They Call the Wind Mariah

July 21, 2003 : 9:57 a.m.
Some Things to Ponder

I heard a song this weekend that brought me to tears. I love music and often get teary-eyed listening to lyrics, however I don't often actually have tears streaming down my face uncontrollably. And it's not that it's a horribly sad song. Well it's sad, but...it's more that it seems like nearly every WORD of the song (and I'm not exaggerating) I feel like I could have written. And that makes me sad.

A FEW QUESTIONS

How in this world can we put a man on the moon,
And still have a need for a place like St. Jude's?
And why is one man born,
In a place where all they know is war?
And a guy like me,
Has always been free.

And how can two people who built a loving home
Try for years and never have a child of their own?
When somewhere out there tonight,
There's a baby no-one's holdin' tight
In need of love.
To me, that don't add up.

But I wasn't there the day you filled up the oceans.
I didn't get to see you hang the stars in the sky.
So I don't mean to second guess you,
Or criticize what I don't understand.
These are just a few questions I have.

And why did my cousin have to die in that crash?
A good kid, only seventeen, I still wonder about that.
It seems unfair to me,
Some get the chance to chase their dreams,
And some don't.
But what do I know?

I wasn't there the day you filled up the oceans.
I didn't get to see you hang the stars in the sky.
So I don't mean to second guess you,
Or criticize what I don't understand.
These are just a few questions I have.

Why do I feel like you hear these prayers of mine,
When so many ought to be ahead of me in line?
When you look down on me,
Can you see the good through all the bad?
These just a few questions I have.