I'll Be There
I heard a new, well...new to me, song a few days ago called Even
Though I’m Leaving I Ain’t Going Nowhere. It
tells the story of a father and son, throughout their lives, in three
basic acts. In the first act, the son is a young boy, asking his
father not to go back to his own room because there are monsters in
his room and he needs his father’s protection. Of course it ends
with the father telling the son that even when he’s not here, he’ll
be “there”. Hence, the title of the song. In the second act, the
son has joined the military and is about to ship out when he realizes
he needs his father. Again, the father reassures him he’ll always
be “there”. Then, in the third and final act, we find the son at
his father’s bedside, realizing
the father is almost gone and then realizing he will be all alone and
can’t do it on his own. One last time, the father reassures the son
that he’ll always be “there”.
I
know, I know, it’s a bit formulaic and predictable but it’s a
formula that has always drawn me in. Initially because of my
relationship with my father and now because of the relationship with
my sons and our rapidly changing realities. And it seems anymore that
this touchy feely stuff just sends me right on over the top. I tear
up, I get nostalgic, and I so anticipate the future. And I sincerely
hope I’ve shown them that I truly will always be “there”.
I
assume, that to many of you, this is a feel good, fluff post that
serves no real purpose. But to me it is so much more. As my speaking
abilities have diminished it has become more difficult to convey my
feelings to my family adequately. To that end I have tried to do so
through my writing. The
little missive you are currently reading is my best effort to
continue this mission. And to let my entire family know
that, no matter what, when they need me, I’ll be “there”.
Take
care,
Randy
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