May we all take a lesson from Don Henley...
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My Thanksgiving from his album Inside Job
(Don Henley/Stan Lynch/Jai Winding)
A lot of things have happened
Since the last time we spoke
Some of them are funny
Some of em ain't no joke
And I trust you will forgive me
If I lay it on the line
I always thought you were a friend of mine
Sometimes I think about you
I wonder how you're doing now
And what you're going through
The last time I saw you
We were playing with fire
We were loaded with passion
And a burning desire
For every breath, for every day of living
And this is my thanksgiving
Now the trouble with you and me, my friend
Is the trouble with this nation
Too many blessings, too little appreciation
And I know that kind of notion well, it just ain't cool
So send me back to sunday school
Because I'm tired of waiting for reason to arrive
Its too long we've been living
These unexamined lives
I've got great expectations
I've got family and friends
I've got satisfying work
I've got a back that bends
For every breath, for every day of living
This is my thanksgiving
Have you noticed that an angry man
Can only get so far
Until he reconciles the way he thinks things ought to be
With the way things are
Here in this fragmented world, I still believe
In learning how to give love, and how to receive it
And I would not be among those who abuse this privilege
Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge
And I don't mind saying that I still love it all
I wallowed in the springtime
Now I'm welcoming the fall
For every moment of joy
Every hour of fear
For every winding road that brought me here
For every breath, for every day of living
This is my thanksgiving
For everyone who helped me start
And for everything that broke my heart
For every breath, for every day of living
This is my thanksgiving
Copyright © Don Henley
Best wishes and may we all see past our current circumstances and find our own thanksgiving...
3 comments:
This was a VERY good post. I like the words and the meaning quite a bit! Thanks. I am hoping that you too find peace very soon!!!!
I hope a lot of people see this post before Thanksgiving.
Blog*Radio didn't have this cut, but if I find it, I'll update the post.
I like this album for three reasons, it's insight on relationships, importance of children (Annabelle), and organizational BS (Workin it).
very good post, JQ - as usual!
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