Heartbreak Kid Man

post #340

This is a story about a man. He was 40 year old bachelor. He never married and his father kept pushing him (in a good way I think) to get married. His best friend also said that He should, sooner or later just close his eyes and jump, rather than just checking the water with his toe, or even only look at it.

He ignored them. He thought that marriage is important, that's why he wanted to marry with the right person, Ms. Right. Unfortunately, Ms. Right had never stopped to his store. He owned a sport store down in Bay City, San Francisco. This Valentine, He's attending his ex-fiancee's wedding (oucchhh) and he got the singles table (along with the other kids, which were still single).

After the reception, seemed like fate introduced her to this attractive woman who got mugged after she left a laundromat. Our main character, let's say Eddie tried to stop the mugger, but he failed. But still he got a prize for his valor, an encounter with Lila, the bespoken attractive woman. A week later, Lila came to his store, looking for fleece. Eddie impulsively asked her out and she said yes.

Short story, they hit it off. Then came this surprising news for them. Fate seemed want to play a little games of 'what-you're-gonna-do-about-it' with Eddia. Lila, who was a environmental researcher would be transferred to Rotterdam for at least two years. Eddie who was not ready to give Lila up for two years so in the spur of the moment (about a week) he proposed Lila. He was having a bit of doubt remembering that he'd known her for six weeks, but vigorous urges from his dad n best pal made him pulled the plunge. In his wedding reception, he said he's happy he made the decision.

What's next? Honeymoon of course. They'd be having their honeymoon in Cabo. On the way there, during the long hours of car driving, they got to know each other a bit better. Lila was a living-breathing-radio who sang all the songs from radio. This bothered Eddie. Then they wanted to do different things with their honeymoon. Eddie wanted to explore Cabo, Lila wanted to relax on the beach. But he still tried to adapt. Finally they arrived in the hotel. But not long after that they had their first fight. It turned out that Lila was a volunteer, meaning she didn't have an income.

Lila stormed out of their honeymoon suite (which was lovely). Later Eddie tried to find her, he didn't succeed. Instead he met this beautiful brunette whom he met when he checked in. They made up but again Eddie seemed like out of luck. Lila got sunburned real bad when they were sunbathing on the beach. So he ended up spend the evening alone on the bar. But not for long coz he met Miranda, the beautiful brunette. They had a nice conversation and she invited him to join her family. *She's there with her big family. He got along with the family quite well and ended up back to his honeymoon suite at 4 AM.

One thing lead to another. Since Lila didn't want to leave the room with her sunburned skin *esp on the face, Eddie was spending more time with Miranda and her family. They got closer and he got attracted to her since they were fit, fitter than him with Lila (or at least he thought so). He tried to that he was married and stayed in the hotel for his honeymoon, but he got interrupted in several occasions *I personally thinks he also reluctant, afraid that if he told Miranda, she would freak out and he'd lose his chance to get to know her better...or at least having her companionship

To make a long story short, Eddie fell for Miranda...and vice versa. Trouble was, he still married. So he decided to end it with Lila because he felt that marrying Lila in such a hurry was not the right choice. When he was about to tell her, Lila gave him a little present. A small pillow with a saying, World's Best Husband. Eddie couldn't do it at that time so he decided to talk about it in the morning. Morning came, they had breakfast and Eddie finally said it but in a vague way. Lila misunderstood and to make the matter worse, Miranda's cousins saw Eddie and confronted him. All the time Miranda's family thought that Eddie's wife was murdered (thanks to his lying ability to kids...long story).

Then the inevitable happened. Miranda found out and Lila also got what Eddie really meant that it's over between them. Eddie got stuck in Cabo since Lila burned his wallet, passport, etc. Few months later, he managed to get back into the US. He went to Miranda's home but found the shocking truth that Miranda was already married. He was shocked. Miranda's aunt gave him an advice to let her go if he really care about her. He didn't want to give up so easily. Not until Miranda hear what he'd got to say. He did get Miranda to hear what he had to say but Miranda refused him.

He was heartbroken. He decided to move to Cabo, opened up a sport shack there. One and a half year later, a familiar face came to his store. It's Miranda. She said she split up with her husband. She was there again on a family event. Well....it turned out to be a happy end...

That was the plot for The Heartbreak Kid. Eddie was played by Ben Stiller, Lila by Malin Ackerman, Miranda by the lovely Michelle Monaghan *I got soft spot for brunettes. Well Eddie was kinda jackass since he was already married again when he's in Cabo, but I guess that was just a satire the director inserted. Anyway....watching the movies brought up lots of questions...esp regarding marriage and fate. Eddie said to Miranda, he's sorry he didn't tell her sooner about him being married...but he's not apologizing for meeting and falling to her.

