyes It’s a slippery slope that anyone could find themselves sliding down.Ĥ. Poverty leads to destitution which leads to crime which leads to prison. It also reminds me that no matter how bad it gets, I must keep my head together, for the sake of myself and my family. This song always reminds me not to judge those whose shoes I have not walked in, for I know not where they’ve been. We are all just a “pink slip” away from having our worlds turned upside down. Now I ain’t sayin’ that makes me an innocent manīut it was more than all this that put that gun in my hand.-“Johnny 99” The bank was holdin’ my mortgage and they was takin’ my house away Now judge, judge I had debts no honest man could pay But I would like to just say that I miss them. ![]() They have all carved out great lives for themselves, and I would certainly never ask them to change their mind. The memories of the good times are so real, and they never cease to make me smile. I have a good number of friends who have moved to all different parts of the country. We liked the same music, we liked the same bands, we liked the same clothes…Īnd I’m just calling one last time not to change your mindīut just to say I miss you baby, good luck, goodbye, Bobby Jean. Now you hung with me when all the others turned away, turned up their nose ![]() Dye your hair, get a tattoo, and quit your shitty job. This song always reminds me to let your freak flag fly every now and then. Sometimes I would stand up when they told me to sit down. But there was always a place a bit deeper inside of me that was drawn to the anti-authority, rebellious youth. I had a tendency to blend in more than I stood out. I spent a lot of time in the “clouded wrath of the crowd” growing up. I hid in the clouded wrath of the crowdīut when they said sit down I stood up. To this day, I am a different person when I pick up a guitar lost in a world that no one else can go to but me.ħ. But it wasn’t until I got my very own that I started to find my voice, both literally and figuratively. My old man had taught me a few chords already, so I wasn’t a complete stranger to the instrument. It was a black Fender acoustic that my parents bought for me from Luca Music in North Providence, RI. I got my first guitar when I was in high school. Well I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk. We like to think of every love as everlasting, and it hurts when we realize that sometimes it’s not.Ĩ. I no longer have anything that I’m afraid to lose, you took all that when you left. You were dying inside, just waiting for something to make you whole again. It really did feel like your guts had been ripped from your body and you were left with nothing. In hindsight, some were more devastating than others, but they all felt the same at the time. –“Drive All Night”Įveryone has experienced a break up. When I lost you honey, sometimes I think I lost my guts too And I remember wanting nothing more than to be like him.ĩ. I remember being on the beach, following his footprints in the sand. Never pushed too hard, but always made sure I had the guidance I needed to navigate this world that seemed increasingly hell-bent on beating you down. There’s a fine line between being a parent and being a friend and nobody walked that line better than he did. Well so much has happened to me that I don’t understandĪll I can think of is being five years old following behind you at the beach Lyrics that have shaped the person I am today.ġ0. In the spirit of this reflective mood, I thought I’d compile a list of 10 Bruce lyrics that have helped me grow, helped me love, helped me laugh, and helped me cry. I tend to weigh the good and the bad of the last year and hope that the scales are tipped in my favor. Oftentimes my birthday puts me in a bit of a reflective mood.
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