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Beyond the ridge to the left, you asked me what I want
Between the trees and cicadas singing around the pond
"I spent an hour with you, should I want anything else?"
One grinning wink like the neon on a liquor store
We were sixteen, maybe less, maybe a little more
I walked home smiling, I finally had a story to tell
And though an autumn time lullaby
Sang our newborn love to sleep
My brother told me he saw you there
In the woods one Christmas Eve, waiting
I met my wife at a party, when I drank too much
My son is married and tells me we don't talk enough
Call it predictable, yesterday my dream was of you
Beyond the ridge to the west, the sun had left the sky
Between the trees and the pond, you put your hand in mine
Said, "Time has bridled us both, but I remember you too"
And though an autumn time lullaby
Sang our newborn love to sleep
I dreamt I traveled and found you there
In the woods one Christmas Eve, waiting
Between the trees and cicadas singing around the pond
"I spent an hour with you, should I want anything else?"
One grinning wink like the neon on a liquor store
We were sixteen, maybe less, maybe a little more
I walked home smiling, I finally had a story to tell
And though an autumn time lullaby
Sang our newborn love to sleep
My brother told me he saw you there
In the woods one Christmas Eve, waiting
I met my wife at a party, when I drank too much
My son is married and tells me we don't talk enough
Call it predictable, yesterday my dream was of you
Beyond the ridge to the west, the sun had left the sky
Between the trees and the pond, you put your hand in mine
Said, "Time has bridled us both, but I remember you too"
And though an autumn time lullaby
Sang our newborn love to sleep
I dreamt I traveled and found you there
In the woods one Christmas Eve, waiting
Lyrics submitted by sofarsogood
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One day he deployed to Iraq, he wanted me to look after her. Make sure she was okay. I agreed. We bagan hanging out. For the first month it was strictly friendly, but we both started catching feelings. She became my best friend. I could share everything with her. I was recently coming off a divorce and I had the attitude I never wanted to marry again. As hard as I tried not to, I fell in love with her. My best friends girl. My brother's girl. We carried on for months while he was gone. She was my better half, my immortal beloved, my everything. Then he came back.
When he came back, things turned crazy. Truths came out and we started being together. But my old insecurities from my prior marriage came back to haunt me. I started thinking I wasnt good enough for her. That she was only going to leave me or cheat on me. Eventually it was a self fulfilling prophecy and she strayed. It killed me. After it all I still loved her and wanted her. We tried to work it out again, but my insecurities were only amplified. I forgave but I could not forget. I broke her heart constantly. I broke up with her for perceived slights, even at one point in a drunken moment tried to physically hurt her. My guilt and self loath only increased, yet we pressed on because we loved each other.
But nothing changed. I didn't get over my insecurities and one night it exploded and I pushed her so hard to end us. We broke up. But we were still seeing each other. We couldn't help it. I could never picture my life without her and she couldn't either. We carried on in this manner for a month till I found out she was seeing the old boyfriend that she left for me again unbeknownst to me. I found out she was seeing him and so much more. For a week it seemed my heart and mind were in complete chaos. I kept wanting to work it out no matter what. Because I knew ultimately my actions pushed her to it. I wanted her to know I could change, but I had broken so many promises before. It was too far for me and for her. She wanted with all her heart to believe in me, but I couldn't believe in myself to change.
So I did something unthinkable. I offered my help in getting her and my best friend back together again. He made her constantly happy. He was the sure shot and I was the long shot. I loved her that much...I just wanted her to be happy, no stress. So I told her I loved her and said I would talk to him...
Today on this day the 17 of August 2011 I did that...and he seemed to agree about working things out with her. I lied to him, said it was all just a misunderstanding, she made a mistake, work things out. At the time I was for it. I wanted to do it before I lost my nerve. I just wanted her to be happy. I hope she knows I loved her like no other.
As far as how this song pertains to my situation. Our love was brief, but real. My brother found her in those woods, and I live on with the dream that one day we will hold hands and she will tell me she loved me just as much as I loved her and never forgot her....penguin
Sometimes a song fits into my heart like a long-lost puzzle piece.
"Beyond the ridge to the left, you asked me what I want
Between the trees and cicadas singing around the pond
"I spent an hour with you, should I want anything else?""
This is clearly the beginning of their love. She asks him what he's getting from the relationship and he's questioning whether he should pursue it.
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"One grinning wink like the neon on a liquor store
We were sixteen, maybe less, maybe a little more
I walked home smiling, I finally had a story to tell"
He decides to pursue her and is satisfied with the decision he makes by the end of the night (week, month, year, etc.)
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"And though an autumn time lullaby
Sang our newborn love to sleep"
Over the course of time their love just died and it was over.
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"My brother told me he saw you there
In the woods one Christmas Eve, waiting"
He knows she is still in love with him, or was at the time.
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"I met my wife at a party, when I drank too much
My son is married and tells me we don't talk enough"
He's old now. He's married a woman he doesn't love. He sounds as though he regrets it and can't find a way out of the marriage. Also, his son is married and mature.
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"Call it predictable, yesterday my dream was of you"
He still thinks and dreams of this girl from long ago.
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"Beyond the ridge to the west, the sun had left the sky
Between the trees and the pond, you put your hand in mine
Said, "Time has bridled us both, but I remember you too""
He meets up with the girl where they used meet all the time. Still very fond of each other after all these years, she remembers him too and thinks of him.
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"And though an autumn time lullaby
Sang our newborn love to sleep
I dreamt I traveled and found you there
In the woods one Christmas Eve, waiting"
This is the most difficult of stanzas, which may throw a lot of people off. My intake is that he dreamt of meeting her in the previous stanza. He never really went to visit her. Perhaps he is too scared that she won't still be in love with him.
My son is married and tells me we don't talk enough
Call it predictable, yesterday my dream was of you. why would he say my son...my dream was of you...see his life didnt take the course he thought of so hes dreaming of maybe a summer love in his teens.