I normally go to church on Sunday mornings... but I was not in the mood on Christmas eve for various reasons so I sipped bourbon and watched TV all day.
As usual I spent Christmas day at my brothers with mom and dad and his family.
I am the youngest and he is the oldest of the siblings so we never got along well growing up.
I usually show up just out of obligation, put in a few hours then run away home. For some reason this year we bonded... for the first time EVER. We talked about cars, played with the kids, smoked cigars.... very surreal.
Todd, 2007 has got to be better... can't get much worse.
DON'T LET IT BRING YOU DOWN
Old man lying by the side of the road
With the lorries rolling by,
Blue moon sinking from the weight of the load
And the building scrape the sky,
Cold wind ripping down the allay at dawn
And the morning paper flies,
Dead man lying by the side of the road
With the daylight in his eyes.
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning,
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around.
Blind man running through the light of the night
With an answer in his hand,
Come on down to the river of sight
And you can really understand,
Red lights flashing through the window in the rain,
Can you hear the sirens moan?
White cane lying in a gutter in the lane,
If you're walking home alone.
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning,
Just find someone who's turning
And you will come around.