epitaph

the past 8 weeks or so have left me in a deeply reflective state – not so much about myself, but for many around me – my husband, my brother, my children, my coworkers

which means, i've been listening to reflective music… wanted to share the lyrics to a song i love and hope endures until i die.  iris de ment is a folk/country singer (with the most unique voice you could ever hear)  i think i can type the lyrics from memory

My life, it don't count for nothing.

When I look at this world, I feel so small.

My life, it's only a season:

A passing September that no one will recall.

But I gave joy to my mother.

And I made my lover smile.

And I can give comfort to my friends when they're hurting.

And I can make it seem better for a while.

My life, it's half the way travelled,

And still I have not found my way out of this night.

An' my life, it's tangled in wishes,

And so many things that just never turned out right.

But I gave joy to my mother.

And I made my lover smile.

And I can give comfort to my friends when they're hurting.

And I can make it seem better,

I can make it seem better,

I can make it seem better for a while.

if that could be true of me in some small way, i will have lived the life i wanted to live.  especially the part about making it seem better for a while.

you probably won't like the song when you hear it because her voice is a bit of a train wreck, but as i watched her on ACL one night, i could not turn the channel. 

peace