If You Ever Want to Be In Love

Here I am with the happy couple

I heard this song as I was driving out of Chicago this morning:

Saw you today after so much time
Felt just like it used to be
Talking for hours 'bout a different life
Surrounded us in memories
We were close never close enough
Where are we now
'Cause if it's torn we can stitch it up
Don't rule it out
Oh no no

And it felt like it captured some of what I felt seeing and being with my cousin again -- particularly because he is now married to his best friend -- which I found really inspiring.

I'll come around
If you ever want to be in love
I'm not waiting, but I'm willing if you call me up
If you ever want to be in love
I'll come around

Yesiree, I do want to be in love, the way that they are in love. Not by trying to hang on to the good parts of a relationship that is now over and, while it held so much love, joy, and passion, lacked the whole package.

I drove away feeling inspired about love and possibility and the importance of not settling for less than what you really want by going back to something familiar, as it seems this song (and others like it) encourage:

Wanted to ask if we could have been
But my tongue wouldn't break the seal
You always had something effortless
At school you were the biggest deal
Little quirks close and open up
Time is slipping by
I'm always thinking 'bout the two of us
Replay on my mind
Always playing on my mind

I'll come around
If you ever want to be in love
I'm not waiting, but I'm willing if you call me up
If you ever want to be in love
I'll come around

We were, young we were side by side
Don't know when we started losing touch
If you want we could walk around
Maybe that would be enough
Used to talk drinking to the night
I would wake up on the front room floor
All along you'd be in my bed
Make me crazy make me want you more

I'll come around
If you ever want to be in love
I'm not waiting, but I'm willing if you call me up
I'll come around
If you ever want to be in love
I'm not waiting, but I'm willing if you call me up
If you ever want to be in love
I'll come around