Monday, July 18, 2005

For my son

My son is out on what seems ot be an 'official date' this evening. He and a girl (whom he has known since junior high), are seeing a movie (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and then off to a cozy little Italian restaurant for dinner. I adore my son....and, (Goddess help me), I like this young woman. Although I think in many ways she is light years ahead of him and it has me a tad worried. (I can also do without her midnight phone calls and her 'breathy' little voice I kind of want to yell at her to save the breathy/sexy voice for my son, but I've thought better of doing so). I suppose there is nothing you can do when your son falls for a gorgeous, intelligent young woman - if his heart's going to be broken it's all part of this thing we fondly call life....

So here's to you my son - you always thought this song was corny but it sums up everything a mother wants to say and sometimes can't (or isn't allowed to...)

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Mama told me when I was young
Come sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely to what i say.
And if you do this
It will help you some sunny day.

Take your time... don't live too fast,
Troubles will come and they will pass.
Go find a woman and you'll find love,
And don't forget son,
There is someone up above.

And be a simple kind of man.
Be something you love and understand.
Be a simple kind of man.
Won't you do this for me son,
If you can...

Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need is in your soul,
And you can do this if you try.
All that i want for you my son,
Is to be satisfied.

And be a simple kind of man.
Be something you love and understand.
Be a simple kind of man.
Won't you do this for me son,
If you can...

Boy, don't you worry... you'll find yourself.
Follow you heart and nothing else.
And you can do this if you try.
All i want for you my son,
Is to be satisfied.

And be a simple kind of man.
Be something you love and understand.
Be a simple kind of man.
Won't you do this for me son,
If you can...


Artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Album: Legend
Title: Simple Man

1 Comments:

Blogger rmacapobre said...

people say that sons marry their mothers. and this intelligent woman your son is dating is likely to be a realization (self fulfilled or otherwise) of that.
j'adore les femmes intelligents.

7:21 AM  

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