And with this we conclude...

...an entire month of gifts of music. Thank you to all who contributed.

Bridge Over Troubled Water*
by Simon & Garfunkel

When you're weary
Feeling small
When tears are in your eyes
I will dry them all

I'm on your side
When times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

When you're down and out
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you

I'll take your part
When darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

Sail on Silver Girl,
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way

See how they shine
If you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind

--

* Listen

Fingertips tippity-tappity-ing on my naked back

The Mice, The Demons, &The Piggies
by Wolfgang Parker

Well the sign outside my room keeps buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzzing along
Makes a rhythm for the rain that falls all night long
And the rain that beats-beats-beats-beats-beats-beats-beating at my door
Makes a rhythm for them God damn mice that keep dancing on my floor

They go tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity all night long
tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity all night long

All night long
All night long
All night long
All night long

Well the whiskey in front of my face keeps pour-pour-pour-pour-pouring along
Makes me drunk-drunk-drunk-drunk as hell all night long
And the laughter from the devil echoes on down the hall
Makes a rhythm for the dancing demons do the jitter-bug on my wall

They go tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity all night long
tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity all night long

All night long
All night long
All night long
All night long

And the landlord dead on my floor keeps scream-scream-scream-scream-screaming along Makes a rhythm for the mice and the demons to play along
And the mice and demons clap- clap- clap- clap- clap- clap- clap-clap along
Make a rhythm for the piggies shuffle their hooves on down the hall

They go tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity all night long
tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity all night long

They go tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity all night long
tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity all night long

All night long
All night long
All night long
All night long

All night long
All night long
All night long
All night long

All night long
All night long
All night long
All night long

--
* Listen to this song

Unlikely Sources

Earth And Sky *
by 24-7 Spyz

I wanna be where you are
'Cause you know I won't be far from you
I need you by my side 'cause you make things right
I wanna feel what you feel
The warmth of love that's real
Straight from your heart
Don't wanna be apart
'Cause you make things right

Let the rain fall down above my head
I'll let your love keep me dry
You are the axis that keeps my world turning
You are my earth and sky

I find my strength in your smile
And it makes my life worthwhile
Oh yes it does-it comes from love
You've got my heart and my soul
And together we will grow old
I know it's true
My love's for you

I would lay the world right at your feet
Pull the stars out of the sky
Anything you ask I'll do for you
And your love's the reason why

Love Protects

I Need You To Turn To*
by Sir Elton John

You're not a ship to carry my life
You are nailed to my love in many lonely nights
I've strayed from the cottages and found myself here
For I need your love, your love protects my fears

And I wonder sometimes and I know I'm unkind
But I need you to turn to when I act so blind
And I need you to turn to when I lose control
You're my guardian angel who keeps out the cold

Did you paint your smile on, well I said I knew
That my reason for living was for loving you
We're related in feeling but you're high above
You're pure and you're gentle with the grace of a dove

And I wonder sometimes and I know I'm unkind
But I need you to turn to when I act so blind
And I need you to turn to when I lose control
You're my guardian angel who keeps out the cold

--
* Listen

The one thing I will always know for sure...

Refuge*
by John Legend

I pray for better days to come
I pray that I would see the sun
Cuz life is so burdensome
When everyday's a rainy one

But suddenly there's no more clouds
I believe without a doubt
That heaven sent an angel down
And then she turned my life around

You know and I know
Friends come and friends go
Storms rise and winds blow
But one thing I know for sure

When it's cold outside
There's no need to worry cuz
I'm so warm inside
You give me peace
When the storm's outside
Cuz we're in love I know
It'll be alright
Alright it's alright

Oooh...

Now peace is so hard to find
We're terrorized and victimized
But that's when I close my eyes
And think of you to ease my mind
You take me to another place
There's no more war (no more war)
Just love and grace
Baby you restore my faith
I know the struggle's not in vain
You know and I know
Through all the battles
Baghdad to Israel
There's one thing I know for sure

When it's cold outside
There's no need to worry cuz
I'm so warm inside
You give me peace
When the storm's outside
Cuz we're in love I know
It'll be alright
Alright it's alright

Alright it's alright
Alright it's alright
Alright it's alright

Oh...
When it's cold outside
There's no need to worry cuz
I'm so warm inside
You give me peace
When the storm's outside
Cuz we're in love I know
It'll be alright
Alright it's alright

Oh it's gonna be alright
Ooh...

