State Of Mind

Walkin' down a lonely highway
Not feeling alone
Thinkin' back when things went my way
And not the road I'm on
Well, I've been down a time or two,
But it never lasts long
I can always make it through
On a wing and a prayer and a song

I had a friend ask me how I got the idea to post a song lyric with my blogs. Well, for me it was a simple answer. I believe music can be a very powerful form of therapy. Now I am no doctor, but I can speak from my own experiences. I spend a lot of time in my truck during the day and I always have the radio on. For some reason, I am able to relate a song to something on my mind or something going on in my life or in the world. I might listen to a news clip and then a particular song comes into my head. Or I might hear a song that makes me think back to a event in my past.

I don't know if it's a gift or a curse, but I can quote song lyrics like a preacher quotes the Bible. My wife teases me because I can hear a song one time and just about recite the whole thing. The music therapy works for me though. I love a well written song lyric that doesn't just entertain, but speaks to me. Music can bring back a memory. It can take you to another place in time. It can change your state of mind.

Ain't it funny how a melody
Can bring back a memory
Take you to another place in time
Completely change your state of mind

Making it through on a wing and a prayer and a song is... on this cowboys mind



(Clint Black: State Of Mind)