Here are the lyrics...
Sittin' on a bench at West Town Mall,
he sat down in his overalls and asked me
"You waitin' on a woman?"
I nodded yeah and said "How 'bout you?"
He said "Son since 1952 I've been waitin' on a woman.
When I picked her up for our first date I told her I'd be there at eight,
and she came down the stairs at eight-thirty.
She said 'I'm sorry that I took so long, didn't like a thing that I tried on.'
But let me tell you son she sure looked pretty.
Yeah she'll take her time, but I don't mind, waitin' on a woman."
He said "The wedding took a year to plan. You talk about an anxious man!
I was nervous waitin' on a woman."
And then he nudged my arm like old men do and said,
"I'll say this about the honeymoon, it was worth it, waitin' on a woman.
And I don't guess we've been anywhere she hasn't made us late.
I swear, sometimes she does it just 'cause she can do it.
Boy it's just a fact of life, it'll be the same with your young wife.
Might as well go on and get used to it, she'll take her time,
'cause you don't mind waitin' on a woman.
I've read somewhere statistics show the man's always the first to go,
and that makes sense 'cause I know she won't be ready.
So when it finally comes my time and I get to the other side,
I'll find myself a bench, if they've got any.
I hope she takes her time,
'cause I don't mind waitin' on a woman.
Honey, take your time,
cause I don't mind waitin' on a woman."
Ok, so I guess the secret's out - I'm late quite often. Although, (and you know there's always an 'although.') I am doing better these days. When I make appointments I enter them in my calendar 15 minutes or so earlier than they are - but I don't do it on all of them. That way I never know if I have leeway built in or not. It really has helped.
Anyway, back to the subject this evening...'Music I Love." Man, oh man. This is a biggie. My "favorites" list in ITunes has exceeded 600 entries. I love music. Particularly the emotional, gut-wrenching stuff. Old, new, country, blues, adult contemporary, doesn't matter. I even downloaded a song tonight that plays on a commercial for Norfolk Southern Railroad. But just in case you think me particularly odd...they did have it available for download on their website...so there! I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Music to me is a truly emotional thing. It affects me physically. I'm sure certain chemicals are released or something stimulated or whatever, whenever a good song comes on. My mood is easily changed by music. Normally I wouldn't try to explain this - I always assumed everyone reacted the same. But...nope. Kenneth is not overly fond of music in general. He has some he likes but nothing to get excited about. He does have fun collecting ringtones, though. But, as you can see, this is a big difference in our personalities. So maybe not everyone is like me with their music.
I suspect it's how I feel about music that makes me dislike music videos in general. I like having my own take on a song...not some video producer's. Perhaps the song-writer had something completely different in mind when he wrote the song - or the performer - without music videos we can all be happy. When you throw a video in - all bets are off. The video version is what sticks and very often ruins my image of how the song could have been depicted visually.
For years, and years, and years I could never have come up with just one favorite song. Recently, though, I've narrowed it down. But hey, all that could change...in a moment, an hour, a day, next month, next year...or all of the above.
Tonight I'm chilling out to this baker's dozen...
- Moondance by Michael Buble'
- This Used to Be My Playground by Madonna
- Jesus Take the Wheel by Carrie Underwood
- Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's
- More Than a Memory by Garth Brooks (or its writer, Lee Brice, a South Carolinian!)
- What Hurts the Most by Rascal Flatts
- Like We Never Loved by Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
- Paris by Faith Hill
- Is It Over Yet? by Wynona Judd
- I Survived You by Clay Aiken
- Do the Walls Come Down by Carly Simon
- Jessie by Joshua Kadison
- Letter Home by Wendy Waldman
You know the saying about not choosing a book by its cover? I tend to do that with songs. It's funny how a song will get my attention if it has certain words in the title...
- Rain (this should probably get two spots), Snow, Clay
- Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, town
- Summer, Spring, Winter, Fall
- Beaches, Roads, Sand
- Moon, Stars
- Dreams, Footsteps
- Airplanes, Jets, Trains
- Jesse/Jessie
Ok, phew...I think I'm emotionally exhausted! According to my list I've lived a lifetime in the last hour or two. Time to call it a night...with a lullabye, of course.
Drop someone a note this week...how 'bout a love note?
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