Cuz you give me peace
In the middle of the storm
When it's cold you're keeping me warm
It's alright
It's alright
I'm never gonna leave
You give me what I need
It's alright, alright

Right on! How'd he know?!

Josephine
You're so good to me
And I know
It ain't easy
Josephine
You're so sweet
You must taste just like sugar & tangerines *

--
* Josephine by The Wallflowers

Perfect Hideaway

DND*
by Semisonic

DND Now they'll leave us alone
DND Now you turn off the phone

How like you to make the whole world disappear and
How like you to make everything seem so clear and
How like you to make me want to stay forever
Here behind your door

DND Hang the sign on the door
DND Don't disturb us no more

How like you to make your love my hideaway and
How like you to make my troubles slide away and
How like you to make me want to play forever
Here behind your door

Minute I got some space and time I
Wanted to get me back in the crowd
Minute I got some peace you found me
Trying to make my way to the loud
What a clown...

DND Leave the hotel at noon
DND Will I see you soon?
How like you to make the whole world disappear and
How like you to make everything seem so clear and
How like you to make me want to stay forever
Here behind your door

DND DND
DND
Now they'll leave us alone

--
* Listen

Loving lunchtime text messages

Now what am I supposed to do
When I want you in my world
How can I want you for myself
When I'm already someone's girl?

Well I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Maybe we'll be butterflies
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
That sounds so divine
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
I guess I will now
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Wait
Wait a little while

...

I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Already
I'm going to be there
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
I'm going to look for you

I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Oh
Oh baby
I'm gonna be there
I'm gonna be there

I guess I'll see you next lifetime
What you've got is so devine
I guess I'll see you next lifetime
Next time I'll make you mine

--
* Next Lifetime by Erykah Badu

You say wild...I say weird

Wild Flower
by The Cult

Hey you
You're a wild honey child
I'm out of control
Every time you are near me
I'm a wolf child, baby
And I'm howlin' for you
My heart beats faster, hrrrr
Hey hey, and it's overpowered, wow

I'm a wolf child, girl
Howlin' for you
Wild flower
Star of my dreams
The most beautiful thing, yeah

Yeah you
Sweet sensation of a nation
Oh, my soul
You're a perfect creation
You're an angel, baby
And I'm cryin' for you
My heart beats faster, hrrrr
Yea hey, and I'm overpowered

I'm a wolf child, girl
Howlin' for you
Wild flower
Star of my dreams
The most beautiful thing
Wild flower
I love you every hour
Wild flower
Burning down the night
Set the world alight, yeah

Wild flower
I'm a wolf child, girl
Howlin' for you
Wild flower
You're the star of my dreams
Most beautiful thing
Wild flower
I love you every hour
Wild flower
I love you every hour

Crazy 'bout you, yeah
Crazy 'bout you, girl
Crazy 'bout you, yeah
Crazy 'bout
Crazy 'bout you, yeah

Ridiculously x3 Sweet: homemade cheesecake, magic tricks & this

The Dolphin's Cry *
by Live

The way you're bathed in light
Reminds me of that night
God laid me down into your rose garden of trust
And I was swept away
With nothin' left to say
Some helpless fool
Yeah I was lost in a swoon of peace
You're all I need to find
So when the time is right
Come to me sweetly, come to me
Come to me

Love will lead us, alright
Love will lead us, she will lead us
Can you hear the dolphin's cry?
See the road rise up to meet us
It's in the air we breathe tonight
Love will lead us, she will lead us

Oh yeah, we meet again
It's like we never left
Time in between was just a dream
Did we leave this place?
This crazy fog surrounds me
You wrap your legs around me
All I can do to try and breathe
Let me breathe so that I
So we can go together!

