Sting & Sheryl Crow - Always On Your Side

"Leaving me to carry on and wonder why

Was it you that kept me wondering through this life

When you know that I was always on your side"

Thanks to Derek (pictured above), an old trusty friend who'd shared this song. I found myself stopping the song midway because it opened a door I'd shut for some time. Involuntary pangs of emotions evoked, embracing each beautiful strain.

It made me stop and think.
It warmed the heart I'd intentionally left in the cold.
Foolish manifestation.

Of That which should have been forgotten.

Sting & Sheryl Crow - Always On Your Side

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My yesterdays are all boxed up and neatly put away
But every now and then, you come to mind
Cause you were always waiting to be picked to play the game
But when your name was called, you found a place to hide
When you knew that I was always on your side.

Well everything was easy then, so sweet and innocent
But your demons and your angels reappeared
Leavin' all the traces of the man you thought I'd be
Too afraid to hear the words I'd always feared
Leaving you with only questions all these years

But is there someplace far away, someplace where all is clear
Easy to start over with the ones you hold so dear
Or are you left to wonder, all alone, eternally
This isn't how it's really meant to be
No it isn't how it's really meant to be

Well, they say that love is in the air, but never is it clear,
How to pull it close and make it stay?
Butterflies are free to fly, and so they fly away.
And I'm left to carry on and wonder why
Even through it all, I'm always on your side

But is there someplace far away, someplace where all is clear
Easy to start over with the ones you hold so dear
Or are you left to wonder, all alone, eternally
This isn't how it's really meant to be
No it isn't how it's really meant to be

Well, they say that love is in the air, never is it clear
How to pull it close and make it stay
If butterflies are free to fly, why do they fly away?
Leaving me to carry on and wonder why
Was it you that kept me wondering through this life
When you know that I was always on your side