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    Default Re: The Very Best of Don Henley Survivor

    Don't know who said it here, but The Boys Of Summer thing reminding of baseball, I don't get that at all. I know that's what they call baseball players (I'm an avid baseball fan) but the words are so different from that. Isn't it funny how songs can mean such different things to different people.

    Not that I think I need to make a case for HOTM, I feel obligated to. This song has the same affect on me that Secular Praise does. It can reduce me to tears almost every time and there's been times I've had to shut it off because it tears me up. Not only is it beautifully sung but the words are so meaningful to me, always have been and even more so the last few years. The Christchurch version is just amazing, the way Don's voice cracks in it, it just kills me every time!!!

    Every lyric means something to me but these are the lyrics that kill me every time I hear them and reduce me to a pile of goo.....

    The more I know, the less I understand
    All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning again

    I've been trying to get down to the heart of the matter
    But my will gets weak
    And my thoughts seem to scatter

    But I think it's about forgiveness, forgiveness
    Even if, even if you don't love me anymore
    These times are so uncertain
    There's a yearning undefined
    And people filled with rage
    We all need a little tenderness
    How can love survive
    In such a graceless age

    The trust and self-assurance
    That lead to happiness
    They're the very things we kill, I guess


    How can anyone hear these lyrics and not have it just tug at you. And then add to that the way Don sings it. Oh my!!!

    I vote for ZThe Heart Of The Matter for the win.
    Last edited by TimothyBFan; 04-30-2012 at 12:29 PM.
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