Love will lead us, alright
Love will lead us, she will lead us
Can you hear the dolphin's cry?
See the road rise up to meet us
It's in the air we breathe tonight
Love will lead us, she will lead us

Life is like a shooting star
It don't matter who you are
If you only run for cover, it's just a waste of time
We are lost 'til we are found
This phoenix rises up from the ground
And all these wars are over

Over
Over
Singin' la da da, da da da
Over
Come to me
Come to me
Yeah la da da da, da da da
Come to me

Love will lead us, alright
Love will lead us, she will lead us
Can you hear the dolphin's cry?
See the road rise up to meet us
It's in the air we breathe tonight
Love will lead us, she will lead us

Life is like a shooting star
It don't matter who you are
If you only run for cover, it's just a waste of time
We are lost 'til we are found
This phoenix rises up from the ground
And all these wars are over
They're over
They're over
They're over

Love will lead us, alright
Love will lead us, she will lead us
Can you hear the dolphin's cry?
See the road rise up to meet us
It's in the air we breathe tonight
Love will lead us, she will lead us

Love will lead us, alright
'Till it's over, she will lead us
Love will lead us, alright
Just remember, love will see us
Love will lead us, alright

--
* Listen

Actions speak louder than words

The First Time
by U2

I have a lover
A lover like no other
She got soul, soul, soul, sweet soul
And she teach me how to sing
Shows me colors when there's none to see
Gives me hope when I can't believe
That for the first time
I feel love

I have a brother
When I'm a brother in need
I spend my whole time running
He spends his running after me
When I feel myself going down
I just call and he comes around
But for the first time
I feel love

My father is a rich man
He wears a rich man's cloak
Gave me the keys to his kingdom coming
Gave me a cup of gold
He said I have many mansions
And there are many rooms to see
But I left by the back door
And I threw away the key
And I threw away the key
Yeah, I threw away the key
Yeah, I threw away the key

For the first time
For the first time
For the first time
I feel love

--
* Listen

I was NO SUCH THING...not at 17!

Seventeen
by Winger

Yeah, I saw sparks fly
From the corner of my eye
And when I turned
It was love at first sight
I said please excuse me
I didn't catch your name
It'd be a shame
Not to see you again

And just when I thought
She was coming to my door
She whispered sweet
And brought me to the floor
She said,

I'm only seventeen (seventeen)
I'll show you love like you've never seen
She's only seventeen (seventeen)
Daddy says she's too young
But she's old enough for me

Come to my place
We can talk it over
Everything going down in your head
She said take it easy
I need some time
Time to work it out
To make you mine

And just when I thought
She was coming to my door
She whispered sweet
And brought me to the floor
She said,

I'm only seventeen (seventeen)
You ain't seen love
Ain't seen nothing like me
She's only seventeen
Seventeen........yeah!!!!

Such a bad girl
Loves to work me over time
Feels good
Dancin' close to the borderline
She's a magic mountain
She's a leather glove
She's my soul
It must be love

She's only seventeen (seventeen)
The girl, she gives me love like I've never seen
She's only seventeen (seventeen)
Daddy says she's too young
But she's old enough for me
Seventeen!!
She's everything I need (seventeen)
Daddy says she's too young
But she's old enough
Old enough for me
Yeah! Yeah!!

Whispered pleasure

Tear You Apart
by She Wants Revenge

Got a big plan, this mindset maybe it's right
At the right place and right time, maybe tonight
And the whisper or handshake sending a sign
Wanna make out and kiss hard, wait nevermind

Late night, and passing, mention it flipped her
Best friend, who knows saying maybe it slipped
But the slip turns to terror and a crush to light
When she walked in, he throws up, believe it's the fright

It's cute in a way, till you cannot speak
And you leave to have a cigarette, your knees get weak
An escape is just a nod and a casual wave
Obsessed about it, heavy for the next two days

It's only just a crush, it'll go away
It's just like all the others, it'll go away
Or maybe this is danger and you just don't know
You pray it all away but it continues to grow

I want to hold you close
Skin pressed against me tight
Lie still, and close your eyes girl
So lovely, it feels so right

I want to hold you close
Soft breasts, beating heart
As I whisper in your ear
I want to f*cking tear you apart

Then he walked up and told her, thinking that he'd passed
And they talked and looked away a lot, doing the dance
Her hand brushed up against his, she left it there
Told him how she felt and then they locked in a stare

They took a step back, thought about it, what should they do
Cause there's always repercussions when you're dating in school
But their lips met, and reservations started to pass
Whether this was just an evening or a thing that would last

Either way he wanted her and this was bad
He wanted to do things to her, it was making him crazy
Now a little crush turned into a like
And now he wants to grab her by the hair and tell her

I want to hold you close
Skin pressed against me tight
Lie still, and close your eyes girl
So lovely, it feels so right

I want to hold you close
Soft breasts, beating heart
As I whisper in your ear
I want to f*cking tear you apart

--

I finally found my place!

