Day 18 - Your Mama Don't Dance

"A song I used to love and now I think is terrible."

 

"Your Mama Don't Dance and Your Daddy Don't Rock and Roll" 

by Loggins and Messina

Your mama don't dance

And your daddy don't rock and roll
Your mama don't dance
And your daddy don't rock and roll
When evening rolls around
And it's time to go to town
Where do you go
To rock and roll

Well, the old folks say
That ya gotta end your date by ten
If you're out on a date
And you bring it home late it's a sin
You know there's no excusin'
You know you're gonna lose and never win
I'll play it again

And it's all because
Your mama don't dance
And your daddy don't rock and roll
Your mama don't dance
And your daddy don't rock and roll
When evening rolls around
And it's time to go to town
Where do you go
To rock and roll

You pull into a drive-in
And find a place to park
You hop into the backseat
Where you know it's nice and dark
You're just about to move in,
Thinkin' it's a breeze
There's a light in your eyes
And then a guy says
"Out of the car, Longhair"
"Louise, you're comin' with me
And no more movies"

And it's all because
Your mama don't dance
And your daddy don't rock and roll
Your mama don't dance
And your daddy don't rock and roll
When evening comes around
And it's time to go to town
Where do you go
To rock and roll
Where do you go
To rock and roll
Where do you go
To rock and roll

Day 17 - My Immortal

"A song that makes me cry."

"My Immortal"

by Evanescence

I'm so tired of being here, suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave, I wish that you would just leave
Your presence still lingers here and it won't leave me alone

These wounds won't seem to heal, this pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me

You used to captivate me by your resonating light
Now, I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away all the sanity in me

These wounds won't seem to heal, this pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me

I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me, I've been alone all along

When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me, me, me.

Mommy, I remember you.

Day 16 - Don't You Forget About Me

"A song from my favorite movie."

"Don't You Forget About Me"
by Simple Minds
from "The Breakfast Club"


Hey, hey, hey ,hey
Oooo-ohhh...

Won't you come see about me?
I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby
Tell me your troubles and doubts
Giving me everything inside and out and

Love's strange so real in the dark
Think of the tender things that we were working on
Slow change may pull us apart
When the light gets into your heart, baby

Don't You Forget About Me
Don't Don't Don't Don't
Don't You Forget About Me

Will you stand above me?
Look my way, never love me
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
Down, down, down

Will you recognize me?
Call my name or walk on by
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
Down, down, down, down

Hey, hey, hey, hey
Oooo-ohhh.....

Don't you try to pretend
It's my feeling we'll win in the end
I won't harm you or touch your defenses
Vanity and security

Don't you forget about me
I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby
Going to take you apart
I'll put us back together at heart, baby

Don't You Forget About Me
Don't Don't Don't Don't
Don't You Forget About Me

As you walk on by
Will you call my name?
As you walk on by
Will you call my name?
When you walk away

Or will you walk away?
Will you walk on by?
Come on - call my name
Will you call my name?

I say :
La la la...

Day 15 - Midnight Fire Alarm

"A song I wish I could play on an instrument."

My talented mother could really tear up the piano on this one.

I wish we had a recording of her playing it (or playing anything).

"Midnight Fire Alarm"
by Harry J. Lincoln, 1900

 (I could not locate the lyrics,
although there were lyrics written for this song).

Mother, I remember you.

Day 14 - My Strongest Weakness

"A song that expresses how I feel now about a certain person."

"My Strongest Weakness"
by Wynonna Judd


The keeper of the gates of wisdom
Please let me in
'Cause I just can't go through
Another heartache again
Pretty lies and alibis
How could I be so blind
Now all alone and scared to stand
Slowly going out of my mind

He was my strongest weakness
I surrendered heart and soul
It's gonna be a long, long time
Till I regain control
I'm still a prisoner held captive by his memory
He was my strongest weakness
And I'm afraid he'll always be

I gave my faithful heart to someone
Who couldn't understand
How he held my little world
In the palm of his hand
Now he's gone and life goes on
So if this pain will ever end
Will I be afraid to risk it all
To ever fall in love again

He was my strongest weakness
I surrendered heart and soul
It's gonna be a long, long time
Till I regain control
I'm still a prisoner held captive by his memory
He was my strongest weakness
And I'm afraid he'll always be

He was my strongest weakness
And I'm afraid he'll always be.

