Walk On

I sometimes forget how much I love music. As I've gotten older I've realized I'm less reliant on music than I used to be. Back in high school, then college, and probably MOST of my 20's I had music on all the time. Getting ready, at work, in the car (okay that one will never go away). I've found solace in silence these days. I love the quiet times when my brain gets to work uninhibited, away from distraction and noise. I find the times I do have music on, and I'm really seeking out music it's for deeper meaning. Today as I was going about unpacking a box, I finally found my iPod. It's been 5.5 month since I moved and I hadn't found it yet. I knew it was somewhere - just not sure where, and I've had my iPhone to keep me occupied in music when the mood hits. I've probably heard this song a zillion times, and today - in the quiet of my home did it hit me and something called my name. The Weepies "Can't Go Back Now". Lately in the quiet I think about my life. While I wouldn't change a thing of what's brought me to this point, I realize it's taken an entirely different turn that I would have thought 15 years ago. Not better. Not worse. Just different. Today this song was exactly what I needed to hear to squelch any doubts that I've made the wrong choice at some of those forks in the road.

Take a listen won't you:

"Can't Go Back Now" - The Weepies

Yesterday when you were young
Everything you needed done was done for you
Now you do it on your own
But you find you're all alone, what can you do?

You and me walk on, walk on, walk on
'Cause you can't go back now

You know there will be days
When you're so tired
That you can't take another step
The night will have no stars
And you'll think you've gone as far
As you will ever get

You and me wak on, walk on, walk on
'Cause you can't go back now

And yeah, yeah, you go where you want to go
Yeah, yeah, be what you want to be
If you ever turn around, you'll see me

I can't really say
Why everybody wishes they were somewhere else
But in the end, the only steps that matter
Are the ones you take all by yourself

You and me walk on, walk on, walk on
Yeah, you and me walk on, walk on, walk on
'Cause you can't go back now
Walk on, walk on, walk on
You can't go back now