Walk Tall
Labels: home life
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Yesterday, the two men were out doing man things. They left at 9.30am and would only return by dinner time. The to-do item on the man thing agenda was helping R (youngest brother-in-law) put together a new garden shed. Hubs was the electrical man. I made sure he had on rubber soled sneakers before he left. Don't want him coming home fried or anything like that.
Anyway, with the whole day stretched out before me, I put on my John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits double CD at full blast and proceeded to try out some new recipes as well as prepare for the next day's satay and ayam soto feast.
I let the two CDs run back to back. I love all of his songs but today, this one from 2004, jumped up at me in particular.
- John Mellencamp
The simple minded
And the uninformed
Can be easily led astray
And those that cannot connect the dots
Hey look the other way
People believe what they want to believe
When it makes no sense at all
So be careful of those killing in Jesus's name*
He don't believe in killing at all*
Walk tall
Yeah walk on
Through this world
Walk tall
Somewhere out in the distance
Is the death of you and me
Even though we don't think of it much
It's still out there for us to see
If you treat life like a bar room fight
You'll die stinking of gin
No drunkards are allowed in heaven
No sinners will get in
Walk tall
Yeah, walk on
Walk tall
Through this world
Walk tall
So be careful in what you believe in
There's plenty to get you confused
And in this land called paradise
You must walk in many men's shoes
Bigotry and hatred are enemies to us all
Grace, mercy and forgiveness
Will help a man walk tall
So walk tall
Yeah, walk on
Walk tall
Through this world
Through this world
Yeah, walk tall
Then walk on
Walk tall
Then walk on
Through this world
Through this world
Through this world
Through this world
Walk tall
Walk tall
Then walk on
Walk tall
The Dutchess of Cookalot whipped this up at 6:35 am
