stop this train

Sorry to bring up John Mayer yet again, but I was listening to one of my most favorite tunes from him on my commute to work- it's called "Stop This Train". I'm probably an over-emotional person, but every time I listen to this song, I get a knot in my throat. I've probably listened to the lyrics more than enough to build up a tougher exterior so I'm a bit more desensitized...so I don't get all teary-eyed. See, that's why I undeniably love John Mayer (read his blog!)- he speaks the truth about life's nooks and crannies and gives it to you raw:



No, I'm not colorblind

I know the world is black and white

Try to keep an open mind

But I just can't sleep on this tonight



Stop this train

I wanna get off

And go home again

I can't take the speed it's moving in

I know I can't

But honestly, won't someone stop this train?



Don't know how else to say it

Don't want to see my parents go

One generation's length away

From fighting life out on my own



Stop this train

I wanna get off

And go home again

I can't take the speed it's moving in

I know I can't

But honestly, won't someone stop this train?



So scared of getting older

I'm only good at being young

So I play the numbers game

To find a way to say that life has just begun



Had a talk with my old man

Said "help me understand"

He said "turn sixty-eight

You renegotiate"



"Don't stop this train

Don't for a minute change the place you're in

And don't think I couldn't ever understand

I tried my hand

John, honestly we'll never stop this train"



Once in awhile, when it's good

It'll feel like it should

And they're all still around

And you're still safe and sound

And you don't miss a thing

Till you cry when you're driving away in the dark

Singing



Stop this train

I wanna get off

And go home again

I can't take the speed it's moving in

I know I can

Cause now I see I'll never stop this train



My little dog, the infamous "Cookie", is turning 1 tomorrow (stay tuned for an entire blog dedicated to her life thus far! haha) and she's just living proof that life is finite. Dogs have shorter lifespans than humans and even more, their lives are quantitated by a factor of 7 for each year they live. One of these days, I'll have to bid her farewell because she will have lived an entire life- hopefully consisting all of 12-15 years, if not more (in human years, that calculates between 85-105 years old!!!).



My dad always tells me to live your life the best you can because in his words, "One day you'll wake up and be 53". I don't mean to be cliche, but really, life is short, so do all you can now because there will be time to rest later.

P