He Went to Paris

He went to Paris looking for answers
To questions that bothered him so
He was impressive, young and aggressive
Saving the world on his own.
But the warm Summer breezes
The French wines and cheeses
Put his ambition at bay
And Summers and Winters
Scattered like splinters
And four or five years slipped away.

Then he went to England, played the piano
And married an actress named Kim
They had a good life, she was a good wife
Bore him a young son named Jim.
And all of the answers and all of the questions
He locked in his attic one day
'Cause he liked the quiet clean country living
And twenty more years slipped away.

Well the war took his baby, the bombs killed his lady
And left him with only on eye
His body was battered, his world was shattered
And all he could do was just cry.
While the tears were falling, he was recalling
The answers he never found
So he hopped on a freighter, skidded the ocean
And left England without a sound.

Now he lives in the islands, fishes the pilin's
And drinks his green label each day
He's writing his memoirs and losing his hearing
But he don't care what most people say.
Through eighty-six years of perpetual motion
If he likes you he'll smile then he'll say
Jimmy, some of it's magic, some of it's tragic
But I had a good life all the way.

And he went to Paris looking for answers
To questions that bother him so.


Of course, we all knew the wise man JB would end up in here eventually, and he probably will again! :)

Questions that bother us so? Hmmm. Questions about life? Love? Happiness? Those ever so famous unanswered questions. The What Ifs, Whys and How Comes. We all have them. Some of us ignore them and go about our day while others actually go out in search of them. If we can 't find the answers we are looking for, do we stop and see whats here? Do we move on and keep trying? How far do you have to go to find them? Do you have a special place close by you can go and reflect? How far have you gone in search of your answers? If you didn't find them, did you give up? Ask new questions? Do you send your question's out to the universe? Leave the answers up to the fates? Alter thing's a bit to get a different outcome? What happens if you don't like the answer's you find? What then? Does that stop you from searching?
As you grow, I'm sure the question's change. Where will I be in 5 years? Why am I not married? What if I chose this path instead? If you are content and happy do you lock the questions away for another day or is that your answer? Is anyone ever really content and happy? Seriously? We may appear to be but there is always something more, something or someone missing. I'm happy here, but I know I could be happier somewhere else!

He searched for the answers in several places, stayed put, moved on and lived his life in the process. He had to look back to see this though. Bad things happened, good things happened. He lived his life, some of it's magic, some of it's tragic, But he had a good life all the way.

Can you look back on your life and say the same? What would you change if you could? Where would you go searching for your answers? What are the question's that bother you so?

I often wonder where I would go to find my answers. What am I looking for? What are my questions? I've often said that I would love to live in a cottage on the shore line of NC somewhere and that when I retire it will be in a boat. Travel the world, decide that morning, if I move on or stay put. Will I have other questions by then or will the answers to the one's I have now, change all that anyways?

As we all know Dorothy thought she had to go over the rainbow to find what she was looking for.. A place where there isn't any trouble. Do you suppose there is such a place, Toto? There must be. It's not a place you can get to by a boat or a train. It's far, far away. Behind the moon, beyond the rain...
But we all learned in the end, There's no place like home. Because she learned that.. I - I think that it - it wasn't enough to just want to see Uncle Henry and Auntie Em - and it's that - if I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with! Is that right?

So yep, now we've gone from Paris to Oz..



"Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.”

Kristi

This is Real, This is Me

I've always been the kind of girl
That hid my face
So afraid to tell the world
What I've got to say
But I have this dream
Right inside of me
I'm gonna let it show, it's time
To let you know
To let you know

This is real, this is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, now
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me

Do you know what it's like
To feel so in the dark
To dream about a life
Where you're the shining star
Even though it seems
Like it's too far away
I have to believe in myself
It's the only way

This is real, This is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, now
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me

You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
I need to find you, I gotta find you
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me
I need to find you, I gotta find you

This is real, this is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, now
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me (this is me)
You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me

and since I'm on a Disney/Camp Rock kick today, lets go for a 2fer..

