Thursday, January 24, 2008

My theme song

Last semester one of my teacher friends (Gabbi) did a cool assignment with her students...they had to pick a song that would be their theme song. So all these kids had to pick their song(there was more to the assignment, but that's all you need to know!). Even Gabbi picked one. And in searching for her song, we talked about several different songs...which led me to start thinking, "What would my theme song be?" And although there are several possibilites, I keep coming back to this one...

"The Long Way Around" by the Dixie Chicks



My friends from high school
Married their high school boyfriends
Moved into houses in the same ZIP codes
Where their parents live

But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

I hit the highway in a pink RV with stars on the ceiling
Lived like a gypsy
Six strong hands on the steering wheel

I've been a long time gone now
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
But I've always found my way somehow


By taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around

I met the queen of whatever
Drank with the Irish and smoked with the hippies
Moved with the shakers
Wouldn't kiss all the asses that they told me to

No I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

It's been two long years now
Since the top of the world came crashing down
And I'm getting' it back on the road now

But I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
The long way around

Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess I could have made it easier on myself


But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
If you ever want to find me I can still be found


Taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around

2 comments:

Gabbi Buckley said...

theme song shoutout!

Anonymous said...

Dixie chicks always remind me of you.