I'm Going To Go Back There Someday
Performed by Gonzo of The Muppets

This looks familiar, vaguely familiar,
Almost unreal, yet, it's too soon to feel yet.
Close to my soul, and yet so far away.
I'm going to go back there someday.

Sun rises, night falls, sometimes the sky calls.
Is that a song there, and do I belong there?
I've never been there, but I know the way.
I'm going to go back there someday.

Come and go with me, it's more fun to share,
We'll both be completely at home in midair.
We're flyin', not walkin', on featherless wings.
We can hold onto love like invisible strings.

There's not a word yet for old friends who've just met.
Part heaven, part space, or have I found my place?
You can just visit, but I plan to stay.
I'm going to go back there someday.
I'm going to go back there someday.
--
* Here's the video

From my vinyl collection

La De La Mochila Azul*
by Pedrito Fernandez**

Que te pasa? Chiquillo que te pasa?
me dicen en la escuela y me preguntan en mi casa
y hasta ahora lo supe de repente
cuando vi pasar la lista y ella no estuvo presente

La de la mochila azul
La de ojitos dormilones
me dejo gran inquietud
y bajas calificaciones

Ni al recreo quiero salir
no me divierto con nada
no puedo leer ni escribir
me hace falta su mirada

De recuerdo me quedan sus colores
dos hojas del cuaderno dice amor entre borrones
yo quisiera mirarla en su pupitre
porque si ella ya no vuelve mi salon sera muy triste

La de la mochila azul
La de ojitos dormilones
me dejo gran inquietud
y bajas calificaciones

--
* "The Girl With The Blue Backpack" is a song about a boy who has a big crush on a girl in his class and one day when she's absent he finds out that she moved. He's so sad and misses her so much that he "doesn't want to go to recess, can't find joy in anything, can't read or write" and his grades drop. My Dad gave me this record when I was 9. Listen

** He goes by Pedro now but he was all of 9 years old when this song debuted. And he had every girl wanting a blue backpack.

If there was a ever a good reason for a road trip...

Wherever You Are
by Terry Ellis

My love, been such a long, long time
One day I always knew I’d hear from you again
But I’m sorry to find you’re havin’ such hard times
But you thought of me in your time of need, so I say

Build me a road, dear, and I will come runnin’
No matter how long or how hard it may be (Wherever you are)
I have the light from your love, dear, to guide me
I promise I’ll be there whenever you need

Who thought it would ever come to this
One last letter with no one last kiss
As the seasons go by, every day you’re on my mind, baby
I long one day to be with you, so I say

Build me a road, dear (Oh, yes), and I will come runnin’ (I’ll come runnin’)
No matter how long or (How) how hard it may be (Wherever you are)
I have the light from your love, dear, to guide me
(I promise) I promise (I’ll be there) I’ll be there whenever you need

You promised me, I promised you
The love for one another was true
But somewhere in time we went on with our lives
Now we’re, oh, so far apart, too far to make a start
Too long to make it end, I must see you again

Build me a road, dear, and I will come runnin’
No matter how long (No matter) or how hard it may be (Wherever you are)
I have the light from your love, dear, to guide me
I promise I’ll be there (Hey...) whenever you need

Wherever you are
Wherever you are, mmm...yeah
Wherever you are
Wherever you are, mmm

--
* Couldn't find the sound file but here's a video

This one came with chocolate...yum!

Edge of Desire
by John Mayer

Young and full of running
Tell me where has that taken me?
Just a great figure eight or a tiny infinity?

Love is really nothing
But a dream that keeps waking me,
For all of my trying
We still end up dying, how can it be?

