Don't forget your sunscreen.

nothings the same anymore. where did it all go? where's the midnight taco bell runs? where's the hung over waffle house mornings? where's did slap bracelets go? when did we decide it was time to grow up? where are the ones who never did decide to...? where did the feelings go when all our love grew old? when did we realize that scar, captain hook, and jafar weren't really the bad guys compared to the world we're living in? When did taking care of ourselves first become an option instead of a priority? When did the rain lose it's warmth? When did getting your hair wet and dancing in it become such an issue? When did laughing become such a hassle? When did spending time with your kids become too time consuming? When did spending time with your parents become too awkward? When did drugs become the cure? What makes a black president the anti christ? When did we lose sight of our dreams? The firefighter who was made to save someone from the world trade centers, the police man who was made to protect a child from an abusive mother, the actress who was made to change someones life through her award winning role, the scientist who was made to cure aids, the NFL super star who was made to run the touch down lines with a million five year old boys standing in awe at his amazement, where are all these people? They never made it that far. They're out there, somewhere. On the streets, taking up government money in a cell, pushin for rent, or just too scared to do anything but sit in a cubicle. Others have obligations, they became someone's codependency. And from what I hear, you do anything long enough to escape the habit until the escape becomes the habit... I never expected to be here. I don't think any of us did. You know the feeling when you've hit the bottom, you can't look down, you can only look up, but you still can't stand. It's a nasty tease to a beautiful life that you can't seem to grasp. I want slap bracelets, I want taco bell at midnight, I want to go to waffle house in the morning, I want drives through the country side. I want my friends where we were in high school. I want to go back two years ago and live it over all again, and love her how I should have. I want her to love me how she should have. I want to forgive myself, I want to forgive everyone else. I want the sun to rise and the sun to set, and to be awake to see them both. I want tents and a campfire, I want guitars and lyrics that strike every nerve in every listeners body. I want to go back and stay home that night and convince dad to spend time with me so he wouldn't have drove. I want to say I never did that I didn't mean to hurt my first love, but I did. I wanted her to know what she lost. And now she knows, now I want it to make me feel better, but it doesn't. I want to really know what was going through your head when you dropped me off knowing you would never see me again, when neither of us would hug bye but I saw the way you looked at me, and god what I would give to just know. I want Mr Salyers english class. I want spontaneity. Life is never good in the moment, so why do they always tell you to live in it? Yesterday I hated today, now today I want yesterday back. Please tell me why this is all going so fast. Tell me why everything has to be so complex. I want to feel my heart beat again. The past is such a comfortable stability, it feels safe. I want all of this back but it's not coming back. Not a single one of them. They're all over so let go and let yourself fall. Goodbye life as I once knew it.

When all you have is the stability of your past, i guess all you can do is pack up your bags and start over again.

Reviews

[Angel's Lady]

Life is short, baby...trust me, and there is no go-back button. I've looked for it many times, and wished for it many more. Live each moment like it is the last moment, for every day is a gift that you might never receive.

This is beautifully streamed and a great expression of what we all want - a second chance.