Note to self
Sitting here this morning I thought of this song by Ben Rector called "Note to Self". There's just a lot of simple lines in this song to get you thinking about others instead of yourself which is a good thing. Being married and having kids has helped me in having to think of others more. But, it makes me think about my parents as well. The line, "call your mother back, talk for too long it's probably half of what she'd like, she's the only mother that you have." is what made me think of this song this morning. I can get so focused on what I need to be done instead of just having a nice conversation. Or maybe just grabbing breakfast with my dad. They're only going to be around for so long and I don't want to regret not spending time with them especially when they're only 6 blocks away from us.
Note to Self
note to self
clean the living room
do the things you don't wanna do maybe
fold that week-old pile of clothes
note to self
get some exercise
feels bad and you have to try
but as far as I can tell that's how life goes
note to self
don't let yourself worry quite as much
it'll end up fine enough
it always has up until now
somethin' else
you should think of other people a little more
you shoulda thought of that before
'cause of everything you've written down
this is the first note
that you wrote for someone else
note to self
note to self
keep choosin' her
'cause she's yours and wonderful and
forever is a long time to be sad
one more thing
call your mother back
talk for too long it's probably half of
what she'd like
she's the only mother that you have
oh don't let yourself worry quite as much
it'll end up fine enough
it always has up until now
somethin' else
you should think of other people a little more
you shoulda thought of that before
'cause of everything you've written down
this is the first note
that you wrote for someone else
note to self
I don't know how long I have
to keep remindin' myself
to be who I wanna be
and not somebody else
just thought by now I'd figure out
the who and how I wanna be
'cause I still let myself worry way too much
and it ends up fine enough
it always has and does still now
I still need to think of other people more
yes I've thought of that before
maybe one day I'll figure out
you don't find peace
until you love somebody else
you don't find peace
until you love somebody else
note to self
Note to Self
note to self
clean the living room
do the things you don't wanna do maybe
fold that week-old pile of clothes
note to self
get some exercise
feels bad and you have to try
but as far as I can tell that's how life goes
note to self
don't let yourself worry quite as much
it'll end up fine enough
it always has up until now
somethin' else
you should think of other people a little more
you shoulda thought of that before
'cause of everything you've written down
this is the first note
that you wrote for someone else
note to self
note to self
keep choosin' her
'cause she's yours and wonderful and
forever is a long time to be sad
one more thing
call your mother back
talk for too long it's probably half of
what she'd like
she's the only mother that you have
oh don't let yourself worry quite as much
it'll end up fine enough
it always has up until now
somethin' else
you should think of other people a little more
you shoulda thought of that before
'cause of everything you've written down
this is the first note
that you wrote for someone else
note to self
I don't know how long I have
to keep remindin' myself
to be who I wanna be
and not somebody else
just thought by now I'd figure out
the who and how I wanna be
'cause I still let myself worry way too much
and it ends up fine enough
it always has and does still now
I still need to think of other people more
yes I've thought of that before
maybe one day I'll figure out
you don't find peace
until you love somebody else
you don't find peace
until you love somebody else
note to self