Things that float through your mind at 3:15 in the morning

[ciroccoj]

Random observation: I have always really loved When All Is Said And Done, no idea why. Maybe because it's pretty much the only grown-up break-up song I've ever heard.

Songwriters: ANDERSSON, BENNY/ULVAEUS, BJORN
Send "When All Is Said And Done" Ringt

Here's to us one more toast and then we'll pay the bill
Deep inside both of us can feel the autumn chill
Birds of passage, you and me
We fly instinctively
When the summer's over and the dark clouds hide the sun
Neither you nor I'm to blame when all is said and done

In our lives we have walked some strange and lonely treks
Slightly worn but dignified and not too old for sex
We're still striving for the sky
No taste for humble pie
Thanks for all your generous love and thanks for all the fun
Neither you nor I'm to blame when all is said and done

It's so strange when you're down and lying on the floor
How you rise, shake your head, get up and ask for more
Clear-headed and open-eyed
With nothing left untried
Standing calmly at the crossroads, no desire to run
There's no hurry any more when all is said and done

Standing calmly at the crossroads, no desire to run
There's no hurry any more when all is said and done

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Oh, HELL yes.

[linaelyn.livejournal.com]

Here's mine, same era, roughly.

"Wasted Time"
The Eagles

Well baby, there you stand
With your little head, down in your hand
Oh, my God, you can't believe it's happening again
Your baby's gone, and you're all alone
and it looks like the end.

And you're back out on the street.
And you're tryin' to remember.
How will you start it over?
You don't know what became.
You don't care much for a stranger's touch,
But you can't hold your man.

You never thought you'd be alone this far down the line
And I know what's been on your mind
You're afraid it's all been wasted time

The autumn leaves have got you thinking about the first time that you fell
You didn't love the boy too much, no, no, you just loved the boy too well,
Farewell
So you live from day to day, and you dream about tomorrow, oh.
And the hours go by like minutes and the shadows come to stay
So you take a little something to make them go away
And I could have done so many things, baby
If I could only stop my mind from wondrin' what
I left behind and from worrying 'bout this wasted time

Oh, another love has come and gone
Oh, and the years keep rushing on
I remember what you told me before you went out on your own:
"Sometimes to keep it together, we got to leave it alone."
So you can get on with your search, baby, and I can get on with mine
And maybe someday we will find , that it wasn't really wasted time
Mm, hm
Oh hoo, ooh, oh,
Ooh, ooh, mm

YouTube link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAXHQygPPKk)

Also, Gwen Stefani's "Cool" is a few years along the path, but also a yes. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y2YR3Iei2M)

Re: Oh, HELL yes.

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

::following link to Eagles::

And OMG Gwen Stefani! I don't even like her, but I found "Cool" a few months ago and couldn't stop whistling it under my breath. Beautiful images in the video - including the sort of wistful "this is great, I'm so glad we're friends... still wish it had been possible to work out as a couple, but oh well."