Today.

I am quite sure that, years from now, I will listen to the Norah Jones album feels like home and think of my start at Starbucks. With little exception, I have been listening to that album every single day on the way to and from work. The songs I seem to focus on are Sunrise, Carnival Town, Creepin' In (with Dolly Parton!), In The Morning, and Be Here To Love Me.

Be Here To Love Me is the current favorite, mostly for one specific line. Here are the full lyrics, with the line in question bolded (and here is the song on YouTube):

Your eyes seek conclusion
In all this confusion of mine

Though you and I both know
It's only the warm glow of wine

That's got you to feeling this way
But I don't care
I want you to stay

Just to hold me and tell me
You'll be here to love
Today

Children are dancing
Gamblers are chancing their all

The window's accusing the door
Of abusing the wall

But who cares what the night watchmen say
The stage has been set for the play

So just hold me and tell me
You'll be here to love me
Today

The moon's come and gone
But a few stars hang on to the sky

The wind's runnin' free
But it ain't up to me to ask why

But the poets are demanding their pay
And they've left me with nothing to say

Except hold me and tell me
You'll be here to love me
Today

Just hold me and tell me
You'll be here to love me
Today


The entire song is a wonderful poem set to music, but that one "stanza" makes me smile every time. I love the personification/anthropomorphizing, and you can imagine the writer watching a window rattle as someone slams a door, and pulling this line out of the moment. Norah Jones also sings that line with such emphasis, such feeling! Le sigh.

And, again, the overall song is just lovely. Isn't that what anyone wants? To be held and told they're loved.

I don't care about yesterday, tomorrow, next month, next year--just love me today.