The end of the 7:30 news droned on with its usual list of horrors. And then a song.
I listened and was transported back to 1972 when I was 15, when the lyrics were about love ...
and not about grief.
"You sheltered me from harm
Kept me warm, kept me warm
You gave my life to me
Set me free, set me free
The finest years I ever knew
Were all the years I had with you..."
And then without speaking Stan hit the off button on the clock radio... just as the chorus was about to soar...
"And I would give anything I own
Give up my life, my heart, my home
I would give everything I own
Just to have you back again."
... because he knew.
"Its too late." I said. "I know the next line too well."
And nearly a week later, the lyrics are still swirling around my head.
Because I would.
I would give up everything I own – Bread
Kept me warm, kept me warm
You gave my life to me
Set me free, set me free
The finest years I ever knew
Were all the years I had with you..."
And then without speaking Stan hit the off button on the clock radio... just as the chorus was about to soar...
"And I would give anything I own
Give up my life, my heart, my home
I would give everything I own
Just to have you back again."
... because he knew.
"Its too late." I said. "I know the next line too well."
And nearly a week later, the lyrics are still swirling around my head.
Because I would.
I would give up everything I own – Bread
