This one goes out to the unremarkable and the extraordinary. To me and you.
To the people who go to work without complaint, who force a smile when all they wanted to do was stay in bed.
To the girl who cries when the lights are out.
To the boy who cries when the lights are on.
To my friend Ann, who loved Bon Jovi more than anything once upon a time.
To my first girlfriend and my last boyfriend.
To the dreamers and the ones who dare.
To the ones who can’t but try anyway.
To the guy who mugged me for my International Male coat.
To the guy who punched the guy who mugged me.
To the old man who made me dragon hair candy at the top of a Hong Kong tram.
To all the guys I’ve loved before.
To the night I stood on the ledge of a building at Brandeis and wondered if seven stories was enough.
To those who wake up every morning, re-wrap their wounds and go on with their day.
To the boy who has the courage to wear his saddle shoes every day.
To my eleventh-grade English teacher.
To the day after a party, that glorious mess, that sleepy muddled way of making breakfast for the friends that stayed over.
To the summer when all my brother and I did was swim and pick flowers for Mom.
To the times when my Dad tells me he loves me.
To the night I looked into my husband’s eyes and saw the future.
To the birthday when I got to visit a beaver.
To all of us who get on the roller coaster, throw our arms in the air, open our eyes and scream for glee and glory.
I see you thinking twice
Wish I could read your mind
Move up or out of line
Too late for praying
I know we might lose our breath
We might be scared to death
This chance is like a step
Just got to take it
Hold on tight, slide a little closer
Up so high stars are on our shoulders
Time flies by, don’t close your eyes
Kiss by kiss love is like a thrill ride
What goes up might take us upside down
Life ain’t a merry go round
It’s a roller coaster… It’s a roller coaster
Can’t lie and won’t pretend
I know what’s round the bend
Too late to start again
Won’t take it slower
Let’s slip right off these tracks
We’ll fly or we might crash
Don’t look down, don’t look back
Cause it ain’t over
Hold on tight, slide a little closer
Up so high stars are on our shoulders
Time flies by, don’t close your eyes
Kiss by kiss love is like a thrill ride
What goes up might take us upside down
Life ain’t a merry go round
It’s a roller coaster… It’s a roller coaster.
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