Tuesday, September 18, 2007

"Waiting for My Real Life to Begin"

I just have to share some lyrics with you. This is my current favorite song - "Waiting for My Real Life to Begin," by Colin Hay. The lyrics are so poetic, gut-wrenching, and beautiful. If you enjoy them, feel free to look for the song itself on iTunes or Youtube.

Waiting for My Real Life to Begin

Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I'll keep checking the horizon
I'll stand on the bow,
feel the waves come crashing
Come crashing down down down, on me

And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart
Let the light shine in
But don't you understand
I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin

When I awoke today,
suddenly nothing happened
But in my dreams,
I slew the dragon
And down this beaten path, and up this cobbled lane
I'm walking in my old footsteps, once again

And you say, just be here now
Forget about the past,
your mask is wearing thin
Let me throw one more dice
I know that I can win
I'm waiting for my real life to begin

Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I'll keep checking the horizon
And I'll check my machine,
there's sure to be that call
It's gonna happen soon, soon, soon
It's just that times are lean

And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart, let the light shine in
Don't you understand I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin

1 comment:

Cooper said...

Happy Belated Holidays.

Wasn't Colin Hay part of Men At Work back in the 80's???