Lyrics – Today I’m kinda feelin’ like a ghost Call my friends but ain’t nobody home Tell myself I’m fine, but I don’t really know I’m just scared that I’ll end up I’ll end up, I’ll end up alone I never let it show But I feel like a missed call on a phone Tryna live my life pay as you go But I’m so scared that I’ll end up I’ll end up, I’ll end up alone You know I’m like a ghost Sometimes I have to fade And it haunts me that I have to be this way You say it’s gone cold I say I’ll do better But I always seem to disappear again You know I’m like a ghost I see it in your face And it haunts me that I have to be this way You say it’s gone cold I say I’ll do better But I always seem to disappear again You know I’m like a ghost You know I never meant to cut you off Got phantom feelings I can never stop Stranger things to worry ’bout I know But I’m so scared that I’ll end up I’ll end up, I’ll end up alone I can’t see myself in the mirror Does that mean I’m not really here? I’m losin’ touch with everything I know And I’m so scared that I’ll end up I’ll end up, I’ll end up alone You know I’m like a ghost Sometimes I have to fade And it haunts me that I have to be this way You say it’s gone cold I say I’ll do better But I always seem to disappear again You know I’m like a ghost I see it in your face And it haunts me that I have to be this way You say it’s gone cold I say I’ll do better But I always seem to disappear again You know I’m like a ghost You know I’m like a ghost Ooh, I’ll be ok I’ll be alright I know, ooh, I’ll be ok I’m just scared that I’ll end up alone You know I’m like a ghost I see it in your face And it haunts me that I have to be this way You say it’s gone cold I say I’ll do better But I always seem to disappear again You know I’m like a ghost
Lyrics – I can almost see it That dream I’m dreaming but There’s a voice inside my head saying You’ll never reach it, Every step I’m taking, Every move I make feels Lost with no direction My faith is shaking but I Gotta keep trying Gotta keep my head held high There’s always gonna be another mountain I’m always gonna wanna make it move Always gonna be an uphill battle Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose Ain’t about how fast I get there Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side It’s the climb The struggles I’m facing The chances I’m taking Sometimes might knock me down but No I’m not breaking I may not know it But these are the moments that I’m going to remember most yeah Just got to keep going And I I gotta be strong Just keep pushing on, ’cause There’s always gonna be another mountain I’m always gonna wanna make it move Always gonna be an uphill battle Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose Ain’t about how fast I get there Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side It’s the climb (yeah) There’s always gonna be another mountain I’m always gonna wanna make it move Always gonna be a uphill battle Sometimes you gonna have to lose Ain’t about how fast I get there Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side It’s the climb (yeah yeah ea ea) Keep on moving Keep climbing Keep the faith baby It’s all about It’s all about The climb Keep the faith Keep your faith Whoa oh oh
My 2 cents…
The world is hurting… And the majority of us are caught up in the back and forth, and finding it to be too much. I stepped away from Facebook yesterday… Because I found that I was crying everytime I opened it up. I have been torn between wanting knowledge of current events/ family and the need to be sane (or as close as I get). I am going to choose my own sanity here. But with any mountain blocking my path… I will rest but I will not give up. I can’t be there to join the fight. But I will say that Black Lives Matter. I will say that the cop deserves a murder charge. And that my heart hurts for the fact that either of those statements are not immediately apparent.
[Chorus] There’s gotta be a reason that I’m here on Earth Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt So what’s it worth? What’s it worth? Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin Another drop of poison that is slowly sinking in If we’re going down together, better take another hit We won’t be here forever, so let’s make the best of it
[Verse 1] Walking down to the burial ground With a sad song in his brain General Cloud is an old man now But it feels like yesterday He was on the front lines, stranded on the beach Crawling to his best friend, floating in the sea But he didn’t make it, he still can’t believe How arbitrary fate is, he says
[Chorus] There’s gotta be a reason that I’m here on Earth Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt So what’s it worth? What’s it worth? Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin Another drop of poison that is slowly sinking in If we’re going down together, better take another hit We won’t be here forever, so let’s make the best of it
[Verse 2] She went down to her job in town With a sad song in her heart 33 with a wasted dream to become a movie star Living out a suitcase, serving at a bar Saving up some pennies, working after dark Is she gonna make it? She still can’t believe How arbitrary fate is, she says
[Chorus] There’s gotta be a reason that I’m here on Earth Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt So what’s it worth? What’s it worth? Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin Another drop of poison that is slowly sinking in If we’re going down together, better take another hit We won’t be here forever, so let’s make the best of it [Post-Chorus] Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[Chorus] There’s gotta be a reason that I’m here on Earth Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt So what’s it worth? What’s it worth? Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin Another drop of poison that is slowly sinking in If we’re going down together, better take another hit We won’t be here forever, so let’s make the best of it
My 2 cents – is this not the ultimate question? Why are we here? I love to believe that we are here to help each other to thrive. To find joy. To learn love. To see beauty in the world around us.
