As I turn up the collar on
My favorite winter coat
This wind is blowing my mind
I see people in the street
With not enough to eat
Who am I to be blind
Pretending not to see their needs?
I’m gonna make a change
For once in my life
It’s gonna feel real good
Gonna make a difference
Help to make it right
A summer of thinking hard
On hot desert sands
One girl’s mind on a roll
They chase each other on the wind you know
With nowhere to go
That’s why I want you to know
I’m starting with the gal in the mirror
I’m asking her to change her ways
No message could be any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and make a change
I’ve been a victim of
A selfish kind of love
It’s time that I realize
That there are some with no home
Not a nickel to loan
Could it be really me
Turning to leave them alone?
A mustang deeply scarred
My own broken heart
And a storm-blown life of petty little dreams
They follow the pattern of the wind
You see
‘Cause they got no place to be
It all begins with me
I’m starting with the girl in the mirror
I’m asking her to change her ways
No message could be any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and make a change
You gotta get it right
While you got the time
‘Cause when you close your heart
Then you close your mind!
Change
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Autumn is a beautiful time of year to reevaluate life. The desert winter will soon cloak my dusty little wide spot in the road here in Northwestern Nevada. Realizing how very blessed I am in this life, I need to stop sniveling in my soup. The time for personal action has arrived.
Hurricane Ian and it’s massive destruction has awakened the good in millions of people. Disasters always do. Please remember the disasters right on our local streets. Be a Hometown hero and look for ways to help in your own community, even if only by donating a bag of groceries to the local food bank. We can all stand to look in the mirror once in awhile. Might be surprised what changes can be made if we just try.
More tomorrow.
Thank you to the genius of Michael Jackson. I hope it’s okay that I changed the words a bit, Michael. Didn’t think you would mind too much.