This is probably my most enduring song. Most likely I will ask my wife to make sure it gets played at my funeral because it has a retrospective feel to it that accesses my deepest desires. When I listen to it, I'm still surprised at how much it is a part of who I am 35 years later.
At the time I wrote it I was young, full of dreams and hopes, and held a simple belief in many things like faith and friends and family. The years have raked over these beliefs and I feel pretty tattered and worn. But at the heart of who I am, it can be said that I still find a place in me where the lyrics hold true. It's buried in a pile of rubble, but sometimes I turn over a stone and catch a glimpse of it - like when I find myself sitting in a Taco Bell by myself and realize I have been completely lost in the antics of sparrows in a fresh bed of mulch. Then the cares of this life fall back in on the moment and that outlook is overwhelmed. But it's good to revisit this simple song.
Michael, thank you for this video. I don't think this is a simple song - it only appears simple, because of the immense complexity behind it. The song is beautiful and enduring - and the video adds a note of melancholy, with the black and white memories depicted toward the end. Thank you for creating this. Another video of this song, for which I am forever thankful, is located here:
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