tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38016504.post5329959691704782256..comments2009-12-23T20:37:00.516-05:00Paul Klenknoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38016504.post-29678893101722881982009-12-22T23:43:16.361-05:002009-12-22T23:43:16.361-05:00ELO &quot;Time&quot; Lp -- One of my very top favorites since I bought the vinyl in 1981. I knew then the songs and lyrics would have meaning for years to come. I still listen to it often. Excerpts below are from &quot;Ticket to the Moon&quot; and &quot;The Way Life&#39;s Meant To Be&quot;. <br /><br />Remember the good old 1980s?<br />When things were so uncomplicated?<br />I wish I could go back there again<br />And everything could be the same.<br />- - -<br />Ticket to the moon<br />Flight leaves here today from Satellite Two<br />As the minutes go by, what should I do?<br />I paid the fare, what more can I say?<br />It&#39;s just one way (only one way). . .<br /><br /> _____________________________<br /><br /><br />Well, I came a long way to be here today<br />And I left you so long on this avenue<br />And here I stand in the strangest land<br />Not knowing what to say or do<br />As I gaze around at these strangers in town<br />I guess the only stranger is me<br />- - -<br />And when I see what they&#39;ve done<br />To this place that was home<br />Shame is all that I feel<br />- - -<br />As I wander around this wreck of a town<br />Where people never speak aloud<br />With its ivory towers and its plastic flowers<br />I wish I was back in 1981.<br /><br />(Steve, Minneapolis)YourStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190680258384489403noreply@blogger.com