Eddie said that Lord works in a mysterious way. Does He?
Life is about choices and consequences. Marry a person is a choice, the consequence is (for started) spending the rest of your life with that person. Okay.....what if we make the wrong choice? What if we pick the wrong person? Well...you gotta know better and be certain before walking down the aisle, some might say that. Ermmm....how good should I know a person and in how long before I can decide whether I want to spend the rest of my life with him/her? There's a quote I remember....the secret of a person's success is making the right decisions. To be able to do so, experience is needed. To gain experiences....wrong decisions are required. If that so....what if we marry the wrong person to get the experience and get it right the second time around? Or perhaps the worst, what if we never get experience we end up marry once every two year? What happens to once in a lifetime marriage then?
My friend told me that sometimes I can be annoying by asking offering to much "what if.." Well...it never easy when it comes to this, right? One thing I believe, life is about choices and consequences


Sheryl Crow - The First Cut Is The Deepest

I would have given you all of my heart
but there's someone who's torn it apart
and she's taken almost all that I've got
but if you want, I'll try to love again
baby I'll try to love again but I know

The first cut is the deepest, baby I know
The first cut is the deepest
'cause when it comes to being lucky she's cursed
when it comes to lovin' me she's worst
but when it comes to being loved she's first
that's how I know

The first cut is the deepest, baby I know
The first cut is the deepest

I still want you by my side
just to help me dry the tears that I've cried
cause I'm sure gonna give you a try
and if you want, I'll try to love again
but baby, I'll try to love again, but I know

The first cut is the deepest, baby I know
The first cut is the deepest

'Cause when it comes to being lucky she's cursed
when it comes to lovin' me she's worst
but when it comes to being loved she's first
that's how I know

The first cut is the deepest, baby I know
The first cut is the deepest

How Deep Is Your Love?

post #339

Let me offer you this point of view (assuming that you are a person who believes in God). Imagine God sing this song to you....

I know your eyes in the morning sun
I feel you touch me in the pouring rain
And the moment that you wander far from me
I wanna feel you in my arms again

And you come to me on a summer breeze
Keep me warm in your love
Then you softly leave
And it's me you need to show
How deep is your love?


How would you response?

We often ask Him to give something that we want, make things that we want to happen, make us happy and warm. He have given everything for us. He has shown how deep His love for us. Have we ever thought about the other way around?

Let's ponder these questions: How deep is your love? What have you given to Him?


Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love

I know your eyes in the morning sun
I feel you touch me in the pouring rain
And the moment that you wander far from me
I wanna feel you in my arms again

And you come to me on a summer breeze
Keep me warm in your love
Then you softly leave
And it's me you need to show
How deep is your love?

How deep is your love
How deep is your love
I really need to learn
'Cause we're living in a world of fools
Breakin’ us down
When they all should let us be
We belong to you and me

I believe in you
You know the door to my very soul
You're the light in my deepest, darkest hour
You're my saviour when I fall
And you may not think I care for you
When you know down inside
That I really do

And it's me you need to show
How deep is your love?
How deep is your love
How deep is your love
I really need to learn
'Cause we're living in a world of fools
Breakin’ us down
When they all should let us be
We belong to you and me

And you come to me on a summer breeze,
Keep me warm in your love
Then you softly leave
And it's me you need to show
How deep is your love?

How deep is your love
How deep is your love
I really need to learn
'Cause we're living in a world of fools
Breakin’ us down
When they all should let us be
We belong to you and me

Reflection

post #338

This year would be 10 years. One question I constantly asked myself, have I been a better person since?

How can I tell for sure?
Looking at my reflection....same old face, just getting older, forged by time and life events. Weariness, bitterness, happiness, serenity, wisdom, knowledge....they all carved these soft lines which in time, give or take 15 more years, will become clearly visible as wrinkles.

How about you?
What / Who do you see when you look in the mirror?
Is that someone that you know for sure?
Is that who you really are inside out?
Will your reflection show who you are inside, or will it show a mask you wear to face this world?


Christina Aguilera - Reflection

Look at me
You may think you see who I really am
But you'll never know me
Everyday it's as if I play a part
Now I see
If I wear a mask I can fool the world
But I cannot fool my heart,

Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside

I am now
In a world where I have to hide my heart
And what I believe in
But somehow
I will show the world
Whats inside my heart
And be loved for who I am

Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me
Why is my reflection
Someone I don't know

Must I pretend that I'm someone else for all time
When will my reflection show who I am inside

There's a heart that must be free to fly
That burns with a need to know
The reason why
Why must we all conceal
What we think
How we feel
Must there be a secret me
I'm forced to hide
I won't pretend that I'm
Someone else for all time

When will my reflection show who I am inside

When will my reflection show
Who i am inside (oooohhhh)

Weekend in Paris Van Java

post #337

Darkness is falling...
Here I am, sitting, waiting for the sky to get a bit clearer. It's very dark outside, lightnings are striking, yet rain hasn't poured down....darkness is approaching, slowly, inevitably...

