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Somethin that I feel covers it all

Sat, 12/10/2005 - 18:40
This is a song ....almost always puts me in tears because of how I relate it to my wife. I see a lot of the same seeking/questions that I often have all over these forums. They run the gambit from, "Am I normal?", "Am I worth love?", to "How do I show my friend with Epilepsy support?". This piece is about how imperfect all of us (as human beings)are and how love is all about "the long-run"... There are times when you can beckon, There are times when you must call. You can take a lot of reckoning, But you can't take it all. There are times when I can help you out, And times when you must fall. There are times when you must live in doubt And I can't help at all. Three blue stars rise on the hill Say no more now just be still All these trials soon be past Look for something built to last A wind held by the collar, Yes, a cloud held by the breeze You can walk on coals of fire But sometimes you must freeze There are times when you offend me And I do the same to you If we can't or won't forget it I guess we could be through One blue star sets on the hill Call it back you never will One more star sinks in the past Show me something built to last Built to last till time itself falls tumbling from the wall Built to last till sunshine fails and darkness moves on all Built to last while years roll past like cloudscapes in the sky Show me something built to last and something built to try There are times when you get hit upon Try hard but you can't give Other times you'd gladly part With what you need to live Don't waste your breath to save your face When you have done your best And even more is asked of you Fate will decide the rest All the stars are gone but one Morning breaks here comes the sun Cross the sky now sinking fast Show me something built to last. - Gerry "DarkStar" Garcia, The Grateful Dead "Built to last"

Comments

Re: Somethin that I feel covers it all

Submitted by Kaya579 on Wed, 2005-12-21 - 18:59
As I sit here and cry, after reading those beautiful words of a great song that i've sung many times before, I grow strong. I'm trying hard to last longer than I really feel like I can. If that sounds right. I'm at work right now, crying (AND SINGING NOW TOO, LOL) and I agree- It's all about the long run, man. 10 years later and sooooo many seizures later, at least I can still remember my Grateful Dead songs and sing them too. :) I'm glad I checked this out. Thank You -Kelly

Re: Somethin that I feel covers it all

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2005-12-22 - 05:01
Thank you too!!

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