Au Revoir 2011

(Don't Be Afraid)

I don't know what to say.  The New Year has snuck up on me again.  I knew it was coming, but I've done nothing about it.  I mean, I'm in town and have no plans.  Chances are I'll be in bed when the clock strikes 2012.  I had no love affair with 2011, a monkish year full of work, both at the factory and personal.  The new year seems to hold no great promise.  Perhaps it will for you.

(if this doesn't play on your computer, you can listen to it here)

So he's retired
Lives with his sister in a furnished flat
He's got this suit that
He'll never wear outside without a hat
His hair is white but he looks half his age
He looks like Jimmy Stewart in his younger days.


And honestly, I might be
Stupid to think love is love
But I do
And you've waited so long and
I've waited long enough for you.

My mother's calling
From where she's living up in troy, vermont
She tries to tell me
A father figure must be what I want
I've always thought age makes no difference
Am I the only one to whom that's making sense?


And honestly, I might be
Stupid to think love is love
But I do
And you've waited so long and
I've waited long enough for you.

The day I met him he was raking leaves
In his tiny yard.
Of course I know that
We've only got ten years, or twenty, left
But to be honest
I'm happy with whatever time we get
Depending on which book you read
Sometimes it takes a lifetime to get what you need.


And honestly, I might be
Stupid to think love is love
But I do
And you've waited so long and
I've waited long enough for you.