Day 14 - 20 Lines in 20 Days

Today's entry is pretty fitting seeing as how we are having such fun in Aruba. we have had a lot of fun over the past 20 years. I still think to this day it is our "secret sauce" for a successful marriage.

The song I picked for today is a solid Joe Jackson entry. It is easily his most fun song and when we saw him in concert I was so excited when it was on his playlist. One of the reason's I like Joe so much much is a comment he once made about his music and how people have "reverent" feelings about music and artists. That music to some people has significance and that certain songs or artists hold a meaningful place in people's lives. I guess this 20 Lines in 20 Days makes that even more true.

The song is "Stranger than Fiction" (absolutely nothing on Youtube on this one) and it is just plain fun. He sings about him and his love. How they find fun even in a fight, because the making up is so awesome. "so we fight every evening, but in the morning I just love her more". How he gets trapped int he rain trying to deliver her roses and even though eh finally makes it at 3 AM she still loves them.

One part of the song reminds me so much of the early years of our relationship. The times at your apartment or my apartment. The times when a whole day just "slipped away". It goes like this:

"Excuse me operator . . . tell me what time it is
Me and my lover been in bed all day
I think i strained a muscle
I didn't know i had
And tell me what day it is anyway"

Sound familiar? We were so young and in love. We are still so young an in love. We work because every day is a day we love each other.

The gist of the song is that no matter what happens it can be overcome by love. A love as strong as ours can overcome anything. While I have stressed through out this blog that our love makes things so "simple", I really mean it does. All we need is a constant reminder of our love for each other. Like the song says:

"And life goes on . . . filled with disasters and friction
And life can be strange
But love can be stranger than fiction
Only love can be stranger than fiction"

The line I picked is more cute than compelling. "I love her so much i don't even know what planet i'm on". It is just fun. We are fun. What planet am I on anyway? No worries as long as it is the one you are on I am fine.

You're the world to me. I love you more than anything in the world.