The Air that I Breathe

Heard this song today while hanging out on a dock in the lovely Spring sunshine -- we sure have been blessed with a lot of that this year -- some of it even came before the official start of spring. In fact, the warm weather came so early this year that the tree that is normally blooming in time for my daughter's birthday, May 10, was blooming when i walked past it today. Crazy.

Anyway, as my friend and I were lying underneath this blue sky, we happened to be chatting about my blog when the song came on, so it seems like the natural choice for today. I said as much to my friend, but reserved the right to throw in a question mark, since a question mark is looming large on this 25th day of March, the day the man I love was born. See, instead of getting to spend it showing him just how worthy of celebration that is, I'm spending it dealing with the fact that that is not how I'm spending it. Perhaps he already knows that, but just chooses to share it with old friends? Perhaps there could come a time when I'll feel ok about that, but this year it sure feels yucky.

When I got home and looked up these lyrics, I realized The Hollies had their own way of throwing in a question mark - the word Sometimes:

If I could make a wish I think I'd pass
Can't think of anything I need
No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound
Nothing to eat no books to read
Making love with you, has left me peaceful warm inside
What more could I ask
There's nothing left to be desired

Sometimes all I need is the air that I breathe and to love you
All I need is the air that I breathe yes to love you
Just to have you now
All I need is the air that I breathe you're all I want

 And during those other times, well, sometimes they feel awesome and liberating and sometimes they feel lonely and scary and maybe, just maybe that's just the way life is.

In the meantime, it could just be a redhead thing, but this version by Simply Red sounds more like the one in my head...