I love this song.. It's a great duet.. Ok so what it's from a Jonas Brother and Demi Lovato. Oh well.. The lyrics are great and I love the message. Plus I will openly admit to having a cougar crush on Joe Jonas ( well ok Nick Jonas too, but not Kevin)..
This is real, this is me, I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be! Well I may not be exactly where I am supposed to be but I'm working on it.. It's time to step up, make some changes and let the world know that I am here and I'm not backing down.. It's my choice, it's my dream and no one can take that from me.

This is my favorite verse from the song..
You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
I need to find you, I gotta find you
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me
I need to find you, I gotta find you

I want to be that.. I want to be the lyrics in someones head. I want to be the reason they are singing.. It's Disney.. it's cheesy.. Get over it! Duh, every girl wants that! To be someone's missing piece? Yes Please! Come find me!

Be yourself, be real be someone's reason for getting up in the morning. But if not be your own reason too!! Have a dream, chase after it. Share it with the world! Let that light shine. Keep it bright, don't let it burn out! Never be afraid to be who you are and never try to be someone you are not. Not for you or anyone else.

Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.”

Kristi

This is our Song

So let's sing na, na na na na, hey ya
Come on and sing na, na na na na, hey ya

This is our song that's all that matter cause
We all belong right here together
There's nothing better than singing along
This is our summer
This is our song

And grab your guitar
Sit by the fire
Cause we all need a song
When we retire
We'll sit here together and sing it out loud

This is our song that's all that matter cause
We all belong right here together
There's nothing better than singing along
This is our summer and this is our song
This is our song, this is our song
This is our song

Come on and sing na, na na na na, hey ya
(repeat)

This is our song that's all that matters cause
We all belong right here together
There's nothing better than singing along
This is our summer (Our summer)

This is our song that's all that matters cause
We all belong right here together
There's nothing better than singing along
This is our summer
This is our song (This is our song)
This is our song (This is our song)
This is our song
This is our song!


Ok get over it.. this may be the first and it won't be the last song from a Disney movie that shows up in this blog.. I'd love to say i watch way to much Disney because of my kid but that's kind of a lie.. So there..My Name is Kristi and I love Disney.. Now that we have that out of the way.. The reason for today's song..

Everyone needs a song! A personal song, a song that defines a groups of friends. A song that every time you hear it reminds you of a memory from your past of a special person, place, thing or even better all 3!!! A song to define a time in your life. A song to define you! I love this song. I love the idea behind this song.
Summer 1996.. that was my summer and there were many songs. I can tell a story about that summer and it would be tied to music every step of the way. That is what helps me remember that summer. I don't have any other summers like that and that depresses me greatly. Everyone should have THAT summer.. But Summer 96 was MY summer! The memories I have from that summer, I will carry with me forever. I hope to all that is out there that someday my son will have his Summer. I met some wonderful and amazing people, had experiences that many people don't get to have and learned things about myself that I never would have learned without that summer.
I don't have contact with any of the people from that summer anymore and that makes me sad but the memories we made and shared will stay with me and if I were ever to cross paths with any of them again, I'm sure that they would feel the same. We didn't just have a song that summer, we made a whole soundtrack.

I love to associate songs to memories. I wish that I had memories like a lot of songs out there (don't worry these will show up in the blog eventually).. You know those songs like movies that tell of great love stories that we here in the "real world" never experience.. Music is wonderful. It's therapeutic. It can brighten your day, remind you of a lost love, make you reflect on your life or just get up and dance. Hey that's good for you right?? This song is also one of the reasons I started this blog, it's kind of the idea behind it. Songs define people.. Different days, different moods, different songs.. Plus I love to write and this combines my love of both. Plus I get to share it with you!! :) I get to tell my story through songs and music. I get to share my song with you!

There's not much to the lyrics but basically I hope you find your song. I hope you sing it and I hope that every day in life is music to your ears.

Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.”

Kristi