Oh, Moses

My plan was to write about the Child Life seminar I went to last night. I thought I would have all kinds of excitement to tell and things to explain. Turns out, Child Life is not in my near future, and I'm pretty upset about it...I started crying at a totally random, unrelated time at lunch and probably scared Andrew half to death...so I can't write about it yet.

Instead, here are the lyrics to a song I've had in my head for days now. It's by Patty Griffin, however, it came to me via April singing it...and I think it's a pretty fantastic song to turn up loudly in the car and sing to. Apart from the slightly derogatory name for the best friend, I love it! Wish I knew how to get the downloaded song on here. You should look it up and give it a listen or two...or ten.

Moses

Diamonds, roses, I need Moses
To cross this sea of loneliness, part this red river of pain
I don't necessarily buy any key to the future or happiness
But I need a little place in the sun sometimes
Or I think I will die

And everywhere is somewhere
And nowhere is near
Everybody got somebody with their wine and their beer
So I'm just this tragic figure in the corner over here
With an empty apartment
And a best friend who is queer

Everytime I see him he smiles
And he tells me how well he's walking these miles
But he never ever asks a single thing about me
If I die, he'd hear about it eventually

Diamonds, roses, I need Moses
To cross this sea of loneliness,
Part this red river of pain

And everywhere is somewhere
And nowhere is near
Everybody got somebodywith their wine and their beer
So I'm just this tragic figure in the corner over here
Go home to an empty apartment
And call a best friend who is a queer

Diamonds, roses,
I need Moses
To cross this sea of loneliness,
Part this red river of pain
To cross this sea of loneliness,
Part this red river of pain
To cross this sea of loneliness,
Part this red river of pain