When forever's over I won't remember how much I loved you anymore

Artist- Alison Krauss
Song of the day- Forget about it

My last ditch effort to try and conform you to all things Alison Krauss might make you a bit forgetful, but I like to think she's hard to disappear from your ears. This album might have converted my entire family into Krauss followers so hopefully it will do the same and you will be in line with me Tuesday for the new album. Having perhaps one of the greatest "being forgotten" complexes around this song always seems to make me smile a bit on the inside as I realize I've tried to solve many of my issues by ditching just when things might get too deep or complicated or a hint of feeling overlooked cuz at least the memories would still be good ones. Dr. Drew might have alot to say to me, but for right now I'd rather listen to one last Krauss song.



Forget about it
I'm admittin' I was wrong
And I'll just take what's mine
And broken right out the door

Forget about it
I'll split and I'll be gone
And you'll have memories
You'll find hard to ignore

'Cause after all
I'll see you sometime
Maybe when I can't recall
How you drove me crazier

Forget about it
When forever's over
I won't remember how much
I loved you anymore

Forget about it
Put me out of your head
Now that you're free and easy
Out there on the town

Forget about it
When you're lying in bed just wishing
I was there to lay you down

'Cause after all
I'll see you sometime maybe
When you will recall
How I drove you crazier

Forget about those starlit nights
Laying by the fireside
Holding you tight
I can't remember when I felt so right
So just forget about it

Forget about it
When you see me on the street
Don't wink, don't wave
Don't try to tease me with your smile

Forget about it
If we chance to meet somewhere
Don't think it's cause I'm trying to reconcile

'Cause after all
I'll see you sometime maybe
When I can't recall
How you drove me crazier

Forget about those starlit nights
Laying by the fireside
Holding you tight
I can't remember when I felt so right
So just forget about it

It would be fun To be certain that I'm the one

Artist- Alison Krauss
Song of the day- This time the dream's on me

This is on my list of songs to one day dance to in a fancy black dress if I ever become a sophisticated adult though it is oh so depressing yet classy. As I read the comments under the video on youtube I liked how someone described it as encompassing the kind of emptiness that turns the stomach when remembering, yet somehow reassures you that the experience was worth it. It kinda sounds awful but when listening to Krauss' impeccable version it makes it somehow lovely....though I have no idea what is up with the beginning of the video which is creeping me out. So whether your dreams are causing your stomach to turn or smile nostalgically or make you want a to wear fancy clothes, this dream is on me.



Somewhere, someday
We'll be close together, wait and see
Oh by the way,
This time the dream's on me

You take my hand
and you look at me adoringly
But as things stand
This time the dream's on me

It would be fun
To be certain that I'm the one
To know that I, at least, supply the shoulder you cry upon

To see you through
Till you're everything you want to be
It can't be true, but
This time the dream's on me

(bridge)

It would be fun
To be certain that I'm the one
To know that I, at least, supply the shoulder you cry upon

To see you through
Till you're everything you want to be
It can't be true, but
This time the dream's on me

I'm hung up on all my doubt, trying to sort the whole thing out

Artist- Alison Krauss
Song of the day- Maybe

As the days seem to progress faster each day, decisions about my future begin to haunt me more and more till I panic and want to stay in bed all day. At this point I see a horizon of possibilities which would be very grand if I wasn't so indecisive and continually going back and forth in my head on maybe I should do this, maybe this would be best, maybe I can do this, am I strong enough for this, till on and on and my answers keep being I just don't know. So today's song seem quite appropriate for my current mindset. So if you are swimming in a sea of maybes today, this one's for you.



Yesterday the odds were stacked in favor of my expectations
Lying above the rest, never falling from the nest
Tuesday came and went and now I'm in a little situation
Maybe it's for the best, I can live alone I guess

Maybe I can stand alone
Maybe I'm strong as stone
Even though the bird has flown
Maybe he'll fly on home

Forgive me if I'm keeping you apart from better conversation
I'm hung up on all my doubt, trying to sort the whole thing out
Tell me that I'm smart enough to deal with all the information
Spinning inside my head, every word he ever said

Maybe I can stand alone
Maybe I'm strong as stone
Even though the bird has flown
Maybe he'll fly on home

(repeat chorus)

don't you weep pretty baby

Artist- Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch and Emmylou Harris
Song of the day- Didn't leave nobody but the baby

Having my pediatric and labor and delivery clinical rotation, I got babies on the brain and well if I could learn how to sing this song like these three folk goddesses I think I might be able to heal every sick child in my path or at the very least stop them from crying. Besides being an excellent movie musical, the Cohen Brothers created one of the greatest soundtracks of all time in "O Brother Where Art Though?" thanks to using the powerhouses of contemporary folk icons like today's artists. This lullaby I think can calm every kind of soul, but rocking a sick, abandoned, abused or scared baby, in the hospital is when I really wish I could heal every child in my path. So to the lost soul or the one's holding them, this one's for you



go to sleep little babe
go to sleep little babe

your momma's gone away and your daddy's gonna stay
didn't leave nobody but the baby

go to sleep little babe
go to sleep little babe

everybody's gone in the cotton and the corn
didn't leave nobody but the baby

you're a sweet little babe
you're a sweet little babe

honey in the rock and the sugar don't stop
gonna bring a bottle to the baby

don't you weep pretty babe
don't you weep pretty babe

she's long gone with her red shoes on
gonna need another loving babe

go to sleep little babe
go to sleep little babe

you and me and the devil makes three
don't need no other lovin' babe

go to sleep little babe
go to sleep little babe

come lay bones on the alabaster stones
and be my everlovin' baby

My heart warned me this time But I need to believe you, so I do, just for tonight

