Look Around

"Take a look around you and see what's within you
Is there room in your life, can I fall down beneath you"

~Pat McGee Band, Fine

Saving Grace

"Suppose I said you're my saving grace..."

~John Mayer, Not Myself

Outlast

"The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that outlasts it."

~ William James

Whatever it Takes

She said "If we're gonna make this work
You gotta let me inside even though it hurts
Don't hide the broken parts that I need to see"
She said "Like it or not it's the way it's gotta be
You gotta love yourself if you can ever love me"

I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
And give me a break
I'll keep us together, I know you deserve much better

But remember the time I told you the way that I felt
That I'd be lost without you and never find myself
Let's hold onto each other above everything else
Start over, start over

~Lifehouse, "Whatever it Takes"

Stand

You feel like a candle in a hurricane
Just like a picture with a broken frame
Alone and helpless like you've lost your fight
But you'll be alright
You'll be alright

Cause when push comes to shove
You taste what you're made of
You might bend, till you break
Cause it's all you can take
On your knees you look up
Decide you've had enough
You get mad you get strong
Wipe your hands shake it off
Then you stand
Then you stand

Life's like a novel with the end ripped out
The edge of a canyon with only one way down
Take what you're given before its gone
Start holding on, keep holding on

Cause when push comes to shove
You taste what you're made of
You might bend, till you break
Cause it's all you can take
On your knees you look up
Decide you've had enough
You get mad you get strong
Wipe your hands shake it off
Then you stand (then you stand)
Yea, then you stand (then you stand)

Everytime you get up
And get back in the race
One more small piece of you
Starts to fall into place, yea

~Rascal Flatts, "Stand"

Days Go By

Days go by
I can feel 'em flying
Like a hand out the window in the wind as the cars go by
It's all we've been given
So you better start livin' right now
'Cause days go by

~Keith Urban, Days Go By

Flip Flops and Pop Tops

I blew out my flip flop,
Stepped on a pop top,
Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home.
But there's booze in the blender,
And soon it will render
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on.

~Jimmy Buffett, Margaritaville

Fix You

When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
When the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

High up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
If you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I...

Tears stream down on your face
I promise you I will learn from the mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I...

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

~Coldplay, "Fix You"

Sex Appeal

"I believe that sex appeal is something we all have. It's up to you to show it."

~Jane Krakowski, of 30 Rock

Dream BIG

When you cry, be sure to dry your eyes,
'Cause better days are sure to come.
And when you smile, be sure to smile wide,
And don't let them know that they have won.
And when you walk, walk with pride,
And don't show the hurt inside,
Because the pain sill soon be gone.

And when you dream, dream big,
As big as the ocean, blue.
'Cause when you dream it might come true.
But when you dream, dream big.

And when you laugh, be sure to laugh out loud,
'Cause it will carry all your cares away.
And when you see, see the beauty all around and in yourself,
And it will help you feel okay.
And when you pray, pray for strength to help to carry on,
But when the troubles come your way.

And when you dream, dream big,
As big as the ocean, blue.
'Cause when you dream it might come true.
But when you dream, dream big.

Dream big.
Dream big.

When you cry be sure to dry your eyes, cause better days are sure to come.
And when you smile be sure to smile wide,and
don't let them know that they have won.
And when you laugh be sure to laugh out loud,
'Cause it will carry all your cares away.
And when you see, see the beauty all
around and in yourself, and it will help you feel okay.
And when you pray, pray for strength
to help to carry on when the troubles come your way.

And when you dream, dream big,
As big as the ocean, blue.
'Cause when you dream it might come true.
But when you dream, dream big.

~Ryan Shupe, "Dream Big"

Bullet Proof

Do you listen to yourself
Never live for someone else
Do you like the way you feel
Nothing hurts when no one's real

- Goo Goo Dolls, "Bullet Proof"

Kelsey (that's me!)

So take one word you said
You put it in your bed
You rest your tiny head on your pillow
You wonder where you're going next
You got your head pushed to my chest
And now you're hoping that someone let's you in
Well I sure'll let you in
You know that you're in
Oh kelsey, you
So don't let anyone scare you
You know that I'll protect you
Always all through the thick and thin
Until the end
You better watch it
You know you don't cross it becauseI'm always here for you
And I'll be here for you
(I know x3) I know how it feels believe me
I've been there
(I know x3) I know what it feels like
Tell me kelsey
I'd swim the ocean for you
The ocean for you
Whoa, oh kelsey
And I'd swim the ocean for you
Swim the ocean for you
Whoa, oh kelsey
Yeah.
It's going to get harder
And it's going to burn brighter
And it's going to feel tougher each and every day
So let me say that I love you
You're all that I've ever wanted
All that I've ever dreamed of to come
And yes you did come
I want you so bad
Can you feel it too?
You know I'm so, I'm so in love with you
I want you so much
I need you so much
I need you, I need you, your touch
And I'd swim the ocean for you
The ocean for you
Whoa, oh kelsey
And you never, ever let me in (let me in)

~Metro Station, "Kelsey"

The Middle

"Hey
Don't write yourself off yet
It's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on
Just try your best
Try everything you can
And don't you worry what they tell themselves when you're away

It just takes some time
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be all right

Hey
You know they're all the same
You know you're doing better on your own so don't buy in
Live right now
Just be yourself
It doesn't matter if that's good enough for someone else

Hey
Don't write yourself off yet
It's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on
Just do your best
Do everything you can
Don't you worry what their bitter hearts are going to say"

Regrets

"Part of growing up is that you can not go back in time, you have to live with your regrets and things you leave behind."

~Alice Peacock, "Some Things Get Lost"

Possibilities

"The most important thing in life is to stop saying "I wish" and start saying "I will." Consider nothing impossible then treat possibilities as probabilities."

~ "The Way I See It #283", Starbucks cup

No Regrets

"No regrets. I played the game one way. The only way I knew how."

~Brett Favre, News Conference annoucing his retirement, March 6th, 2008

City of Blinding Lights

The more you know the less you see
The less you find out as you go
I knew much more then than I do now
Neon heart day-glow eyes
A city lit by fireflies
They're advertising in the skies
For people like us
And I miss you when you're not around
I'm getting ready to leave the ground
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights
Don't look before you laugh
Look ugly in a photograph
Flash bulbs purple irises
The camera can't see
I've seen you walk unafraid
I've seen you in the clothes you made
Can you see the beauty inside of me?
What happened to the beauty I had inside of me?
And I miss you when you're not around
I'm getting ready to leave the ground
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights
Time...time...time...time...time
Won't leave me as I am
But time won't take the boy out of this man
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights
The more you know the less you feel
Some pray for others steal
Blessings are not just for the ones who kneel... luckily

~ U2, City of Blinding Lights

Favre Forever

"I know I can still play, but it's like I told my wife, I'm just tired mentally. I'm just tired,"
~Brett Favre, March 4th, 2008, on his retirement

Well Behaved Women

"Well behaved women rarely make history."

~Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Let Me Know

"You only call me after you've had a few
You only want to hang out when you've got nothing to do
Don't tell me you love me and act like you don't
Oh, if you really want me you just gotta let me know"

~Plain White T's, "Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk"