I Think I Like It
Boston
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Somethin' changin' for me inside
Took a long time
Now there's nothin' for me to hide
I say what's on my mind
Changes, makin' me see the light
I finally see wrong from right
Now I can see every sign
Ooh, I think I like it
I think I like what I'm feelin'
Even though it's such a surprise
But you know
Ooh, I think I really like it
I think I like what I feel
And changes really open your eyes
Oh, look at the world we make
What have we begun?
People livin' for what they take
All for number one
Changes makin' me see the light
I finally see wrong from right
Now that it's all said and done
Ooh, I think I like it
I think I like what I'm feelin'
Even though it's such a surprise
But you know
Ooh, I think I really like it
I think I like what I feel
And changes really open your eyes
Oh doesn't love say enough
When you realize
People try to come on so tough
All to fantasize
Changes takin' me through the night
I finally see the light
I've opened my eyes
Those changes can open your eyes
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Third Stage, the album this song is part of,
is one of rock n' roll's greatest albums.
I would argue that Boston's debut album should
be considered as the greatest rock n' roll album of all time,
so epic and so well done that its influence
will likely last forever.
The random number generator picked this
song, and I damn near started bawling.
I am convinced the occurrence is what my
spouse calls a "guided event,"
so far beyond the pale in terms of timing and content
that only the nastiest of cynics could
question it.
This year has been the toughest of my entire life.
If you knew me at all,
you'd be shaking your frickin' head in disbelief.
I can share with you,
and without any shame whatsoever,
that I almost killed myself in February.
There were sheriffs' deputies,
mental health professionals,
and a gaggle of onlookers watching
as I decided ... to keep living.
That wasn't an easy decision,
and many days I question the wisdom of it.
But here I am,
and here is this song,
picked by the random number generator
from a list that is still almost 300 strong.
The odds of this song being picked is therefore
about one-third of one percent.
Pretty damned small.
It isn't lost on me that Brad Delp,
the voice of Boston,
killed himself not too long ago.
He sang this song:
one of optimism and hope.
But in the end, he took his own life.
A great, great talent, Delp was.
I can tell you that after my own dalliance with suicide,
and without a single atom of hesitation,
that I can sing this song today
and feel that the lyrics apply directly to me,
despite still struggling some days.
I finally see the light.
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Digital Art: On Approach to Happiness by yours truly
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