Chris, I remember you.

Day 13 - A Different World

"A song that reminds me of home."
(Except my mother NEVER smoked OR drank!)

"A Different World"
by Bucky Covington


We were born to mothers who smoked and drank
Our cribs were covered in lead based paint
No child proof lids, no seat belts in cars
Rode bikes with no helmets and still here we are,
still here we are

We got daddy’s belt when we misbehaved
Had three TV channels you got up to change
No video games and no satellite
All we had were friends and they were outside,
playin’ outside

It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world

School always started the same every day
The pledge of allegiance then someone would pray
Not every kid made the team when they tried
We got disappointed and that was all right,
we turned out all right

It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world

No bottled water, we'd drink from a garden hose
And every Sunday, all the stores were closed

It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world

It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world

It was a different world.

Charles, Scott, and Stephen, I remember you.

Day 12 - Ocean with Canon in D

"A song that relaxes me."

"Ocean Waves with Canon in D"

by God and Pachelbel

Day 11 - Lost at Sea

"A song I discovered on TV."

(I already posted this song once, but I love it and it's appropriate.)

"Lost at Sea"

by Hugh Dillon

from "Flashpoint"

Lost it all, I've been lost at Sea
Off the coast of eternity
Seems to me that I've been gone a long time

Trouble is, trouble was
Crossed the line, and just because
Turned around in the wrong place at the wrong time

We hold it up and we hold our breath
No sad moods and no regrets
All we have are moments 'til the next time

Don't see him smiling from the balconies
And all the roses that are at my feet
Won't you please, please, remember me at the shoreline

Before the ship ever sets sail
Before we launch that on the waves
Before the tide turn the tables in our lives

Lost it all, I've been lost at Sea
Off the coast of eternity

Seems to me I've been gone a long time.

Day 10 - Statue of Liberty

"My own personal national anthem."

"The Statue of Liberty"

by Neil Enloe

In New York Harbor stands a lady,
With a torch raised to the sky;
And all who see her know she stands for
Liberty for you and me.

I'm so proud to be called an American,
To be named with the brave and the free;
I will honor our flag and our trust in God,
And the Statue of Liberty.

On lonely Golgotha stood a cross,
With my Lord raised to the sky;
And all who kneel there live forever
As all the saved can testify.

I'm so glad to be called a Christian,
To be named with the ransomed and whole;
As the statue liberates the citizen,
So the cross liberates the soul.

Oh the cross is my Statue of Liberty,
It was there that my soul was set free;
Unashamed I'll proclaim that a rugged cross
Is my Statue of Liberty!

My Liberty!

Day 9 - Friends

"A song that reminds me of an old friend."

"Friends"
by Michael W. Smith


Packing up the dreams God planted
In the fertile soil of you
Can't believe the hopes He's granted
Means a chapter in your life is through

But we'll keep you close as always
It won't even seem you've gone
'Cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong

And friends are friends forever
If the Lord's the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never
'Cause the welcome will not end
Though it's hard to let you go
In the Father's hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.

With the faith and love God's given
Springing from the hope we know
We will pray the joy you'll live in
Is the strength that now you show

But we'll keep you close as always
It won't even seem you've gone
'Cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong

And friends are friends forever
If the Lord's the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never
'Cause the welcome will not end
Though it's hard to let you go
In the Father's hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.

And friends are friends forever
If the Lord's the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never
'Cause the welcome will not end
Though it's hard to let you go
In the Father's hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.

Joy Denise, I remember you.