"The Long Way Around" - Dixie Chicks
My friends from high school
Married their high school boyfriends
Moved into houses in the same ZIP codes
Where their parents live
But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow
I hit the highway in a pink RV with stars on the ceiling
Lived like a gypsy
Six strong hands on the steering wheel
I've been a long time gone now
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
But I've always found my way somehow
By taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around
I met the queen of whatever
Drank with the Irish and smoked with the hippies
Moved with the shakers
Wouldn't kiss all the asses that they told me to
No I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow
It's been two long years now
Since the top of the world came crashing down
And I'm getting' it back on the road now
But I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
The long
The long way around
Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess I could have made it easier on myself
But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow
Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
If you ever want to find me I can still be found
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Every woman needs to know that she is exquisite and exotic and chosen . This is core to her identity, the way she bears the image of God. 'Will you pursue me? Do you delight in me? Will you fight for me?...'"
-John Eldrege, Wild At Heart
My friends from high school
Married their high school boyfriends
Moved into houses in the same ZIP codes
Where their parents live
But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow
I hit the highway in a pink RV with stars on the ceiling
Lived like a gypsy
Six strong hands on the steering wheel
I've been a long time gone now
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
But I've always found my way somehow
By taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around
I met the queen of whatever
Drank with the Irish and smoked with the hippies
Moved with the shakers
Wouldn't kiss all the asses that they told me to
No I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow
It's been two long years now
Since the top of the world came crashing down
And I'm getting' it back on the road now
But I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
The long
The long way around
Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess I could have made it easier on myself
But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow
Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
If you ever want to find me I can still be found
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Every woman needs to know that she is exquisite and exotic and chosen . This is core to her identity, the way she bears the image of God. 'Will you pursue me? Do you delight in me? Will you fight for me?...'"
-John Eldrege, Wild At Heart
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Danna Hobart on October 10, 2008Hey there. I hope you are well. I miss your pressence on this site. Funny how you get attached to people you have never even met. I just wish you all the happiness in the world. Stop by and say hi if you are ever around.
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ihatebroccoli : helllo on March 5, 2008Has it really been that long since you've written?
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Evanesce : Nose to the Grindstone on September 25, 2007Get back it, missy. Keep with the prose, even if it really feels like you're shoveling from a sitting position.
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froglover80 on April 15, 2007Hey Becky...LONG time! Doubt you remember me. You and my hubby went to school together and I used to be Danna Hobart's neighbor.
Anyways, just wanted to stop by and say hello. I hope life is going well for you at the moment. And if it isnt, then I hope that whoever or whatever isnt going well burns in hell, lol.
Well wishes, and happy smiles!
~Jenn
