i have just found myself a new favourite song: Don't Forget to Remember Me by Carrie Underwood
Don’t forget to remember me
18 years have come and gone
For momma they flew by
But for me they drove on and on
We were loadin' up that Chevy
Both tryin' not to cry
Momma kept on talkin'
Puttin' off good-bye
Then she took my hand and said Baby don't forget
Before you hit the highway You better stop for gas
And there's a 50 in the ashtray In case you run short on cash
Here's a map and here's a bible
If you ever lose your way
Just one more thing before you leave
Don't forget to remember me
This downtown apartment sure makes me miss home
and those bills there on the counter keep telling me I'm on my own
And just like every Sunday I call momma up last night
And even when it's not, I tell her everything's alright
Before we hung up I said
Hey momma, don't forget
To tell my baby sister I'll see her in the fall
And tell mee-maw that I miss her
Yeah, I should give her a call
And make sure you tell Daddy That I'm still his little girl
Yeah I still feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be
Don't forget to remember me
Tonight I find myself kneeled by my bed to pray
I haven't done this in a while
So I don't know what to say
but Lord I feel so small sometimes in this big old place
Yeah I know there's more important things,
but Don't forget to remember me
don't dismiss this song as a lousy country tune by a fading American Idol alumnus (which is not the case by the way). it sounds pretty overly-sentimental the first time listening, but look closer at the lyrics, and it's pretty heart-wrenching. makes me wonder if i ever do want to grow up and leave my family. i mean, it's been a dream for so many years to pack up and go overseas to study and bid adieu to this sunny little island, yet when i put myself into her shoes, i think i'll just end up in depression. haha. it's really a good song, written with alot of emotion and lots of truth in it as well. amazing song. Carrie Underwood still rocks.
thought of the day: how do you know you know when you say that you know. (a KI favourite. lol.)