this big ol heart o mine

THERE ONCE WAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART THAT NO ONE ELSE COULD EVER BE

THE REASON IT WAS SO SPECIAL WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A SPACE MADE FOR ONLY YOU AND ME

BEFORE WE MET AS LOVERS THIS PLACE WAS ONLY A LOCKED PLACE TO HIDE

BUT SOMEHOW SOME WAY YOU FOUND THE KEY AND LET OURSELF INSIDE

UNLOCKING A DOOR THAT HAD NEVER BEEN TOUCHED WAS COVERED IN DUST AND SOOT

WAS AN EXCITMENT ALL IT’S OWN YOU CARRIED NO WEIGHT AFOOT

THE OLD WOODEN DOOR OPENED WITH A CREEK TO A NEW BEAUTIFUL WONDERLAND

FILLED WITH NEW LIFE ADVENTURES YOU GRIPPED THE KEY TIGHTER IN YOUR HAND

THE EXCITEMENT BUILT AND BUILT AS YOU TIPTOIED THROUGHOUT THIS WONDEROUS SPACE

WITH A GREAT BIG GOOFY SMILE SLAPPED ABROAD YOUR FACE

YOUR EYES OPENED WIDE INSPECTING EVERYTHING HERE JUST FOR YOU

AND HOPED THAT THIS FANTASYLAND WOULD ASWAYS STAY TRUE

AT THAT MOMENT WE DID NOT REALIZE A RELATIONSHIP REQUIRES WORK

AND WE EXPECTED IT ALL ALWAYS TO BE THE JOYOUS SOUND OF A CORK

POPPING OUT THE BOTTLE CHAMPAIGN SPLASHING THROUGHOUT THE AIR

MAKING US ALL WET WITH NO PAIN TO EVER BARE

NOW THAT PLACE IN MY HEART IS CLOSED AND LOCKED UP TIGHT

I HAVE PUSHED YOU OUT AND THE KEY YOU WILL NEVER FIND

I GUARD THIS DOOR NOW WITH EVER SINGLE OUNCE OF STRENGTH

SO YOU MAY NEVER AGAIN SLIP BACK INSIDE AND BRING ME MORE WRETCHED HEARTACHE

THE REASON IS NOT HIDDEN DEEP, IT THE REASON EVERYONE ONE KNOWS SO WELL

AND FOR THAT REASON AND ONE REASON ALL ALONE I NOW RETURN AS MY EMPTY HEARTED CLONE

THE REASON BEING ONE THAT MAKES ME LOOK AWAY IN SHAME

AND MAKES ME FEEL LITTLE, SCARED, AND ALL ALONE IN PAIN

BUT DAY BY DAY I ALWAYS PRAY I WILL NEVER FEEL THIS ACHE

FROM WHEN MY LOVER FELL FROM GRACE AND REACHES FOR ANOTHER...

I DISCOVERED HE LOOKS DOWN UPON ANOTHER WOMENTS FACE

THIS ACHE NOW SCARES ME AS I LOOK UP INTO YOUR EYES

I WILL NEVER KNOW ANYTHING BUT THE ENDLESS MOURNFUL CRIES

OF DREAMS THAT ARE SWEPT INTO THE PAST

GOOD THINGS IN LIFE GUARANTEED TO NEVER LAST

NOW THAT ALL IS SAID AND DONE

I FEEL A GREAT RELEIF TO BELIEVE AT LEAST WE KINDA WON

AT LEAST WE FOUND THE ONE AND ONLY

THE ONE THAT MAKES US WHOLE

THE ONES WHO CARRIES THE PROMISE TO ALWAYS HELP US REACH OUR GOAL

NO MATTER HOW FAR APART

I MAY FIND YOU LURKING IN MY MIND

OR HIDDEN FROM THE WORLD BEHIND THIS BIG ’OL HEART O’MINE

DRUMROLL PLEASE.... Dylan is 14

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY! I LOVE YA!!!!!! I CAN NOT BELIEVE HE IS 14!! Dylan has been asking for a laptop for like 5 years and finally we all pitched in and got him a lap top.. and he got a really cool one to boot! Ed (of course) found us a really great deal. Dylan had a list of things he wanted his laptop to have/things he wanted it to be able to do and we pretty much covered all the bases but also got a few extras minus a webcam. He's set for high school! DOUBLE WOOT!!