monday's mulling: up on the roof

News, news, news. I know what's going on but the information overload is just too much at times. 

Yesterday, when driving home from the grocery store, the the most perfect song came on the radio. Such an unexpected moment brought a little calm to the media storm. At that moment my "roof" was in my car with James Taylor's soothing voice singing one of my favorite songs.

Up on the Roof by James Taylor

When this old world starts a getting me down

And people are just too much for me to face

I'll climb way up to the top of the stairs

And all my cares just drift right into space

On the roof, it's peaceful as can be

And there the world below don't bother me

No, no

So when I come home feeling tired and beat

I go up where the air is fresh and sweet

I get far away from the hustling crowd

And all that rat race noise down in the street

On the roof, that's the only place I know

Look at the city, baby

Where you just have to wish to make it so

Let's go up on the roof

And at night the stars, they put on a show for free

And darling, you can share it all with me

That's what I say, keep on telling you

That right smack dab in the middle of town

I've found a paradise that's trouble proof

And if this old world starts a getting you down

There's room enough for two

Up on the roof, up on the roof, up on the roof oh now

Everything is all right, everything is all right

Come on

Put down what you're doing tonight and climb up the stairs with me and see

We got the stars up above us and the city lights below, oh

Up on my roof now