Don't say a word just come over and lie here with me,
'Cause I'm just about to set fire to everything I see,
I want you so bad, I'll go back on the things I believed,
There I just said it, I'm scared you'll forget about me.

So young and full of running,
all the way to the edge of desire
Steady my breathing, silently screaming,
"I have to have you now"

Wired and I'm tired
Think I'll sleep in my clothes on the floor
Maybe this mattress will spin on its axis
and find me on yours

Don't say a word just come over and lie here with me
'Cause I'm just about to set fire to everything I see
I want you so bad I'll go back on the things I believe
There I just said it, I'm scared you'll forget about me

Don't say a word just come over and lie here with me
'Cause I'm just about to set fire to everything I see
I want you so bad I'll go back on the things I believe
There I just said it, I'm scared you'll forget about me

Look into my eye!

Brown Eyed Girl
by Van Morrison

Hey where did we go,
Days when the rains came
Down in the hollow,
Playin' a new game,
Laughing and a running hey, hey
Skipping and a jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our hearts a thumpin' and you
My brown eyed girl,
You my brown eyed girl.

Whatever happened
To Tuesday and so slow
Going down the old mine
With a transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing,
Hiding behind a rainbow's wall,
Slipping and sliding
All along the water fall, with you
My brown eyed girl,
You my brown eyed girl.

Do you remember when we used to sing,
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da

So hard to find my way,
Now that I'm all on my own.
I saw you just the other day,
My how you have grown,
Cast my memory back there, Lord
Sometime I'm overcome thinking 'bout
Making love in the green grass
Behind the stadium with you
My brown eyed girl
You my brown eyed girl

Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da.

--
* Listen to this song

Brilliant boys are my favorite

The Boys Are Too Refined
by The Hush Sound

The boys who kiss and bite,
They are the brilliant ones
Who speak and write with silver luck
They sing in clever tongues,
Oh, how my knees go weak to be the one
She kicks and bucks.

Always quick to follow
The boys are too refined
Won't matter tomorrow
Oh, to be in his mind

And if the timing is right
To sneak off into the night,
I'll let myself be taken just for the thrill.
And if I'm given the chance to be a doll in his hands,
I will be sure we shake the mountains while we dance

To daddy singing sweet
A lullaby to all his credit speak
His golden light to the edge with a car
He sent it off a cliff just for the spark
To hell with why

Always quick to follow
The boys are too refined
Won't matter tomorrow
Oh, to be in his mind

And if the timing is right
To sneak off into the night,
I'll let myself be taken just for the thrill
And if I'm given the chance to be a doll in his hands
I will be sure we shake the mountains while we dance

I'll try that line next time

The Chair
By George Strait

Well, excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair.
No, that one’s not taken, I don’t mind
If you sit here, I’ll be glad to share.
Yeah, it’s usually packed here on Friday nights.
Oh, if you don’t mind, could I talk you out of a light?

Well, thank you, could I drink you a buy?
Oh, listen to me, what I mean is can I buy you a drink?
Anything you please.
Oh, you’re welcome, well, I don’t think I caught your name.
Are you waiting for someone to meet you here?
Well, that makes two of us glad you came.

No, I don’t know the name of the band, but they’re good.
Aren’t they? Would you like to dance?
Yeah, I like this song too, it reminds me of you and me.
Well, baby do you think there’s a chance
That later on I could drive you home?
No, I don’t mind at all.

Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
That wasn’t my chair after all.
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
That wasn’t my chair after all

--
* Listen to this song

Where did she hear this?!

My 9-year-old introduced me to this one. I am really hoping that she's only heard the hook to this (which is what she sang to me when she asked me to look it up and add it to her iPod). Needless to say, it is NOT in her iPod.

Toes
by Zac Brown Band

I got my toes in the water
Ass in the sand
Not a worry in the world
A cold beer in my hand
Life is good today.
Life is good today.

Well, the plane touched down just about 3 o’clock
And the city’s still on my mind
Bikinis and palm trees danced in my head
I was still in the baggage line
Concrete and cars are their own prison bars like this life I’m living in
But the plane brought me farther
I’m surrounded by water
And I’m not going back again

I got my toes in the water
Ass in the sand
Not a worry in the world
A cold beer in my hand
Life is good today.
Life is good today.

