greyfriars, coffee, and a long-lost song

over the rhine
latter days

What a beautiful piece of heartache
This has all turned out to be
Lord knows we've learned the hard way
All about healthy apathy
I use these words pretty loosely
There's so much more to life than words
There is a me you would not recognize, dear
Call it the shadow of myself
And if the music starts before I get there
Dance without me,
you dance so gracefully
I really think I'll be okay
They've taken a toll, these latter days
Nothing like sleeping on a bed of nails
Nothing much here but our broken dream
Oh, but baby, if all else fails
Nothing is ever quite what it seems
And I'm dying inside to leave you
With more than just cliches
There is a me you would not recognize, dear
Call it the shadow of myself
And if the music starts before I get there
Dance without me, you dance so gracefully
I really think I'll be okay
They've taken their toll, these latter days
They've taken their toll, these latter days
Tell them it's real
Tell them it's really real
I just don't have much left to say
They've taken their toll, these latter days
They've taken their toll, these latter days




one last thing: i went to adaptive swimming with bonnie, rose, and john-mark. it was really cool. my little guy (he is five) reached out and grabbed my hand as soon as i said hello. he clung tightly to me the entire time in the pool. he was precious. i am going to try to get my camper from camp horizon to come next week. i am crossing my fingers 'cause i think that it would be an amazing opportunity for her and i would love to work with her again.