Hello all,

I just got into the office this morning. I wanted to share something with fellow WS's out there. Last night I worked late and was driving home all alone when the following song came on the radio. Its "Against the Wind" by Bob Seger. For some reason it spoke straight to my heart at that moment. I heard this man singing about my BS and our lives together and all of the sudden it all came out.


I sat and cried till I could cry no more. I don't know why the words of the song touched me so much but for some reason once I finished I felt much better. I'd venture to say it was the most intense cry I've had so far. I cut and pasted the lyrics below for those who want.

Against The Wind
Bob Seger

It seems like yesterday
But it was long ago
Janey was lovely she was the queen of my nights
There in the darkness with the radio playing low
And the secrets that we shared
The mountains that we moved
Caught like a wildfire out of control
'Til there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove
And I remember what she said to me
How she swore that it never would end
I remember how she held me oh so tight
Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then

Against the wind
We were runnin' against the wind
We were young and strong, we were runnin'
Against the wind

The years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
I found myself further and further from my home
And I guess I lost my way
There were oh so many roads
I was living to run and running to live
Never worryied about paying or even how much I owed
Moving eight miles a minute for months at a time
Breaking all of the rules that would bend
I began to find myself searching
Searching for shelter again and again

Against the wind
A little something against the wind
I found myself seeking shelter sgainst the wind

Well those drifter's days are past me now
I've got so much more to think about
Deadlines and commitments
What to leave in, what to leave out

Against the wind
I'm still runnin' against the wind
I'm older now but still runnin' against the wind
Well I'm older now and still runnin'
Against the wind
Against the wind
Against the wind

Still runnin'
I'm still runnin' against the wind
I'm still runnin'
I'm still runnin' against the wind
Still runnin'
Runnin' against the wind
Runnin' against the wind
See the young man run
Watch the young man run
Watch the young man runnin'
He'll be runnin' against the wind
Let the cowboys ride
Let the cowboys ride
They'll be ridin' against the wind
Against the wind ...


-2soon

All I have to say to that is SNIFF!!! I would swear that song was written for me if I didn't know better. It is me on so many different levels. Literal and figurative.

High school sweethearts, married young, suddenly half a world away from home, you get the picture. SNIFF.

Ok, my pity party is OVER now, thanks for the lyrics wise2soon. Please, if u find anymore, keep em coming!!!

Is no problem. I spoke with my IC on the phone and related to him what happened last night. You see, I've avoided listening to the radio for music lately. To many songs are written about issues which relate directly to why all of us are here. When I heard that song last night, I thought of BS and allof the ways I've made her feel with my betrayal.

I thought on all of the times I've walked out and the hopelessness she must've felt. I have no clue as to how she actually felt, I only know how those feelings felt to me. I cried for my BS and family, I cried out with the realization of what I've done to them. MilWife, here's another song that touched me (not as much) when I heard it as well. The song is "Here Without you" by three doors down. Here's the lyrics. Makes me think of my BS and my betrayal. Thats just me though.

A hundred days have made me older
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face
A thousand lies have made me colder
And I don’t think I can look at this the same
But all the miles that separate
They disappear now when I’m dreaming of your face

I’m here without you baby
But your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
And I dream about you all the time
I’m here without you baby
But your still with me in my dreams
And tonight, there’s only you and me

The miles just keep rolling as
The people leave their way to say hello
I've heard this life is overrated
But I hope that this gets better as we go

I’m here without you baby
But your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
And I dream about you all the time
I’m here without you baby
But your still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl, there’s only you and me

Everything I know, and anywhere I go
It gets hard but it won’t take away my love
And when the last one falls, when it’s all said and done
It gets hard but it won’t take away my love

I’m here without you baby
But your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
And I dream about you all the time
I’m here without you baby
But your still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl, there’s only you and me

I’m here without you baby
But your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
And I dream about you all the time
I’m here without you baby
But your still with me in my dreams
But tonight girl, there’s only you and me

-2soon