And beyond picking up where we left off... With a really good friend, you can pick up right where you are now. You have the memories, you have the bonds, but you aren't stuck in the past.
How do we do that?
How do we move on yet it is like nothing has changed?
Not sure I will ever get an answer to that. And I'm not sure that I need one. I will simply enjoy this part of the human brain and heart. And enjoy the friends and family that I don't see often enough, but love, nonetheless.
So these were the thoughts rolling through my head when I was at a concert this past Thursday. The show was awesome - more on that is still to come. But while you wait - enjoy this song by the amazing Pat McGee.
(So this is the right artist, the right song, and the same venue where I saw it performed - only from two years ago)
Haven't Seen for a While - by Pat McGee
As I lay here in bed
Your smile fills my head
I'm using this pen to talk to you from here
From southern way
It's been weeks since I've seen you last
Time away from you ain't moving too fast
Wishing my summer away
Just to see you again
I'm there by your side, I'm looking in your eyes
Seeing you with me, what else could there be?
If I could get away, I'd be there today
You'd be wearing that smile, haven't seen for a while
I haven't seen for a while
Wake up everyday, go through the same routine
Go to work, come home, does it all really mean?
Check the mail, just hoping to find
Another note from you would ease my mind
It's 5:15, I can picture you driving home
From your same old scene
In 5 you'll hear the phone ringin'
Have to settle for talking again
I'm there by your side, I'm looking in your eyes
Seeing you with me, what else could there be?
If I could get away, I'd be there today
You'd be wearing that smile, haven't seen for a while
I haven't seen for a while
I can picture you now
You're standing outside your house
The breeze is blowin' off the northern shore
Loving you more
Long for the day when there's no goodbyes
Wish I could see you, I'll wipe the tears from your eyes
Tell you everything is alright
Lay you down, say to you goodnight
I'm there by your side, looking in your eyes
Seeing you with me, what else could there be?
If I couldn't get away, I'd be there today
You'd be wearing that smile, haven't seen for a while
I haven't seen for a while, I haven't seen for a while
Haven't seen for a while
