The End

This song used to make me really sad, and it's no wonder -- the first verse is a heartbreaker:

What were all those dreams we shared
Those many years ago?
What were all those plans we made now
Left beside the road?
Behind us in the road

In this live version, my man Eddie even introduces it by saying "this one's a bit sad." Yeah, it is. But hearing it early this morning, I am reminded that with an ending comes a beginning, and it's the more hopeful lyrics -- still raw and real -- that most resonate:

Slide up next to me
I'm just a human being
I will take the blame
But just the same
This is not me

You see?
Believe...