Lost Music

A few days ago I let out a slight gasp as I flipped open an old cd case and ran into my old music. The stuff I used to listen over and over and knew, by heart, every lyric. Yet, this was when I was nearly two feet shorter and had a hell of a lot less to worry about. So, after I got passed the idea I actually still had them, I wasn’t all that interested, any country music after 1997 I don’t enjoy it, I lost my interest in it after that year, so I didn‘t think I‘d like this stuff anymore. So other than the sentimental value, I thought to automatically toss the case back into the box, but then the curiosity got to me, I just had to listen to it. So I walked over to the computer and popped them into the CD drive, one at a time. The images on the face of the CDS were so familiar, and it seemed so weird putting them onto the computer, because back when I was a little ankle biter, I never had a computer. I’ve only had one for about 5 years. So seeing the titles on a computer screen seemed inappropriate, but I shook the feeling out of my head and modernized my old favorites. Then I listened to them, one at a time, on I tunes. Some over and over again. I couldn’t help but smile and sing a long. I knew almost every lyric to some of the songs. Some brought back some vague memories, others brought back single moments where I was listening to that song, and in a great deal of detail. I surprised myself when I caught myself tapping my foot to the beat. I never thought I’d remember so much of the lyrics and the beats. Some even made me sad because they brought about some poignant memories of lost grandparents, and old childhood friends. So I’ll keep these songs around, and listen to them every once and a while. They are very fun to listen to, so why not. For now though, I’ve got to finish a book I’ve been reading. It’s really nothing short of amazing.