How The Mind Works

Isn't it funny how the mind works. Don't get me wrong, I am happy mine works at all some days but during the most chaotic moments, my mind writes songs. Yep, I dont sing, or read or write music or even play an instrument but my mind writes entire songs with lyrics and everything. For Christmas, my hubby got me a keyboard and I found that if I sit at it, I can find the the right keys that create the melody. Interesting.

They are random. They have little or nothing to do with anything that is going on in my life. So this morning, I thought I would share with you the one that is currently in my head. It is really sad but has a haunting melody and is really pretty. It's called "Don't Leave Me Tonight". I hope you like it.

He was barely sixteen when she got the call
Coming home with some friends from a party
He lied to her and said that they would be at the mall
But he wasn't where he was supposed to be

She tried to be strong
while the other parents cried
Their babies were gone
But her son survived

Don't leave me tonight
Baby don't close your eyes
All the words left unspoken, the promises broken, nothing but lies

Tomorrow will come and go
and I'll be alone
My life will be shattered, nothing else matters
God, don't take him home.

She sits by his bed on a cold winter night
Snow falls outside the window
She knows in her heart that it won't be long
But she can't find the words to just let him go

She tries to be strong
To hold on to the past
But it won't be long
because he's fading so fast

Don't leave me tonight
Baby don't close your eyes
All the words left unspoken, the promises broken, nothing but lies

Tomorrow will come and go
and I'll be alone
My life will be shattered, nothing else matters
God don't take him home

They whisper and stare as she walks down the hall
They talk about the collision
But she doesn't care, for the rest of her life
She'll pay for someone elses bad decision

She tries to be strong
but he's barely alive
Still her words echo...
"Don't drink and drive"

Don't leave me tonight
Baby don't close your eyes
All the words left unspoken, the promises broken, nothing but lies

Tomorrow will come and go and I'll be alone
My life will be shattered, nothing else matters
God don't take him home

She sits by his bed on the fourth of July
Fireworks outside the window
She knows in her heart that it won't be long
But she can't find the words to just let him go

She tries to seperate
her anger from her fears
But he's not coming home...
It's been fifteen years

Don't leave me tonight
Baby don't close your eyes
All the words left unspoken, promises broken, nothing but lies

Tomorrow will come and go
and I'll be alone
My life will be shattered, nothing else matters
God don't take him home

Just a small sample of how the mind works. At least my mind. Somewhere in the back of my mind while I am busy with every day life, I compose songs, lots of them. My hubby loves one called The Famous song which is a funny tune about a girl that has big dreams but she is sitting in jail. Maybe that one is for another time. In the meantime, the message of this one I think is when you make a decision to drink and get behind the wheel, consider the impact of those you leave behind. Life and death isn't always black and white. There is a very grey area between life and death where the people you love suffer a lot. Sad but true. It's March...go saddle up your horse and go for a ride.

Blessings
Tena