I saw an interview of Steven Tyler, the lead singer of Aerosmith, and it reminded me of one of my favorite songs, Dream On … I love the message in it:
Every time that I look in the mirror …
All these lines on my face getting clearer.
The past is gone,
It went by like dusk to dawn.
Isn’t that the way?
Everybody’s got their dues in life to pay.
Half my life’s in the book’s written pages …
Live and learn from the fools and the sages.
You know it’s true …
All the things you do, come back to you.
Sing with me, sing for the year,
Sing for the laughter, sing for the fear,
Sing with me, just for today,
Maybe tomorrow the good Lord’ll take me away.
That’s poetry not often found in today’s modern music, and it speaks volumes. About life, about your past, about understanding what we’re all about. And it’s a reminder that I need to look closely at those “lines on my face”.
What is a life but the end effect of all those lines. Today is my birthday and I know more than ever that the past is in fact gone, and it went by so quickly. Just as we all have, I have paid some dues and learned from them. At this point, more than half of my life has been written and everything I have experienced does in fact come back to me, good and bad. There is a lot to think about, but I especially like the refrain … the idea that we can sing even in the face of those lines.
Sing today for sure, because some day the Lord will take you away … I am blessed to be alive, to be loved and to love … you too.
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