Stop This Train~

~Stop This Train~

When I was just eighteen

I stuck my head out of a moving Train

I watched the day turn into night

With the wind in my face...

And I loved it~

I had a cheap cassette tape walkman

(wow...that dates me)

And it played Enya

over and over and...

over again~

Enya was my inspiration

and with every note

I wrote

The story of my life...

And oh what a story it would be~

and the train rolled on

First stop...

Romainia

Where I worked in the orphanages...

I was going to save all of the children 

and become the next MOTHER TERESA~

and now every night I pray that I can save my own...

And then...

I decided that when I was done saving

the children...

I would write for the Associated Press~

I would bring just to the unjust...

Galvanize quite heroes...

and

Bring politicians to there knees~

and the Train rolled on

and now

The politicians bring me to my knees...

I was going to change the world~

now I hope I can change my sheets...

at least once a week~

And Then

 I met a boy with a yankees hat

and a great big smile~

and the Train moved on

only on a different track...

Turned out

He was a dreamer

just like me

We vowed we would never live in

a box brown house and 

drive black and white cars

and establish a routine

of any kind...

So we packed our bags and set out for

Adventure~

and boy did we have some...

But soon

The adventures seemed 

Empty

and the clock started ticking~

and the train moved on...

And one day the letter came...

Accepted at last!

(med school)

and we were Happy...

but we were also kind of sad~

Then the babies came~

And the flowers grew

and the wind blew...

But there were some Doozers

ie:intense emotional discussions 

(A very generous term for poor communication skills)

There were days when

Garrett was up to his elbows in

Cadavours

and I was up to mine in

Laundry...

That I would look at pictures

from far away places

and wonder~

Just wonder~

And there was the night

After three years of Medical school

That Garrett informed me he was joining the

Coast Gaurd

And I laughed...

Then I cried...

And Garrett lauphed

Then he cried~

Then we both cried together~

and the Train moved on...

and the babies kept comming..

And we bought a Brown house

and two white cars...

And we have dinner everyday

at 6:30

and Saturday movie nights...

And instead of exploring the world together~

we explore the minds of our four

Beautiful

Children~

~And We have never been so happy~

(Except, of course, on our no good, very bad..terribly awful days)
~And boy do we have them~

Funny thing

~Life~

It puts you on a train and takes you 

to all of the places you think you want~

And then brings you back to your

~Heart~