"Promise Me" - The Cover Girls
I went for a walk this evening. I figured that before I leave this quaint little neighborhood of mine I owe it a proper goodbye. I plugged in my headset and pressed play. I let the music accompany me and reminisced about the things that took place on these very blocks worlds ago. I passed by houses that used to be homes of friends long gone. I remembered playing "paradise" over a short tree with big palm leaves and the bush that smelled of popcorn. I remembered the bullies next door and not being afraid to flick them off. I passed by a home that once belonged to a kind family who made spaghetti sauce with real, big chunks of tomato and the "haunted" house that looked so rundown, but held up even through the toughest storms.
I went around my own block at least twice and was surprised to see that most of the front doors were left open, including our own, revealing only the screen door. With a quick glimpse, I was able to take in a few details within each home: A desk lamp on a skinny table, a recliner near a big screen TV, a white cat resting on a blue sofa, a large potted plant, framed portraits lined up against the wall, and a floor fan attempting to cool the whole house. I went back up the block and took a left down a street that lead to my old elementary school.
The sun was setting and I knew it would only take a short while before it came all the way down, but I didn't rush it. I crossed the street, hopped over a puddle of water on the corner and kicked up a rock or two. The sound of sand rustling under my sneakers took me back as I grazed my fingertips against the metal fence. It was shorter and older than I remember. It didn't seem as strong or overbearing as it did years ago. A lot took place behind it, but looking passed it a lot also changed.
I made my way to the front of the school. The walkway wasn't as pristine and the windows looked opaque and sad. The green double doors seemed as though they shrank over time that it felt like I was staring at a dollhouse than an actual full-sized building.
I wrapped around towards the playground and took snapshots of swings, the very swings
I used to sit on and the infamous three bars that I never feared of climbing. It was the first and shortest bar that I befriended because I never fell from it and it never let me down. I gazed at it for a long while and wished I just stayed on it 23 years ago vs. going out on that field with that bat. 
How the field aged...the green was fading and though the slides were swirlier it didn't change the set-up. I remembered it all and this song came to mind...because it has been so very long since I allowed myself to revisit a place that brought back so much. A few good and several awfully traumatizing moments that almost made me break down into tears as it came rushing to me. But I didn't. I held myself together and let go of the bad. I felt that first bar underneath me, holding me up and finally said my goodbyes.
Lyrics:
It's been so very long
Since you held me in your arms this way
And all this time that you've been gone
I've thought about you each and every day
So now you've returned
And you want to try our love again
But frankly I'm concerned
That you will hurt (Hurt me) like you did then
What you must do
To prove your love is true
Is give me a guarantee
That you'll love me through and through
Promise me
That this time love will stay (Love will stay)
Promise me (Promise me)
That you'll never go away (Never go away)
Promise me
That this time love won't end (Love won't end)
Promise me
That I will never cry again
It's been so very long
Since you held me in your arms so tight
And all this time that you've been gone
I've thought about you each and every night
So now you've returned
And you want to try our love again
But frankly I'm concerned
That you will hurt (Hurt me) like you did then
What you must do
To prove your love is true
Is give me a guarantee
That you'll love me through and through
Promise me
That this time love will stay (Love will stay)
Promise me (Promise me)
That you'll never go away (Never go away)
Promise me
That this time love won't end (Love won't end)
Promise me
That I will never cry again
Will you promise me
Will you promise, promise
Will you promise me
Will you promise, promise
Will you promise me
Will you promise, promise
Will you promise me
Will you promise, promise
Promise me
That this time love will stay (Love will stay)
Promise me (Promise me)
That you'll never go away (Never go away)
Promise me
That this time love won't end
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I went for a walk this evening. I figured that before I leave this quaint little neighborhood of mine I owe it a proper goodbye. I plugged in my headset and pressed play. I let the music accompany me and reminisced about the things that took place on these very blocks worlds ago. I passed by houses that used to be homes of friends long gone. I remembered playing "paradise" over a short tree with big palm leaves and the bush that smelled of popcorn. I remembered the bullies next door and not being afraid to flick them off. I passed by a home that once belonged to a kind family who made spaghetti sauce with real, big chunks of tomato and the "haunted" house that looked so rundown, but held up even through the toughest storms.
I went around my own block at least twice and was surprised to see that most of the front doors were left open, including our own, revealing only the screen door. With a quick glimpse, I was able to take in a few details within each home: A desk lamp on a skinny table, a recliner near a big screen TV, a white cat resting on a blue sofa, a large potted plant, framed portraits lined up against the wall, and a floor fan attempting to cool the whole house. I went back up the block and took a left down a street that lead to my old elementary school.
The sun was setting and I knew it would only take a short while before it came all the way down, but I didn't rush it. I crossed the street, hopped over a puddle of water on the corner and kicked up a rock or two. The sound of sand rustling under my sneakers took me back as I grazed my fingertips against the metal fence. It was shorter and older than I remember. It didn't seem as strong or overbearing as it did years ago. A lot took place behind it, but looking passed it a lot also changed.
I made my way to the front of the school. The walkway wasn't as pristine and the windows looked opaque and sad. The green double doors seemed as though they shrank over time that it felt like I was staring at a dollhouse than an actual full-sized building.
I wrapped around towards the playground and took snapshots of swings, the very swings
I used to sit on and the infamous three bars that I never feared of climbing. It was the first and shortest bar that I befriended because I never fell from it and it never let me down. I gazed at it for a long while and wished I just stayed on it 23 years ago vs. going out on that field with that bat. 
How the field aged...the green was fading and though the slides were swirlier it didn't change the set-up. I remembered it all and this song came to mind...because it has been so very long since I allowed myself to revisit a place that brought back so much. A few good and several awfully traumatizing moments that almost made me break down into tears as it came rushing to me. But I didn't. I held myself together and let go of the bad. I felt that first bar underneath me, holding me up and finally said my goodbyes.
Lyrics:
It's been so very long
Since you held me in your arms this way
And all this time that you've been gone
I've thought about you each and every day
So now you've returned
And you want to try our love again
But frankly I'm concerned
That you will hurt (Hurt me) like you did then
What you must do
To prove your love is true
Is give me a guarantee
That you'll love me through and through
Promise me
That this time love will stay (Love will stay)
Promise me (Promise me)
That you'll never go away (Never go away)
Promise me
That this time love won't end (Love won't end)
Promise me
That I will never cry again
It's been so very long
Since you held me in your arms so tight
And all this time that you've been gone
I've thought about you each and every night
So now you've returned
And you want to try our love again
But frankly I'm concerned
That you will hurt (Hurt me) like you did then
What you must do
To prove your love is true
Is give me a guarantee
That you'll love me through and through
Promise me
That this time love will stay (Love will stay)
Promise me (Promise me)
That you'll never go away (Never go away)
Promise me
That this time love won't end (Love won't end)
Promise me
That I will never cry again
Will you promise me
Will you promise, promise
Will you promise me
Will you promise, promise
Will you promise me
Will you promise, promise
Will you promise me
Will you promise, promise
Promise me
That this time love will stay (Love will stay)
Promise me (Promise me)
That you'll never go away (Never go away)
Promise me
That this time love won't end
http://www.az-lyrics.us/item/368/368129/Promise_Me_Lyrics.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Cover_Girls_Show_Me.jpeg
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