Take Me Home

I'm going to try something new here. New for this blog, anyway. I'm going to try to upload a song (mp3), and have a player on here, with lyrics to read as well. I did this many years back on my MySpace blog, but many (or all) of you readers haven't ever seen that.

Anyway...

Last Saturday, I was walking my nigh-two hour walk, and listening to my iPod (how did I ever live without that thing?). A song came on that I hadn't heard in a long time, one I've always loved. It's performed by Donna Lewis (many of you may know that cheesy song, "I Love You Always Forever"), and it's called Take Me Home.

Donna Lewis

It really made me think of Arizona, as well as the love that Nikki and I share. I actually started getting all choked up and emotional, while walking down the sidewalk by a busy road. This song is all about starting over, "running with the rainstorms," and "leaving the meanness behind" that is life for us here in Macomb County, Michigan. How fitting. Now let's see if I can embed a lil mp3 player. Make sure to follow the lyrics below. I love Donna's voice, but she tends to murmur at times.

I've italicized the lines that especially rang a chord with me, though I love all the lyrics. (It's just that there won't be any snowfields where we're going!) If you wait a minute after the song stops, there's a little reprise on piano that plays for a bit. It's really quite pretty. Anyway, enjoy.  :)



Take Me Home

Here, I’m standing strong
I’ve made my choice at last
Forever

Here where I belong
With you my love, my friend
No other

Lost inside of you
I’m breathless, floating through

Take me home
We can run with the rainstorms
We can sit and stare at the world
Confess our secrets to mother earth

Home, down the new road of our life
Through the window of snow fields and happiness
A new you, a new me
Take me home

Now, I understand
The love we give away
We keep forever

Now, with tears of joy
I’m soaring free
With you, together

Lost inside of you
I’m breathless, floating through

Take me home
We can run with the rainstorms
We can sit and stare at the world
Confess our secrets to mother earth

Home, down the new road of our life
Through the window of snow fields and happiness
A new you, a new me
Take me home

Come, take my hand
My heart, my soul
Come to a place
Loved long ago

Come, take my hand
My heart, my soul
Come to a place
Loved long ago

Home
We can run with the rainstorms
We can sit and stare at the world
Confess our secrets to mother earth

And home
To the lakes of our childhood
We can leave the meanness behind
Under the sunset skies

And home
To the land of our loved ones
To a place where there’s a warm hand to hold
A wilderness unknown

And home
Down the new road of our life
Through the window of snowfields and happiness
A new you, a new me
Take me home

Come, take my hand
My heart, my soul
Come to a place
Loved long ago

Come, take my hand
My heart, my soul
Come to a place
Loved long ago