On A More Serious Note
And certainly a telling one as well, I’ve just posted one of my favorite songs of all times. It is Billy Bragg’s “The Saturday Boy.” I’m going to post the lyrics for you all and I think it’ll explain a lot. And no, the final line does not mean that he or I are pedophiles. Of course, as you’ll notice, he changes it up a bit live. Anyways, this explains my (and I’m sure many others’) entire history with the female gender, from my first crush in what was probably kindergarten up until now. So, here are the lyrics:
I’ll never forget the first day I met her
That September morning was clear and fresh
The way she spoke and laughed at my jokes
And the way she rubbed herself
Against the edge of my desk
She became a magic mystery to me
And we’d sit together in double
History twice a week
And some days we’d walk the same way home
And it’s surprising how quick
A little rain can clear the streets
We dreamed of her and compared our dreams
But that was all that I ever tasted
She lied to me with her body you see
I lied to myself ‘bout the chances I’d wasted
The times we were close
Were far and few between
In the darkness at the dances in the school canteen
Did she close her eyes like I did
As we held each other tight
And la la la la la la la la means I love you
She danced with me and I still hold that memory
Soft and sweet
And I stare up at her window
As I walk down her street
But I never made the first team,
I just made the first team laugh
And she never came to the phone
She was always in the bath
In the end, it took me a dictionary
To find out the meaning of unrequited
While she was giving herself for free
At a party to which I was never invited
I never understood my failings then
And I hide my humble hopes now
Thinking back she made us want her
A girl not old enough to shave her legs
There you have it, The Saturday Boy.
Paper update: Six full pages completed on tonight’s paper. Time: 2:10am. Two and one third pages completed on tomorrow night’s paper. Tuesday night will be saved for revisions. These are the last two that I have and after that I’ll have three finals. We’re almost out of the woods. And mosquitos have been biting me tonight. Annoying little SOBs. Oh, and last night’s paper was finished by 11pm. It only took me three hours to complete those ten pages, I’m proud of myself there.