It's OK

Tonight was shaping up to be a pretty good night. I bought some new Converse, and was going to watch the last episode of season 5 of The West Wing and then…something upset me. This summer was good in some respects but it was mostly crap. The thing that upset me was something connected to situations from the summer and it was not something that I expected or really wanted to think about. Some people don’t really think about how other people feel about certain situations and this was what put me into my upset feelings tonight.

After I had called and talked to my Dad, who understands my feeling very well, I sat back and turned on my TV. As I watched TV I noticed my new converse that I was wearing to break in, I started to think about Eddie Vedder who was the person who made me want to wear converse in the first place. Then I remembered this song that Pearl Jam tagged this one time called “It’s O.K.” and I put the song on and listened. I felt better instantly.

It’s OK was tagged onto the song Daughter on the Touring Band 2000 DVD or I guess it was first released on to VHS but I have it on DVD. For many years now Eddie Vedder has been one of two people whose voice has been able to calm me…I suppose. When I am feeling stressed I put on Pearl Jam and I start to feel alright. The other voice being that of Roger Daltrey but I am sure that is a whole other blog altogether.

Daughter is an incredibly important song and if you don’t know it you should take some time to really listen to it. Then the tag of It’s OK is probably one of the best tags that I have ever heard in my life. It speaks to me on so many levels…I want to write out the lyrics for you.

It’s OK

It’s OK

You don’t have to run and hide away

It’s OK I’m going to love you anyway

This is my chance, this is my life
And my opening hour
This is my choice, this is my voice
There may be no tomorrow
This is my plea, this is my need
This is my time for standing free
This is my step, this is my depth
In a world demanding of me
But it's okay.......

It’s Ok

It’s OK you know I love you away

It’s OK

It’s OK you don’t have to run and hide away

It’s Ok
 
There have been times when songs have spoken to me for different reasons and I guess that at this moment I needed Eddie to say “I’m going to stand up here with you” and then sing about how It’s OK.