Lifes Notebook

My Music and Me

I listened to Elvis when others were into the new stuff

They didn’t seem to understand me, maybe thought I wasn’t cool enough

I listened to George Jones, Johnny Cash and Merle

I guess it seemed a little strange for a young city girl

I loved the oldies that came out way before my time

I thought Jerry Lee, Little Richard and Motown were sublime

I knew that no matter what happened or whatever came

It would always seem better with a little Etta James

I never settled for just one sound, I had to listen to it all

Many kinds of music, didn’t matter what it was called

Old Rock, Soft Rock, Hard Rock, and more

Didn’t matter if it was soft and sweet or simply hard core

Journey, Rush, Zeppelin, Styx and REO

I just loved all music and not ashamed to let it show

Sometimes I would feel like listening to Frank or Dean

Just made me feel better, ya know what I mean

I loved anything that made me want to dance

I loved anything that spoke of true romance

If a song had lyrics that touched my heart

I’d love it forever right from the start

You might think that my taste in music is a little bit strange

But I’m proud to say, it aint never gonna change!

You might be thinking “what a crazy thing to write about”

But I love my music without a doubt

Music can say what your heart is feeling

And it can clear your mind when it seems to be reeling

Just thought I would share these thoughts with you

Now you can continue doing what you do :)

© Words written by Jeannie Baisden 2012