"Always Be My Baby" - Mariah Carey
Here I go again with my brilliant idea thinking that cleaning would be a way of cleansing away the past. After two loads of laundry, a ton of paperwork, and a blast from my college days, the last half of a decade came spilling out all over my carpet floor and I just couldn't stop it. I sat there in a circle of tears trying to turn the damn shredder on to get rid of it all; to say goodbye dammit, but low and behold it's still busted. I was hoping that it'd miraculously work again if I gave it a rest, but it just spat at me with no such luck as if to say, "Clean up your own mess."
So I had no choice, but to sort through it all. All the knick-knacks, photos, dedications, trinkets, old concert tickets, movie tickets, sigh...old everything. I flipped through my planners of 2006, '07, '08, and '09 with little reminders, post-its and special dates of what the year held for me and mine. Come to think of it, I didn't even get one for 2010. With everything that's happened since it still surprises me just how much we kept at it through the years. And then came the journal entries leading up to what I already know now. Reading back, it's kinda funny how I got flustered over petty things, but I guess that's how I'm wired and at the time it wasn't so petty. I'm pretty sure the stuff that bugs me now will look silly to me later on in life. Much later...
I pushed the yellow bag filled with an infamous, unfinished scrapbook back underneath the bed (I'm not ready to face it just yet). But the one thing that finally did me in was a card in a red envelope. It toppled onto my lap before I could catch it. I turned it over and knew even before I read "My Goose" to hide it as quickly as I found it. I took the whole thing and stuffed it in a bag, put that bag in another bag and jammed it in a drawer somewhere. And then I broke down and called. This time I'm glad I did.
I should've picked a sad song, maybe one less hopeful. Maybe because I know you hate her. Most of us do now. But back then she was great just like we were. I can't hate on this song like I can't hate on our past because no matter what's ahead this will always be great. I dedicate this song to you; to us.
Lyrics:
Do do doop
Do do doop do doop da dum
Do do doop dum
Do do doop do doop da dum
We were as one babe
For a moment in time
And it seemed everlasting
That you would always be mine
Now you want to be free
So I'm letting you fly
'Cause I know in my heart babe
Our love will never die, no
You'll always be a part of me
I'm a part of you indefinitely
Boy don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on and on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
Do do doop
Do do doop do doop da dum
Do do doop dum
Do do doop do doop da dum
I ain't gonna cry no
And I won't beg you to stay
If you're determined to leave boy
I will not stand in your way
But inevitably you'll be back again
'Cause you know in your heart babe
Our love will never end, no
You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on and on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling,'cause you'll always be my baby
(I know that you'll be back boy)
When your days and your nights get a little bit colder, oh
(I know that)
You'll be right back, baby
Well, baby believe me it's only a matter of time, time
You'll always be a part of me
And I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on and on
(And we will linger on and on)
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
(Ooh baby)
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
You'll always be a part of me
And I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
(No, no)
(You and I will always be)
And we'll linger on and on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
(You and I)
No way you're never gonna shake me
(You and I)
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
(You and I will always be)
Do do doop
Do do doop do doop da dum
(No way your never gonna shake me)
Do do doop dum
(No way your never gonna shake me)
Do do doop do doop da dum
(You and I will always be)
Do do doop do doop da dum
(No matter what you do baby)
http://www.elyrics.net/read/m/mariah-carey-lyrics/always-be-my-baby-lyrics.html
image courtesy of google: always be my baby, mariah carey
Here I go again with my brilliant idea thinking that cleaning would be a way of cleansing away the past. After two loads of laundry, a ton of paperwork, and a blast from my college days, the last half of a decade came spilling out all over my carpet floor and I just couldn't stop it. I sat there in a circle of tears trying to turn the damn shredder on to get rid of it all; to say goodbye dammit, but low and behold it's still busted. I was hoping that it'd miraculously work again if I gave it a rest, but it just spat at me with no such luck as if to say, "Clean up your own mess."
So I had no choice, but to sort through it all. All the knick-knacks, photos, dedications, trinkets, old concert tickets, movie tickets, sigh...old everything. I flipped through my planners of 2006, '07, '08, and '09 with little reminders, post-its and special dates of what the year held for me and mine. Come to think of it, I didn't even get one for 2010. With everything that's happened since it still surprises me just how much we kept at it through the years. And then came the journal entries leading up to what I already know now. Reading back, it's kinda funny how I got flustered over petty things, but I guess that's how I'm wired and at the time it wasn't so petty. I'm pretty sure the stuff that bugs me now will look silly to me later on in life. Much later...
I pushed the yellow bag filled with an infamous, unfinished scrapbook back underneath the bed (I'm not ready to face it just yet). But the one thing that finally did me in was a card in a red envelope. It toppled onto my lap before I could catch it. I turned it over and knew even before I read "My Goose" to hide it as quickly as I found it. I took the whole thing and stuffed it in a bag, put that bag in another bag and jammed it in a drawer somewhere. And then I broke down and called. This time I'm glad I did.
I should've picked a sad song, maybe one less hopeful. Maybe because I know you hate her. Most of us do now. But back then she was great just like we were. I can't hate on this song like I can't hate on our past because no matter what's ahead this will always be great. I dedicate this song to you; to us.
Lyrics:Do do doop
Do do doop do doop da dum
Do do doop dum
Do do doop do doop da dum
We were as one babe
For a moment in time
And it seemed everlasting
That you would always be mine
Now you want to be free
So I'm letting you fly
'Cause I know in my heart babe
Our love will never die, no
You'll always be a part of me
I'm a part of you indefinitely
Boy don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on and on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
Do do doop
Do do doop do doop da dum
Do do doop dum
Do do doop do doop da dum
I ain't gonna cry no
And I won't beg you to stay
If you're determined to leave boy
I will not stand in your way
But inevitably you'll be back again
'Cause you know in your heart babe
Our love will never end, no
You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on and on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling,'cause you'll always be my baby
(I know that you'll be back boy)
When your days and your nights get a little bit colder, oh
(I know that)
You'll be right back, baby
Well, baby believe me it's only a matter of time, time
You'll always be a part of me
And I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on and on
(And we will linger on and on)
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
(Ooh baby)
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
You'll always be a part of me
And I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
(No, no)
(You and I will always be)
And we'll linger on and on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
(You and I)
No way you're never gonna shake me
(You and I)
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
(You and I will always be)
Do do doop
Do do doop do doop da dum
(No way your never gonna shake me)
Do do doop dum
(No way your never gonna shake me)
Do do doop do doop da dum
(You and I will always be)
Do do doop do doop da dum
(No matter what you do baby)
http://www.elyrics.net/read/m/mariah-carey-lyrics/always-be-my-baby-lyrics.html
image courtesy of google: always be my baby, mariah carey
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