Thursday, March 10, 2016

Will You Still Love Me?

I've had the refrain to this song stuck in my head for days:

'Cause I can't go on
No, I can't go on
I can't go on
If I'm on my own

It's an old fave, but I'm not gonna lie, at the moment it feels kinda depressing. I often get this nagging feeling when I travel, like why am I living my life without a partner, again?

My mother used to say "Ours is not the question why." Maybe not. But then I hear songs like this, and I feel like I understand less now than I did when this song came out back in 1986:

Take me as I am
Put your hand in mine now and forever
Darling here I stand, stand before you now
Deep inside I always knew
It was you, you and me
Two hearts drawn together bound by destiny
It was you and you for me
Every road leads to your door
Every step I take forever more

Just say you'll love me for the rest of your life
I gotta lot of love and I don't want to let go
Will you still love me for the rest of my life?
'Cause I can't go on
No, I can't go on
I can't go on
If I'm on my own

And the truth is, let's face it, I can go on if I'm on my own. I'm kinda sick of it, but I can do it.

I just can't help wondering if there's a happier ending out there for me than a love lost:

Do you believe a love could run so strong?
Do you believe a love could pass you by?
There was no special one for me
I was the lonely one, you see
But then my heart lost all control
Now you're all that I know

Maybe. For right now. But I want to know more. I am open to knowing more...

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