Artist- Alison Krauss
Song of the day- Sleep On

It's the first night in a while I can actually rest my brain without the worry of getting up early in order to frantically stay on top of things. I am utterly exhausted, was given free eye cream from a pitying makeup lady because my restlessness is THAT obvious. And here I am sleepy yet awake again. Which I think means it's time for another rendition of my favorite sleep songs. This isn't actually a nice calming song to sleep to but perhaps it's my issue with sleeping that makes me obsessed with songs pertaining to sleep. And with the new Alison Krauss Album soon at hand it reminded me of one of my most favorite and less known tunes about a broken heart that can only express her feelings when others are unconscious. True Krauss's voice can emotionally affect me more than just about anything but the way she sings this song in particular always got to me. So much that I needed to share it, even if it meant the only way to was through this really ugly sunflower depiction that if I look at it too long starts to freak me out. So feel free to close your eyes and enjoy another non sleeper.



Could your heart ever be mine?
Your arms hold me so close to you all through the night
Your eyes gaze into mine
Sayin' I should believe you, I always do, I don't know why

Cause you taught me a lesson the hard way one time
Told me you loved me but then changed your mind
I never told no one how I hurt down inside until now

Sleep on

Could your heart ever be mine?
My arms hold you so close to me all through the night
My heart warned me this time
But I need to believe you, so I do, just for tonight

But you taught me a lesson the hard way one time
Promised to love me but then changed your mind
I never told no one how I hurt down inside until now
Sleep on

If they knew sweet little you They'd end up loving you too

Artist- Alison Krauss
Song of the day- Baby mine

So I'm pretty sure I can blame all of my abandonment issues on Disney cartoons, and after watching this video I'm sure of it.Of course I would believe my mom would drop me at pre-school never to return again just like dumbo's mom or bambi's mom, or a monkey for a mom. why Disney? why? But I digress, the real reason I'm thinking of this song is cuz I finally get to see my sweet little mother who's visiting and also this week thanks to the powers of technology (skype) I got to meet perhaps my new favorite person in the world, Kyndall Denise Gault. Barely breaking 6lbs, my best friend from Tx's tiny miracle pretty much captured my heart by doing absolutely nothing. I might be officially baby crazy, not so much for wanting my own, but other people's. Strangers guard your children! So here's to all the fantastic mother's out there, and all us ugly ducklings that are so glad you were always there to find us. I dare you to listen to today's song and not want to call your mom.





Kyndall Denise Gault

Baby mine, don't you cry
Baby mine, dry your eyes
Rest your head close to my heart
Never to part, baby of mine
Little one when you play
Don't you mind what you say
Let those eyes sparkle and shine
Never a tear, baby of mine
If they knew sweet little you
They'd end up loving you too
All those same people who scold you
What they'd give just for
The right to hold you
From your head to your toes
You're not much, goodness knows
But you're so precious to me
Cute as can be, baby of mine

It’s amazing how you can speak right to my heart Without saying a word you can light up the dark

Artist- Alison Krauss
Song of the day- when you say nothing at all

I had pretty bad insomnia growing up and I remember spending my sleepless nights switching channels between MTV and VHI because it was the only time they actually played music videos. But over one summer Marilyn Manson's "sweet dreams" (the cover you will NOT be hearing) was in heavy rotation and only increased my wanting to not sleep ever. So (though being in my strong anti-country phase) I reluctantly switched it to CMT where I could at least trust the non terrifying uncomplicated singing about beer and pickup trucks. Instead one night at 4am I stumbled upon the greatest vocals I've ever heard to this day. I think I might physically challenge anyone who says that Alison Krauss does not have the ability to literally pierce your soul. She could even sing about beer and pickup trucks and I'd probably have the exact same reaction. Luckily she does a simple cover and blows it out of the water. It makes me suddenly love love and love life and want to frolic in summer dresses, watch chick flicks, pick out china patterns and maybe even fall asleep...yeah it's that good.



It’s amazing how you can speak right to my heart
Without saying a word you can light up the dark
Try as I may I could never explain
What I hear when you don’t say a thing

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There’s a truth in your eyes sayin’ you’ll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you’ll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all

All day long I can hear people talking out loud
But when you hold me near, you drown out the crowd
Old mr. webster could never define
What’s being said between your heart and mine

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There’s a truth in your eyes sayin’ you’ll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you’ll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There’s a truth in your eyes sayin’ you’ll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you’ll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all