Times on Lincoln Avenue

Hello, friends.  It has been a while, because I have been SO BUSY.  Christmas was an absolute whirlwind, and I can't believe this year is almost over.   I'll try to post some pictures of the events, but just so you know--it may not happen.  Life is flying by, with hardly a chance to breathe, let alone write anything meaningful about what is happening.

Some of you may be wondering why I changed my blog address.  Well, I have been considering it for some time.  I kind-of like the anonymity of a random street name, versus "Mary's Magical Mellifluous Musings" (plus, it's easier to remember).  Several months ago, I even found a Lincoln Avenue (in Ogden) and took a picture of it to become my blog header, but I don't know where it is now.  You'll see it eventually.  Currently, my blog is public, and I'm not entirely comfortable with that.  I'll let you know if I decide to make it private again, in which case my two readers will receive an invitation.  Until then, enjoy reading about my making a fool out of myself in front of the entire world.

Another reason for the name change: since most of my blog references music in some way (all of my blog entries and subtitles are lines from songs, etc.), I thought the blog name should reflect that as well.  Lincoln Avenue is one of my favorite songs from Train, from the "My Private Nation" (one of my all-time favorite albums).  So much of the song just fits me, my work (how many songs have the word "operations" in them?), how I feel about certain people, and where my life is right now.  Okay, not just right now, but for several years, actually.  This does feel like the place between being ready and being in the way.


Here's a random YouTube video with the song and mostly correct lyrics.  Enjoy.


Lyrics | TRAIN - LINCOLN AVENUE LYRICS

Well I guess this is where I left my life
And all its operations
And I know that I will never get this twice
With all negotiations

This feels like the place between what is and might have been
So I guess this is where we both find out
If this was meant to be

And I'll tell myself, I don't need you
I'll tell myself enough to get me through
But I'll finally show you how I should have been being with you every day
If you can take a little more

Now it takes me back to times on Lincoln Avenue
When you said you'd never get tired of the boy
That seemed to be so far from growing up
But we were different then

This feels like the place between being ready and being in the way

And I'll tell myself, I don't need you
I'll tell myself enough to get me through
But I'll finally show you how I should have been being with you every day
If you can wait a little more

This feels like the time that I'm ready for you
Are you ready for me

'Cause I'll tell myself I'll make it through
I'll tell myself anything to get over you
And I won't blame you but I'm finally ready to show you
That I'm ready to show you, I'm ready to show you, yeah
I'll tell myself that I never needed anybody anyway, but anyway
I need you

I need you now
I need you now
I'm ready now

So that's it.  Now you have another piece to the puzzle.  More to come, mes amis.