Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Music Monday

April 16, 2012

Today I switched on Pandora for listening music while I made cornbread and decided on the “Bread” channel (ha- ironic no?). You remember the group Bread don’t you? Songs like “Aubrey”, “Diary”? Yeah, of course you remember them! It’s just been a long time since you’ve heard anything by them! Don’t feel bad – I don’t often hear their music either. Except today I was feeling 70’s-ish I suppose. Anyway, the song “Everything I Own” came on and as I listened to the lyrics I realized that it was not a love song at all – not in the sense that we typically think. Nope, it was a tribute to a parent! At first I thought maybe David Gates wrote it for his mother, but it was for his father. As I listened, the words seemed more profound now that I am older and have lost my own father. I’ve also seen the passing of other precious people in my life and this song is a good reminder to not waste the time we have on this earth and to tell people how much we love them and care for them while we can. And if you can’t tell them show them. Pick up the phone, email them, send a card, whatever you can do with what you have. I need this reminder most of all.

So, here, read the words, go listen, and see how big of a kleenex pile you have afterwards.

You sheltered me from harm
Kept me warm, kept me warm
You gave my life to me
Set me free, set me free
The finest years I ever knew
Were all the years I had with you

And I would give anything I own
And give up my life, my heart, my home
I would give everything I own
Just to have you back again

You taught me how to love
What it’s of, what it’s of
You never said too much but still you showed the way
And I knew from watching you
Nobody else could ever know
The part of me that can’t let go

And I would give anything I own
Would give up my life, my heart, my home
I would give everything I own
Just to have you back again

Is there someone you know?
You’re loving them so
But taking them all for granted
You may lose them one day
Someone takes them away
And they don’t hear the words you long to say

And I would give anything I own
Will give up my life, my heart, my home
I would give everything I own
Just to have you back again
Just to touch you once again

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On April 17, 2012 at 9:05 PM, dxprog said:

Never heard of this... "Bread"...
Were they white or wheat?

On April 20, 2012 at 3:32 PM, java_queen said:

Ha! Trivia - David Gates who was lead singer grew up in Tulsa.

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