'Summer Has Come And Passed'...

I was listening to the song "Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day today. Corporate radio plays it every 10 minutes, I don't have a choice. I hear most songs at least twice through the course of the day. And that's the key, I hear them, I seldom listen to them. But today was different. I was really listening to it. I was taking the words to heart. I was listening to Billy Jo sing about what I can only imagine is heartache, loss and the passing of time.

It made me think alot about the year so far. 2006 has not been really been great. I have had problems at work, lawsuit scares, car trouble, personal injuries, friends leaving...all hit me right close to the same time.

I thought maybe it was a January thing. Well, January is over and it just keeps coming. I am hoping I am just being tested, but I just can't see an end in sight.

So here's the lyrics, read them if you want, or don't

Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends

like my fathers come to pass
seven years has gone so fast
wake me up when september ends

here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we areas my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when september ends

summer has come and passed
the innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends.

ring out the bells againlike we did when spring began
wake me up when september ends

here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we areas my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when september ends

Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends

like my father's come to pass
twenty years has gone so fast
wake me up when september ends