mood: awwwww
music: semisonic - closing time

david, mary, barb, charisse, dre, liz, umang, nathan, sam, garret, kaylan. i've had to say goodbye to some of the best people in my life today. it didn't really hit me until i was driving home and flipped to one of those light rock stations that was playing "somewhere, out there." and i just realized how much i want to hold on to all of those perfect moments i've shared with those people. staff days, after-hours playtime, cuddling, drinking, all the pics on the cds kaylan made...it's difficult to feel enough gratitude for all of those memories...

but it's time to go. and i'm okay with that. i have all of those pefect moments. and while it's doubtful that i'll actively recall them all the time, and eventually their vividness may begin to fade and blur - just knowing that on some level they will always be right there with me is all the assurance and comfort i could ever need.

closing time
open all the doors and let you out into the world
closing time
turn all of the lights on over every boy and every girl
closing time
one last call for alcohol so finish your whiskey or beer
closing time
you don't have to go home but you can't stay here

i know who i want to take me home
i know who i want to take me home
i know who i want to take me home
take me home

closing time
time for you to go out to the places you will be from
closing time
this room won't be open till your brothers or your sisters
come
so gather up your jackets
move it to the exits
i hope you have found a friend
closing time
every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

i know who i want to take me home
i know who i want to take me home
i know who i want to take me home
take me home

closing time
time for you to go out to the places you will be from

i know who i want to take me home
i know who i want to take me home
i know who i want to take me home
take me home
i know who i want to take me home
i know who i want to take me home
i know who i want to take me home
take me home

closing time
every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end...