[Verse 1] Yesterday All my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they’re here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday
[Verse 2] Suddenly I’m not half the man I used to be There’s a shadow hanging over me Oh, yesterday came suddenly
[Bridge] Why she had to go I don’t know, she wouldn’t say I said something wrong Now I long for yesterday
[Verse 3] Yesterday Love was such an easy game to play Now I need a place to hide away Oh, I believe in yesterday
[Bridge] Why she had to go I don’t know, she wouldn’t say I said something wrong Now I long for yesterday
[Verse 4] Yesterday Love was such an easy game to play Now I need a place to hide away Oh, I believe in yesterday
My 2 cents – this is a song that is timeless… Many times it has been covered… You can tell how it suits modern day by that alone. Personally I think that the original is the best.
Everything’s been so messed up here lately Pretty sure he don’t wanna be my baby Oh, he don’t love me, he don’t love me He don’t love me, he don’t love me But that’s okay ‘Cause I love me, yeah, I love me Yeah, I love me Yeah, I love myself anyway Hey Everything’s gonna be alright Everything’s gonna be okay It’s gonna be a good, good, life That’s what my therapist say Everything’s gonna be alright Everything’s gonna be just fine It’s gonna be a good, good life I’m a mess, I’m a loser I’m a hater, I’m a user I’m a mess for your love, it ain’t new I’m obsessed, I’m embarrassed I don’t trust no one around us I’m a mess for your love, it ain’t new Nobody shows up unless I’m paying Have a drink on me cheers to the failing Oh, he don’t love me, he don’t love me He don’t love me, he don’t love me But that’s okay ‘Cause I love me, yeah, I love me Yeah, I love me Yeah, I love myself anyway Hey Everything’s gonna be alright Everything’s gonna be okay It’s gonna be a good, good life That’s what my therapist say Everything’s gonna be alright Everything’s gonna be just fine It’s gonna be a good, good life I’m a mess, I’m a loser I’m a hater, I’m a user I’m a mess for your love, it ain’t new I’m obsessed, I’m embarrassed I don’t trust no one around us I’m a mess for your love, it ain’t new Everything’s gonna be alright, alright Everything’s gonna be just fine, just fine It’s gonna be a good, good life I’m a mess, I’m a loser I’m a hater, I’m a user I’m a mess for your love, it ain’t new I’m obsessed, I’m embarrassed I don’t trust no one around us I’m a mess for your love, it ain’t new
My 2 cents – I feel like this song is so relatable. everyone feels like a mess on occasion. Some of us feel like more mess than right. So if today you are a mess…just turn the music up and let Bebe Sing your feelings for you.
[Verse 1: Roger Waters] Hello? (Hello, hello, hello) Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me Is there anyone home? Come on (Come on, come on), now I hear you’re feeling down Well, I can ease your pain And get you on your feet again Relax (Relax, relax, relax) I’ll need some information first Just the basic facts Can you show me where it hurts?
[Pre-Chorus 1: David Gilmour] There is no pain, you are receding A distant ship, smoke on the horizon You are only coming through in waves Your lips move, but I can’t hear what you’re saying When I was a child, I had a fever My hands felt just like two balloons Now I’ve got that feeling once again I can’t explain, you would not understand This is not how I am
[Chorus: David Gilmour] I have become comfortably numb
[Guitar Solo 1]
[Chorus: David Gilmour] I have become comfortably numb
[Verse 2: Roger Waters] Okay (Okay, okay, okay) Just a little pinprick There’ll be no more But you may feel a little sick Can you stand up? (Stand up, stand up) I do believe it’s working, good That’ll keep you going through the show Come on, it’s time to go
[Pre-Chorus 2: David Gilmour] There is no pain, you are receding A distant ship, smoke on the horizon You are only coming through in waves Your lips move, but I can’t hear what you’re saying When I was a child, I caught a fleeting glimpse Out of the corner of my eye I turned to look, but it was gone I cannot put my finger on it now The child is grown, the dream is gone [Chorus: David Gilmour] I have become comfortably numb
[Guitar Solo 2]
My 2 cents – this is a tip of my hat to yesterday being 4/20…but it’s also a good song.
