Ain't it hard when you wake up in the morning
And you find out that those other days are gone?
All you have is memories of happiness
Lingerin' on
All your dreams and your lovers won't protect you
They're only passing through you in the end
They'll leave you stripped of all that they can get to
And wait for you to come back again
Yet still a light is shining
From that lamp on down the hall
Maybe the star of Bethlehem
Wasn't a star at all
And you find out that those other days are gone?
All you have is memories of happiness
Lingerin' on
All your dreams and your lovers won't protect you
They're only passing through you in the end
They'll leave you stripped of all that they can get to
And wait for you to come back again
Yet still a light is shining
From that lamp on down the hall
Maybe the star of Bethlehem
Wasn't a star at all
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I’m still working this one out but I’m of the mind, lately, that when the going gets tough, and we are down on ourselves, facing some hard truths, when we feel like we have nothing to hold onto, nothing to look forward to, when i’m busted flat in Baton Rouge, and ol’ Bobbie McGee has already slipped away, something will spark your interest again If you can just hold on and try to have faith. Because it’s not “about” anybody else, it’s about me. And “maybe the Star of Bethlehem wasn’t a star at all” means the answer is really within us, meaning you’ll eventually move on,and change - and embrace change - like you need to. You just need to let it happen, FEEL it...It will pass if we let it.