Sunny with Scattered Cloud Cover

I was on my dad's bike last night, listening to my headphones and trying to be very Lance Armstrong-ish while remaining nonchalant about the fact that I really wanted to pass out. I was playing Room for Squares by John Mayer, which I've only really listened to a couple of times. I like him, but I have the CD mainly because my sister LOVES him, and we saw Mayer and Maroon 5 in a concert a couple of years ago, so I had to get it. I have a thing for buying CD's that remind me of certain people, whether or not I'm a huge fan of the music/musician. I highly recommend doing that; it instantly connects you to whomever that particular music makes you think of. Anyway, I came across it in my CD collection and figured I'd check it out again because it had been a long time since I'd listened to it. Peddling along, halfway through song number eight, I thought, "HOLY. A-CRAP." I rewound that track about four times. The Noodle looked at me and said my face was red and he asked me why I was crying. I told him that my face always gets red when I work out and that my eyes were watering because I had rubbed some mascara in my eye. Only one of those explanations was a lie.



I am absolutely stunned by the way the lyrics of that song SO ACCURATELY express everything I am feeling about my dad's death and the direction that my life is taking. Everything positive and negative, wrapped up neatly into one little, amazing song. The sadness and loneliness juxtaposed with excitement and wonder make this song my theme song for missing my dad, and for the way I view my life right now. It's awesome and I love it, and for some reason I'm on a cloud because of it, so I'm sharing it with you.



3x5, by John Mayer



I'm writing you to

catch you up on places I've been

You held this letter

probably got excited, but there's nothing else

inside it

didn't have a camera by my side this time

hoping I would see the world with both my eyes

maybe I will tell you all about it when I'm

in the mood to lose my way

with words



Today skies are painted colors of a cowboy's cliche'

And strange how clouds that look like mountains in the sky

are next to mountains anyway

Didn't have a camera by my side this time

Hoping I would see the world with both my eyes

Maybe I will tell you all about it when I'm

in the mood to lose my way

but let me say



You should have seen that sunrise

with your own eyes

it brought me back to life

You'll be with me next time I go outside

just no more 3x5's



I Guess you had to be there

I Guess you had to be with me



Today I finally overcame

tryin' to fit the world inside a picture frame

Maybe I will tell you all about it when

I'm in the mood to

lose my way

but let me say



You should have seen that sunrise

with your own eyes

it brought me back to life

You'll be with me next time I go outside

no more 3x5's

just no more 3x5's