Fifteen

I wasn't a big fan of Taylor Swift until I heard one of her songs on the local country station the other day that I'd never heard before. It suddenly made me have a change of heart. It moved me. And then I bought her CD "Fearless."

I've been listening to the local country station a lot lately. Truthfully, I've been getting weary of the same old songs on the Christian stations, which have been on repeat ever since I first tuned in---which was a-LONG-time ago. So occasionally I've been flippin' on country music for a little fun and flair. I find it refreshing, pure, and down-to-earth and it allows me to indulge in something that leaves me less guiltless than if I were to go all out with the local pop station. Believe-you-me I do have some current #1 hits that I like to jam to on my ipod to work out to. I gotta say, they're the best remedy for a good exercise, but I find they become a bit soul-corrupting when they're all you feed your brain. I guess any lyric can do that, but country just gives me a taste of real-world life and allows me to relate to it's chords and be myself. It makes me feel at ease without feeling like I'm compromising who I am.

So, below is an example of one of her songs that makes me feel just that. It is not the original song that possessed me to buy her CD, but another one that I fell in love with along the way. If I only could think these simple lyrics up then I too would be a millionare.

(PS - the thing different about her story and mine is that I DID marry my highschool sweetheart who I met when I was 15...)

You take a deep breath and you walk through the doors
It's the morning of your very first day
And you say hi to your friends you ain't seen in a while
Try and stay out of everybody's way

It's your freshman year and you're gonna be here
For the next four years in this town
Hoping one of those senior boys will wink at you and say
"You know, I haven't seen you around before"

'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
And when you're fifteen feeling like there's nothing to figure out
Well, count to ten, take it in
This is life before you know who you're gonna be
Fifteen

You sit in class next to a redhead named Abigail
And soon enough you're best friends
Laughing at the other girls who think they're so cool
We'll be outta here as soon as we can

And then you're on your very first date and he's got a car
And you're feeling like flying
And you're momma's waiting up and you're thinking he's the one
And you're dancing 'round your room when the night ends
When the night ends

'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
When you're fifteen and your first kiss
Makes your head spin 'round
But in your life you'll do things greater than
Dating the boy on the football team
But I didn't know it at fifteen

When all you wanted was to be wanted
Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now

Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday
But I realized some bigger dreams of mine
And Abigail gave everything she had to a boy
Who changed his mind and we both cried

'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
And when you're fifteen, don't forget to look before you fall
I've found time can heal most anything
And you just might find who you're supposed to be
I didn't know who I was supposed to be at fifteen

Your very first day
Take a deep breath girl
Take a deep breath as you walk through the doors