Goodbyes Made You Mine- J.T. Hodges

Why I absolutely LOVE Goodbyes Made You Mine.

I'm not your high school crush,
your first love, your first kiss, 
guy that crossed you off his list, 
I'm not the red tail lights that left you behind,again and again,
I'm not your Tennessee pre med big man, 
promised you a ring and took another girl's hand, 
what's it gonna take to make you understand, 
I'm not that man, 

this is me now, 
baby, don't doubt, 
the love I can give you, 
you gotta know, 

I ain’t the same ol’ let you go, run you around,
String you along, do you wrong, like they’ve done you ‘til now,
Girl after all you’ve been through I knew it’d be a matter of time,
‘Til all those goodbyes made you mine
I’ve been your late night call, your shoulder to cry on,
Out on the highway listening to sad songs,
Talk all night ‘bout stupid things, makin’ you smile

I’ve been right here,
All of these years
I am your man,
By now, you ought to know

I ain’t the same ol’ let you go run you around
String you along, do you wrong, like they’ve done you ‘til now
Girl after all you’ve been through I knew it’d be a matter of time
‘Til all those goodbyes made you mine
No more lonely nights starin’ at your cellphone
No more clinging to a love so cold
With me you’ll never have to be alone

So, I couldn't come up with any clever comments for the songs I actually like. I suppose I'll save those for the really crappy ones I find.

It's just so adorable(: I'm not much for cheesy songs at all- in fact they usually make me a little on the sick side. Cynicism at its best!
This one was different though. It's totally relatable for me (and I feel like the general population) because everyone has been through horrible relationships. And if you're a dude reading this...work with me. Just switch all of the "girls" to some male word of your liking because it goes both ways. Guys like to compare girls to their exes just as much, sometimes (from my past experiences) more so than we do.
This song just puts out there that all people aren't the same and you shouldn't treat your new guy/girl like he/she is your ex. 
Oh, and that he's totally stoked he's with this chick. Which...is just awesome.

Life is all about risks and it requires you to jump. Don't be a person who has to look back and wonder what they would have or could have had.

Up next for the horrible songs: Why Don't You Stay- Sugarland
Up next for the good songs: Life Is Beautiful- Icarus Account

PS- I'm having some technical difficulties with the blog stuff. It's driving me crazy, and I don't like it one bit that this one looks different from my last post.
OCD much?
Rest assured though readers- it will be fixed, darnit!

Ours- Taylor Swift

Why I have a problem with Taylor Swift's "Ours" song:

I'm getting ready to break this song down Holly style- so brace yourselves, it might get ugly.

Elevator's silence and morning air

Stranger's silence makes me want to take the stairs

If you were here, we'd laugh about their vacant stares

But right now, my time is theirs.

Alright Taylor, first of all what do you think you're going to encounter on the stairs? Do you and a friend have a rendezvous planned there? If not- all you're going to get is strangers and/or silence.
Secondly, if I was in an elevator and you two love birds randomly started laughing...I would be offended as I would likely think you were laughing at me. Do that, and risk getting punched. Or at least cussed out. Either way- not a fun experience. 

Seems like there's always someone who disapproves

They'll judge it like they know about me and you

And the verdict comes from those with nothing else to do

The jury's out, but my choice is you.

GIRL- if someone tells you a dirty little secret about him, you should probably be a little cautious. Now, I don't mean go all CSI on him. But you shouldn't dive into things woman. If someone is telling you something about a person you probably hardly know (because this song sounds like you're in the "I just met him/lovey dovey all the time" stage), it's more than likely best to listen. Make your own decision by all means- but don't just disregard everything. 

So don't you worry your pretty little mind

People throw rocks at things that shine
And life makes love look hard

The stake's are high, the water's rough, but this love is ours

No, no they do not throw rocks at things that shine. I see the metaphor for jealousy...but still. 99.999 percent of the time, no one is going to throw a rock at a Ferrari because they want it. 

Life makes love look hard? Um, no. Love makes life look hard when it really isn't.
"Life's not hard, but it's too long living like a country song"- Miranda Lambert

Wisely said Miranda. What are country songs about most of the time? Someone loses their guy/girl and their dog dies all while everything in the universe is crashing down around them. This series of events usually starts by "the L word" gone wrong. Hence love making life look hard, not vice versa.

"Life's too easy to be so "darn" complicated"- Zac Brown Band

These guys just know what they're talking about. And they don't write a bunch of fluff songs. It's real music. 

If things are really THAT bad...it may not be a good idea anyway. Chances are someone who's telling you to hit the highway knows what they're talking about. 

You never know what people have up their sleeves

Ghosts from your past gonna jump out at me

Lurking in the shadows with their lip gloss smiles

But I don't care cause right now you're mine

I don't have much to say about this except if he's more worried about girl's from his past- he's not worth it. If he's actually paying a ton of attention to them and disregarding how you feel about it I suggest you get out. You shouldn't have to stress over him just being yours "right now". 

And it's not theirs to speculate if it's wrong and

Your hands are rough but they are where mine belong

I'll fight their doubt and give you faith with this song for you

Cause' I love the gap between your teeth

And I love the riddles that you speak

And any snide remarks from my father about your tattoo will be ignored

Cause' my heart is yours.

I admittedly somewhat like this part(: Again, the only issue I have here is that if you have a billion people telling you something is sketchy about this guy- it's probably a wise idea to listen.

To all of my avid readers (that was typed with heavy sarcasm, by the way)- there are exceptions to the rules. If you have a Noah and Allie/ the Notebook type thing going on, then you're allowed to sing this song and not annoy me because Allie's mom was a jerk and was mean to poor Noah for no reason. BUT if you're some 13 year old hormone crazed teenager and you're pissed at your dad for telling you to break up with your 25 year old boyfriend who has tattoos, has been to prison, and looks like a serial killer...take it off your ipod. Now. You should probably listen to the people who are trying to get you away from his crazy self.

Anyway- enough ranting about poor Taylor. I'm sure she had no clue that someone would actually take her song this way, ha. Personally, I just want her to burn some more pictures and and tell some more douche bag guys that "it's too late for you and your white horse to catch me now". Where's the empowering girl songs, Taylor? That's all I want!

Since this is my first post for this new blog, I'm going to throw this out there- I love all sorts of music and listen to it all whether it irks my nerves or not. There are just some lyrics that really get to me.I'm not going to only rant about songs I don't like. It'll more than likely be a bad song, then a good one to mix things up a little. Have a good day all :D


Up next for the good songs: Goodbyes Made You Mine- J.T. Hodges
Up next for the horrible songs: Why Don't You Stay- Sugarland