Music and it's effects

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Have you ever had a song that just makes you wonder what if it were you in the song?

To Be Honest I have had several and one of the ones that had the strongest effect is One of These Days by Tim McGraw. This song is strong and powerful for a County song. There are songs that make you think that you are not alone and that other feel similar, then there are songs that make you run the gauntlet of emotions.

Anyone else want to share songs that they have heard that sparked an interest?

Used to chase that boy home from school
We called him frekled-faced, red-headed fool
He was different...he wasn't cool like me
Sticks and stones didn't break any bones
Bet we never left well enough alone
And one day he ran away from home, you see
And I passed him as he walked away
And in his eyes I heard him say
"One of these days you're gonna love me
You'll sit down by yourself and think
About the times you pushed and shoved me
And what good friends we might've been
And then you're gonna sigh a little
Maybe even cry a little but
One of these days you're gonna love me"

Patty Sue was a small town beauty
I took one look at her and had to pull her to me
Lord knows she should've seen right through me
When I promised her the world
But at 17, you only want one thing
I left her standin' there with my high school ring
Innocent tears in the pourin' rain
As I walked away
And I still see her in my dreams
And to this day she's whispering

"One of these days you're gonna love me
You'll sit down by yourself and think
About the time you turned from me
And what good friends we might've been
And then you're gonna sigh a little
Maybe even cry a little but
One of these days you're gonna love me"

Now everybody stands up
The congregation sings
It's a song of sweet forgiveness
And as the chorus rings
The wind blows clear my memory
The pages start to turn
Then suddenly I'm singin'
The moment that I learn

One of these days I'm gonna love me
And feel the joy of sweet release
One of these days, I'll rise above me
And at last I'll find some peace
Then I'm gonna smile a little
Maybe even laugh a little but
One of these days I'm gonna love me

Sometime World

This is from the halcyon days of prog rock. I was 16. It spoke to me.
Enjoy the guitar solos.

I met a man who felt the same way
That the world had passed him by
Told to me all his troubles
That the world had made him cry

Life had kept him waiting
Regretting his pain inside
Had to feel underrated
And hated, besides

Life had kept him waiting
Regretting his shame inside
Had to feel underrated
And hated, besides

Sometime world, pass me by again
Carry you, carry me, away...

http://youtu.be/kvLVSPPLZZY

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