In my younger days…

This song “In My Younger Days” by the band “Eels” has been blowing my mind for about two weeks now. It just makes me feel exactly the way you want a song to make you feel. That is all.

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In my younger days
This wouldn’t have been so hard
I would’ve just shrugged it off

But now it’s tough
I’m not so rough
I’ve got a little ways to go
And it’s not over yet, I know
But it feels
Not so far away

In my younger days
This still would’ve knocked me down
But I would’ve just bounced right back, you know

Now I’m a statistic
But I’m not fatalistic
I’m not yet resigned to fate
And I’m not gonna be ruled by hate
But it’s strong
And it’s filling up my days

In my younger days
I would’ve just chalked it up
As part of my ongoing education

But I’ve had enough
Been through some stuff
And I don’t need any more misery
To teach me what I should be…

I just need you back.

(This song makes me feel very much the same way that “Poor Places” or “Ashes of American Flags” by Wilco, from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, makes me feel. Which is saying something…)

ps. This whole album, “End Times” by Eels, is fantastic.