Independence Day

I have been alone on vacation for the past few days in Palm Springs for the 4th of July.  My main goal was to relax, enjoy some real A/C, and get much needed reading and writing done.  I am pleased to report that despite binge-watching MTV's Ridiculousness and Jersey Shore: Family Vacation since I have cable here, I am still succeeding on all fronts.

I Couldn’t Stop

They said you were a waste of time.  They said, “Just let him go.”

They don’t see the things I see; don’t know the things I know.

Like how for a moment I felt forever in my hand.

And how I know you gave me your all for as long as you could stand.

When I’m lookin’ at you, it’s the future that I see. 

And when I close my eyes, babe, it’s only you and me. 

And in my dreams is when I hear your voice. 

I couldn’t stop, baby, even if I had a choice.

Sun’s gone down.  Stars are out tonight. 

Remembering how it felt like we were about to take flight. 

Now all I have is this aching in my chest,

the one that seems to grow and grow, that will not let me rest.

When I’m lookin’ at you, it’s the future that I see. 

And when I close my eyes, babe, it’s only you and me. 

And in my dreams is when I hear your voice. 

I couldn’t stop, baby, even if I had a choice.

If we were starving on the street, I wouldn’t leave your side. 

And if it still didn’t work, well at least we tried?

‘Cause when I looked at you, it was the future that I saw. 

And when I closed my eyes, babe, I was ensnared inside your claws. 

In my dreams, I still can hear your voice. 

I can’t stop, baby, as if I was ever given a choice.