So I don’t generally listen to a lot of Rap. It is a genre that I don’t give much thought to. It is spoken word instead of singing. There is a definite difference between poetry and music verse… Rap lands somewhere inbetween. There are a few artists who I actually do listen to. Emenim and LL Cool J being prominent among them. I have wanted to write lyrics for music, but I have never felt capable. Today I choose a song that Jennifer Lopez and LL Cool J did. It feels like poetry to me.
Lyrics [Intro: Jennifer Lopez, Sample & LL Cool J] Love is life and life is living It’s very special All my love… Oh-oh-oh Uh, baby, don’t go All my, all my, all my love Baby, don’t go, yeah Very special Baby, don’t go, uh All my love Baby, don’t go, yeah Baby, don’t go All my, all my, all my love I understand, just chillin’ Baby, don’t go, yeah, yeah Why you actin’ like that?
[Verse 1: Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J] It’s such a shame, but I’m leaving (Uh) Can’t take the way you mistreated me (Uh) And it’s crazy, but oh, baby (Come on, yo, uh, uh, uh) It don’t matter, whatever, don’t phase me I don’t believe you wanna leave like this I don’t believe I just had my last real kiss I do believe we’ll laugh and reminisce Wait a minute, don’t bounce, baby, let’s talk about this, man
[Pre-Chorus: Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J] Well, I’m bouncing and I’m out, son (What you want, baby?) I gotta leave you alone (Come on now) ‘Cause I’m good, holding down my spot And I’m good reppin’ the girls on the block (Don’t go, baby) And I’m good, I got this thing on lock So without me you’ll be fine, right? (Come on, baby)
[Chorus: Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J] All my pride is all I have Pride is what you had, baby girl, I’m what you have You’ll be needing me, but too bad Be easy, don’t make decisions when you mad The path you chose to run alone I know you’re independent, you can make it on your own Here with me you had a home, oh, yeah But time is of the essence, why spend it alone? Huh
[Verse 2: Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J] The nights I waited up for you (Oh, boy) Promises you made about coming through So much time you wasted That’s why I had to replace you (Uh, uh, uh) It makes a cat nervous, the thought of settling down Especially me, I was creepin’ all over town (Creepin’) I thought my tender touch could lock you down (Yeah) I knew I had you, as cocky as it sounds That’s the way you used to giggle right before I put it down It’s better when you angry, come here, I’ll prove it now (Come here) Stop playing (Haha, aw), you gaming I gotta leave you alone (What you want now?) [Pre-Chorus: Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J] ‘Cause I’m good holding my spot Stop acting like that And I’m good reppin’ the girls on the block Now you know you need to stop And I’m good, I got this thing on lock So without me you’ll be fine, right? Here we go
[Chorus: Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J] All my pride is all I have Pride is what you had, baby girl, I’m what you have You’ll be needing me, but too bad Be easy, don’t make decisions when you mad The path you chose to run alone I know you’re independent, you can make it on your own Here with me you had a home, oh, yeah But time is of the essence, why spend it alone? Huh
[Verse 3: LL Cool J & Jennifer Lopez] People make mistakes to make up, to break up, to wake up Cold and lonely, chill, baby, you know me, you love me (Oh) I’m like your homie, instead of beefin’, come hold me I promise I’m not a phony, don’t bounce, baby, console me (Come here) Ain’t nothing you can say to me that Can change my mind, I got to let you go now (Chill, baby) And nothing will ever be the same, so just (Yeah) Be on your way, go ahead and do your thing now (Baby, don’t go) And there’s no more to explain to me, you know (Come on, now) I know your game and I’m not feeling what you do (Come on, now) So I’m bouncing and I’m out, son (Don’t bounce) I gotta leave you alone, yeah, yeah (Don’t bounce, don’t bounce, baby) [Chorus: Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J] All my pride is all I have (Don’t bounce, baby) Pride is what you had, baby girl, I’m what you have You’ll be needing me, but too bad (Don’t bounce, baby) Be easy, don’t make decisions when you mad (Uh) The path you chose to run alone I know you’re independent, you can make it on your own Here with me you had a home, oh, yeah But time is of the essence, why spend it alone? Huh All my pride is all I have (Don’t bounce, baby) Pride is what you had, baby girl, I’m what you have (Baby, don’t go) You’ll be needing me, but too bad (You’re everything to me) Be easy, don’t make decisions when you mad (You mean everything to me, baby) The path you chose to run alone I know you’re independent, you can make it on your own (We all make mistakes, you know what I’m sayin’?) Here with me you had a home, oh, yeah (I still love you, baby) But time is of the essence, why spend it alone? Huh (I’ll always love you, baby)
[Outro: LL Cool J] I promise you You know what I’m sayin’?
