That was my entrance song today. It’s by Patti Griffin (yes, I am a fan). It can seem a bit serious or heavy for an entrance song. But it’s excellent. Especially loud in the car.
I see a lot of limousines at weddings. They are always grand and unlike the one in the song they can be a bit untraditional. You’ve all seen the Hummer limousines right? For a girl born on Earth Day, those are a bit hard on the spirit. Either way, they carry wonderfully joyous people from church to … well usually somewhere to take beautiful portraits with Chris … and then to the reception. When you see them on the street alone, you know it’s for something fun. When you see them in a procession, you know it is for something sad.
The limousine in this song is for the other end of marriage. When the couple parts because of the circle of life (yes, we have been reading the Lion King). And although her words are about how she feels now that her husband is gone, I find words that remind me how to live while my husband and I are still here. Lyrics like …
“There’s nothing left at the end of being proud.”
or
“Forty years go by with someone laying in your bed. Forty years of saying things you wish you never said. How hard would it have been to say some kinder words instead? I wonder as I stare at the sky turning red.”
Not to hit you super hard with the “life is short” message on a Monday ... but it is. Download this song and you will be catapulted into the precious moment that is today. Say some kinder words if you can. I should probably go and get on the phone!
1 comment:
"I've had some time to think about it - on the long ride home." Thanks, Tricia; I love that song too.
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