Adios and vaya con dios
Yeah I’m leaving GA
And if it weren’t for tequila and pretty senoritas
I’d have no reason to stay
Adios and vaya con dios
Yeah I’m leaving GA
Gonna lay in the hot sun and roll a big fat one
And grab my guitar and play

Four days flew by like a drunk Friday night
as the summer drew to an end
They can’t believe that I just couldn’t leave
And I bid a due to my friends
Because my bartender
she’s from the islands
Her body’s been kissed by the sun
And coconut replaces the smell of the bar
and I don’t know if its her or the rum

I got my toes in the water
Ass in the sand
Not a worry in the world
A cold beer in my hand
Life is good today.
Life is good today.

Adios and vaya con dios
A long way from GA
Ay, and all the muchachas they call me “big poppa”
when I throw pesos their way
Adios and vaya con dios
A long way from GA
Someone do me a favor and pass me the Jaeger
And I’ll grab my guitar and play

Adios and vaya con dios
Going home now to stay
The senoritas don’t care-o when there’s no dinero
I got no money to stay
Adios and vaya con dios
Going home now to stay

Just gonna kick it by the lake
Put my ass in a lawn chair
Toes in the clay
Not a worry in the world
A PBR on the way
Life is good today.
Life is good today.

--
* I couldn't find the sound file but if you really must listen, here's the video.

Stipe has some good questions

R.E.M. was the first band I got to see in concert in the U.S. My bf at the time bought us tickets. He had all the CD's and Monster was my favorite, along with Automatic for the People and Out of Time, so he let me keep those in the divorce. :) It was an amicable break up...obviously ;)

I'm looking for an interruption,
Can you believe?
Some medicine for my headache
Hooray, hooray, hip hip hooray
I'm pitching for a new direction
Pinch me when I wake
Don't tell me my dreams are fake
You leave me to lay, you touch me deep,
I don't sleep, I dream
I'll settle for a cup of coffee, but you know what I really need
Leave me to lay, but touch me deep,
I don't sleep, I dream
I'll settle for a cup of coffee, but you know what I really need

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Sexiest Song EVER!

Say Yes*
by Floetry

See I've been watching you for a while
your smile and stuff
and I don't know if I can be with you for tonight alright,
is that alright baby, baby

There is only one for me
You have made that a possibility
We could take that step to see, ohh
If this is really gonna be
All you gotta do is say yes

All you gotta do is say yes
Don't deny what you feel let me undress you baby
Open up your mind and just rest
I'm about to let you know you make me so
All you gotta do is say yes
Don't deny what you feel let me undress you baby
Open up your mind and just rest
I'm about to let you know you make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so,
You make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so

Loving you has taken time, taken time
But I always knew you could be mine
I recognize the butterflies inside me
Sense is gonna be made tonight, tonight
All you gotta do is say yes

All you gotta do is say yes
Don't deny what you feel let me undress you baby
Open up your mind and just rest
I'm about to let you know you make me so
(moans)
Don't deny what you feel let me undress you baby
Open up your mind and just rest
I'm about to let you know you make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so,
You make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so

(more moans)

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* Listen to this song

I loved romantic mixed tapes

Singing In My Sleep*
by Semisonic

Got your tape and it changed my mind
Heard your voice in between the lines
Come around from another time
Where nobody ever goes

All alone on the overpass
Wired and phoned to a heart of glass
Now I'm falling in love too fast
With you or the songs you chose**

And all the stars
Play for me
Say the promise you long to keep

I can hear you sing it to me in my sleep
I can hear you sing it to me in my sleep

I've been living in your cassette
It's the modern equivalent
Singing up to a Capulet
On a balcony in your mind

In the city the lion sleeps
Pray to Sony my soul to keep
Were you ever so bright and sweet
Did you ever look so nice

And all the sounds
Dream for me
Dive me down in a soul so deep

I can hear you sing it to me in my sleep
I can hear you sing it to me in my sleep

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* Listen to this song
** The person who gave me this knew almost instinctively how music impacts me.

