9.24.2008

after all we're only human

My roommates and I are attending a breast cancer benefit in the city next week, and Jon McLaughlin is performing. I was looking up some of his older songs tonight, and I ran across this one, Human. It perfectly sums up this stage of my life, and I found myself strangely encouraged.

Can you tell me how we got in this situation,
I can’t seem to get you off my mind,
all these ups and downs,
they trip up our good intentions,
nobody said this was easy ride.

After all we’re only human,
always fighting what we’re feeling,
hurt instead of healing,
after all we’re only human,
is there any other reason why we stay instead of leavin’ after all

Can we get back to the point of this conversation,
when we saw things through each others eyes,
cause now all I see is ruin and devastation,
we all need some place we can hide inside.

I’m smart enough to know,
that life goes by,
and it leaves a trail of broken hearts behind,
if you feel I’m letting go,
just give me time,
I’ll come running to your side.