Cement Girl

"Now here is my secret--
I tell it to you with the openness of heart that I doubt I will ever achieve again, so I pray that you are in a quiet room as you hear these words. My secret is that I need God-- that I am sick and can no longer make it alone. I need God to help me give, because I no longer seem to be capable of giving; to help me be kind, as I no longer seem capable of kindness; to help me love, as I seem beyond being able to love."-Life After God by Douglas Coupland

this song is beginning to sound more and more like me as of late.

She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes.

And she can ruin your faith with her casual lies.

And she only reveals what she wants you to see.

She hides like a child, but she's always a woman to me.



She can lead you to love, she can take you or leave you.

She can ask for the truth but she'll never believe.

And she'll take what you'll give her as long as it's free.

Yeah, she steals like a thief, but she's always a woman to me.



Oooh, she takes care of herself.

She can wait if she wants, she's ahead of her time.

Oooooh, and she never gives out, and she never gives in,

she just changes her mind.



And she'll promise you more than the Garden of Eden.

And she'll carelesly cut you and laugh while you're bleeding.

But she'll bring out the best and the worst you can be.

Blame it all on yourself, cause she's always a woman to me.



Oooh, she takes care of herself.

She can wait if she wants, she's ahead of her time.

Oooooh, and she never gives out, and she never gives in,

she just changes her mind.



She is frequently kind and she's suddenly cruel.

But she can do as she pleases, she's nobody's fool.

And she can't be convicted, she's earned her degree.

And the most she will do is throw shadows at you,

but she's always a woman to me.

"My mom is better than your mom"-Garret, age 6

"I have an owie that is better than yours"-Drake, age 5

small boys are the best at one-upping other people.

It is reassuring to know that the God of the mountains and the beaches and the sunset is still the God of me and all of my problems

where do we go from here?