Completely UNEXPECTED

Falling In Love In A Coffee Shop*
by Landon Pigg

I think that possibly, maybe I’m falling for you
Yes there’s a chance that I’ve fallen quite hard over you.
I’ve seen the paths that your eyes wander down
I want to come too…

I think that possibly, maybe I’m falling for you

No one understands me quite like you do
Through all of the shadowy corners of me

I never knew just what it was
About this old coffee shop I love so much
All of the while I never knew…
Ahh…

I think that possibly, maybe I’m falling for you
Yes there’s a chance that I’ve fallen quite hard over you.
I’ve seen the waters that make your eyes shine
now I’m shining too

Because, oh because
I’ve fallen quite hard over you

If I didn’t know you, I'd rather not know
If I couldn’t have you, I'd rather be alone

I never knew just what it was
About this old coffee shop I love so much
All of the while, I never knew
I never knew just what it was
About this old coffee shop I love so much
All of the while, I never knew

All of the while, All of the while it was you
You…
You…
You…

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* Listen to this Song

I remember that...I couldn't stop smiling after I got these lyrics

I Remember That*
by Prefab Sprout

Name me one little thing / You'd be wanting to keep
As you give up the ghost / As you sink into sleep
Maybe her face in the morning / Maybe his in the evening
Maybe words never spoken / Aren't they the ones worth hearing?

Nothing sounds as good as / "I remember that..."
Like a bolt out from the blue / Did you feel it too?

'Cause that's all we can have / Yes, that's all we can trust
It's a hell of a ride / But a journey to dust
And there's nothing pathetic / Listing clothes she'd wear
If it proves that I had you / If it proves I was there...

--
* Listen to this song

I found this inside a bag of treats...

Sunday Morning*
by Maroon 5

Sunday morning rain is falling
Steal some covers share some skin
Clouds are shrouding us in moments unforgettable
You twist to fit the mold that I am in
But things just get so crazy living life gets hard to do
And I would gladly hit the road get up and go if I knew
That someday it would bring me back to you
That someday it would bring me back to you

That may be all I need
In darkness she is all I see
Come and rest your bones with me
Driving slow on Sunday morning
And I never want to leave

Fingers trace your every outline
Paint a picture with my hands
Back and forth we sway like branches in a storm
Change the weather still together when it ends

That may be all I need
In darkness she is all I see
Come and rest your bones with me
Driving slow on Sunday morning
And I never want to leave

But things just get so crazy living life gets hard to do
Sunday morning rain is falling and I'm calling out to you
Singing someday it'll bring me back to you
Find a way to bring myself home to you

And you may not know
That may be all I need
In darkness she is all I see
Come and rest your bones with me
Driving slow?

--
* Listen to this song

Gifts of music

Given my love of music, I often receive what I refer to as "gifts of music." These aren't always physical gifts such as a CD or a sound file, although sometimes they are! More often, these are songs that someone dear to me heard and it made them think of me either because of the meaning of the lyrics or because it sounded like something they thought I'd enjoy. I consider these songs very special and thus, during this entire month in which we celebrate love, I will share with all of you some of the sweetest expressions of love that have been bestowed upon me by the many who inhabit my heart.

I will start with a song that has been shared TWICE by two very special people. One of which is my 11-year-old son. He came to me and said, "Mami, I know a song you will definitely love." I smiled a very big smile when he played it because I had already loved it months before when it was first played for me. I didn't tell him that though. ;)

Fireflies
by Owl City
Songwriter: Young, Adam

You would not believe your eyes
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep

'Cause they'd fill the open air
And leave teardrops everywhere
You'd think me rude
But I would just stand and stare

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems

'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they tried to teach me how to dance

A foxtrot above my head
A sock hop beneath my bed
A disco ball is just hanging by a thread

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep

Leave my door open just a crack
(Please take me away from here)
'Cause I feel like such an insomniac
(Please take me away from here)
Why do I tire of counting sheep
(Please take me away from here)
When I'm far too tired to fall asleep

To ten million fireflies
I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes
I got misty eyes as they said farewell

But I'll know where several are
If my dreams get real bizarre
'Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams

~*~