i hope you dance.

theres this song by Lee Ann Womack called "I Hope You Dance", and it has possibly the most profound set of lyrics ever written. a book was published in dedicaton to it, with a poem for every line of the song. if i could type up every word of that book for all of you to see, i would, but seeing as how that would take a very long time, i wont. "I Hope You Dance" is todays song of the day, but before i give you the lyrics, i will type up one of the poems in the book. it is about youth, and i really hope you read it.

AH, YOUTH:

Ah, youth...new skin, wide smiles,
clear eyes...the future so bright.
If only we could bottle it, sip it now and again,
and stay forever twenty-one,
forever ten, forever five.

I liked being five.

But I'd also like to think that time and age are like cousins-
they're relative.
Who said you have to go by acutal miles?
If you didn't know how old you were,
how old would you be?
(me, I'm sticking with five.)

I'll even argue
that you can bottle youth.
What you store it in is all up to you.
(I suggest your heart.)
If you can figure out a way to keep
the energy and gumption and fire alive,
you'll always stay young.
And where there's youth, there's hope...
where there's hope, there's wonder...
where there's wonder, there's faith...
where there's faith, there's chance...
where there's chance, there's love...
where there's love, there's music...
and dancing.

and now for the actual song.

I Hope You Dance:

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger.
May you never take one single breath for granted,
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed.
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens.
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance,
I hope you dance.
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance,
Never settle for the path of least resistance.
Living might mean taking chances but they're worth taking.
Loving might be a mistake, but its worth making.
Don't let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter,
When you come close to selling out reconsider.
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance,
I hope you dance.
Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along.
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder
Where those years have gone?
I hope you dance...

so heres to all you guys, my friends, my dear friends, i will love you forever.
and i really hope you dance.