Lyrics – All along it was a fever A cold sweat hot-headed believer I threw my hands in the air, said, “Show me something” He said, “If you dare, come a little closer” Round and around and around and around we go Oh now, tell me now, tell me now, tell me now you know Not really sure how to feel about it Something in the way you move Makes me feel like I can’t live without you It takes me all the way I want you to stay It’s not much of a life you’re living It’s not just something you take it’s given Round and around and around and around we go Oh now, tell me now, tell me now, tell me now you know Not really sure how to feel about it Something in the way you move Makes me feel like I can’t live without you It takes me all the way I want you to stay Ooh, ooh, ooh, the reason I hold on Ooh, ooh, ooh, ’cause I need this hole gone Well, funny you’re the broken one But I’m the only one who needed saving ‘Cause when you never see the light It’s hard to know which one of us is caving Not really sure how to feel about it Something in the way you move Makes me feel like I can’t live without you It takes me all the way I want you to stay, stay I want you to stay, hooh
My 2cents – this song speaks of longing for company, of loneliness. Right now I feel like this is a relevant and relatable feeling. It is a scary time for all of us, globally. Pandemic and isolation…it’s just a level of panic and uncertainty that has a lot of us disabled.
Please, even if you are having issues, try to stay in until this is under control. Isolation is the world’s best shot right now. Stay home and stay safe.
He works hard to give her all he thinks she wants A three car garage, her own credit cards He pulls in late to wake her up with a kiss good night If he could only read her mind, she’d say:
Buy me a rose, call me from work Open a door for me, what would it hurt Show me you love me by the look in your eyes These are the little things I need the most in my life
Now the days have grown to years of feeling all alone And she can’t help but wonder what she’s doing wrong Cause lately she’d try anything to turn his head Would it make a difference if she said:
Buy me a rose, call me from work Open a door for me, what would it hurt Show me you love me by the look in your eyes These are the little things I need the most in my life
And the more that he lives the less that he tries To show her the love that he holds inside And the more that she gives the more that he sees This is a story of you and me
So I bought you a rose on the way home from work To open the door to a heart that I hurt And I hope you notice this look in my eyes Cause I’m gonna make things right For the rest of your life I’m gonna hold you tonight Do all those little things For the rest of your life.
My 2cents – The death of Kenny Rogers has hit me hard. Music when I was a child was not as much of a variety. Daddy enjoyed rock(like the Stray Cats and such) but Mama was more stubborn when it came to music. When she was around… It was only country music. I see music as another expression of art. I always have. So I have been more attracted to the way the song made me feel than the genre that the song is in.
Kenny Rogers songs always made me feel. Even more so as I aged… Because I gained wisdom.
In many ways, this has always been my favorite of his songs. Followed closely by Coward of the county. I came from a broken home. My parents loved each other once. In the way you love the image of someone. Both were not seeing the other. And neither were willing to fight for the other. They were children having children and it really wasn’t long before they drove each other away.
I’m not telling you that to condemn them or upset you. I’m telling you that because it is truth and it goes along with the chosen song. Romance is not what the books say… There is no immediate knowing how to make it work. I have been with the same guy for 24 years come May. Some days I am the asshole. Some days he is. We hurt each other. We heal each other. We communicate. We are still together, not because of what we can get each other, but because we are willing to do the effort. I am a firm believer in the idea that romance is based upon the effort you put into it.
So, with this I say goodbye to Kenny. Hopefully his memory will always comfort a word brighter for having known him. And may the game of the afterlife come up nothing but Aces for him.
