“I have these moments of weakness, but I’ve had a lifetime of strength”

Windows and rooms
that we’re passing through
this is just a stop
on the way to where we’re going

mean so much more now…

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If you ever wish for things that are only in the past
Just remember that the wrong things aren’t supposed to last

I still see you as you are,
Before the tears, beneath the scars.
It may never be enough,
But you will always have my love.

For me it speaks to the lack of perfection in any relationship, but there’s still love no matter what.

so far, i didn’t need the bible very often
but the bus ticket i used once or twice.

great song and a wonderful gesture – colin raye’s “a bible and a bus ticket home”

And I love this line from “Mine all Mine” (SHeDAISY:
Sun kisses the windowsill
And I am still on my second cup of pity me

And from their other song “The First to let go”:
Cause there’s no resolution
Or clear cut conclusion

And From “Keep Me” (All from Knock on the Sky):
Drowning in the bottom of this empty glass
I pray God is good and that this too shall pass

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they’re worth taking
Lovin’ might be a mistake
But it’s worth making
Don’t let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance

“Come down from that dark cloud
What’s done is done.
Don’t go down believing
You’re the only one.”

The song that I immediately thought of when I read Kevin’s post is Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying” written by Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman. The line “And I gave forgiveness I’d been denying” made me reflect on times past when I wasn’t talking to a friend or relative because of some disagreement that may have been as much my fault as theirs. Some times you have to be the one to make the call and patch things up. If you put it off, it may never happen. As my mother used to say many years ago, “No one has a lease on life”.

I like Kevin’s example of “Too Many Memories” with the line about replacing hope with regret making you old. Made me think of a Radney Foster song “Half of My Mistakes” whose last verse is about mistakes and regrets:

Half of my mistakes I¹d give anything to change how it ended
Half of my mistakes, God, I wouldn¹t change a thing
You can lean too hard on regrets, but I don¹t recommend it
Because half the good things in life came from half of my mistakes

The song, written by Radney and Bobby Houck, is from his 2006 cd, “This World We Live In”.

Now some people say you shouldn’t tempt fate and, for them, I cannot disagree. But I never learned nothin’ from playing it safe. I say…
FATE SHOULD NOT TEMPT ME.

She’s one of my favorite lyricists.