Running Against the Wind

Against the Wind

Bob Seger

Seems like yesterday
But it was long ago
Janey was lovely she was the queen of my nights
There in darkness with the radio playin low
And the secrets that we shared, mountains that we moved
Caught like a wildfire out of control
Til there was nothin left to burn and nothin left to prove

And I remember what she said to me
How she swore that it never would end
I remember how she held me oh so tight
Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then

Against the wind
We were runnin against the wind
We were young and strong we were runnin against the wind

And the years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
Found myself further and further from my home and I
Guess I lost my way
There were oh so many roads
I was livin to run and runnin to live
Never worried about payin or even how much I owe

Movin' eight miles a minute and for months at a time
Breakin all of the rules that would bend
I began to find myself searchin
Searchin for shelter again and again

Against the wind
Little somethin against the wind
I found myself seekin shelter against the wind

Well those drifters days are past me now
I've got so much more to think about
Deadlines and commitments
What to leave in, what to leave out

Against the wind
I'm still runnin against the wind
I'm older now but still runnin against the wind

Well I'm older now but still runnin against the wind
Against the wind
Against the wind
Still runnin
Against the wind
Against the wind
Against the wind...

Sometimes a song sticks in your head and won't leave you along.  Not an ear-worm. They are common enough.  A song where the lyrics and music come together in a way that speaks to you.  I posted Bob Seger's "Against the Wind" on FB a couple months ago and it has haunted me ever since.

"I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then". How often have we wished we knew then what we know now.  This line says it better. Regrets for the things you learned the hard way and wish you hadn't.

And who among us hasn't felt at one time or another we were running against the wind? Sometimes I feel like I have always and am still running against the wind.  Mostly of my own choosing and my own decisions. Too old to quit. Or too dumb.

Reminds me of another ditty:

If you're happy and you know it, overthink.

If you're happy and you know it, overthink.

If you're happy and you know it, 

Give your mind a chance to blow it.

If you're happy and you know it over think.