That's why I decided to sit down and write an entry after my getaway in Paris Van Java. It's surely better than taking a chance then caught up in the heavy rain along the way. Okay, let's start, shall we?

This year office outing destination was Paris Van Java, aka Bandung (again :D). I wasn't really excited when I signed myself to come. The thing that interested me was the hotel (a new, five star hotel). It turned to be very enriching experience. I really enjoyed every moment of it.


Day 1
We gathered up at the office on Friday morning from 6.30 AM. I went there by cab, then the bus lead checked us all. There were five buses used to take us there. We started our journey at 8 AM, I managed to eat a quick breakfast. There were games along the way. First was tongue tumbler and the second was name the person. My group, or should I say column, won the first game. The trip didn't feel so long though we made a toilet stop. Arrived in Bandung at around 11 AM. We ate lunch at Sindang Reret resto. The food was a bit below expectation, just so so.

After lunch we went to Saung Angklung Udjo. It was raining hard when we were leaving the restaurant, but when we got to SAU, the rain stopped. Then we sat down at some kind of hall. We were grouped by project and I got group #4 (and bus #4 as well :D). Not so long after that, the show was begun. Few people played angklung (bamboo handcrafted instrument) and some other musical instruments. After the opening, two MCs came and hosted the show. One of them was a guy, which I didn't pay much attention to. The other one was a breathtakingly beautiful girl (in Sundanese, geulis teuing euyyyy). She wore red dress which was contrast with the brown long batik skirt. Her long hair made her looked more exquisite. Along with her fair skin, she looked like a goddess descended to earth. Then the show was continued with some kids performance. A kind of dance which was done when a boy was circumsized. At the end of the show, the kids took our hands, the audience to dance together with them (along with the MCs too).

After the show, the MC girl taught us a bit about angklung and how to play it. Then we were given angklung per person and assigned to practice a song which we would perform in group on gala dinner. We got the hardest song, Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You. The difficulties were because the song itself had fast tempo, plus it reached more than one octave while we only had eight tones angklung. Well we practiced our song till the time was up, around 3.30 PM. We then went to the hotel to check in. I never knew that playing angklung could be so fun. The trip began to impress me.

The journey to the hotel was quite fast, we arrived at the hotel at around 4.30 PM. Checked in, got the room key and unpacked my stuffs. The room was great. Soft bed and pillows, nice furniture and good shower. I got the same roommate with the one I had on my trip to Garut few months ago. I took a bath then wandered around. The hotel design was very beautiful. It's like a castle, very impressive. Took some pics then I went back to my room and got ready for the gala dinner.

The gala dinner was started with NJP. The food was standard, but better than the lunch. After the NJP, there were some office updates and a program which was introduced by two expats, one from London and the other from Netherland. After that, angklung performance was the next. There was this incident during sound check. I brought two angklungs and I mistakenly took the wrong one on stage. When we had sound check, I confidently played my angklung which had different tone with the one I should be playing. I stood in the front, played it loud and wrong....the audience burst into laughter the moment I mis-played my angklung. I walked down the stage and got the right one right away.

After the angklung performance, we were entertained by the pros. There were singers from Saung Udjo, complete with the angklung set and other musical instruments. The girl singer was beautiful. She wore this black dress and long skirt. Her shoulders were exposed and she sang well. Wowww....another 'geulis' girl. There were some people who went up to stage and sang, one of them was AG. He also won a folding bike as a doorprize. Lucky bastard ;p. There was few funny moments. When AG was singing, a girl came up to the stage and gave him a flower...the crowd laughed. Then there was this guy also came up to the stage and gave flower to the girl singer. The dinner itself ended earlier than scheduled. Hmmm....nice remembering it usually went the other way.

That beautiful, first day in Bandung ended with a good night sleep on a comfy bed.


Day 2
Woke up at 6 AM the next morning, went downstair to eat breakfast. Had a chitty chat and catch up with an old colleague. Went back to my room to take a shower and get ready for the games. I got group #10 for the games. The game was called LOL (Lembang On Land-Rover). It sounded interesting, and it turned out to be very exciting. We started the game at hotel parking lot. We were the second fastest team who got the game map. Our first destination was Tangkuban Perahu mountain. We need to take three pictures with all of the group members on the spots that were specified in the task. I forgot when was the last time I went to Tangkuban Perahu, but it sure felt nice to come again. We managed to finish the task in no time, then we went to the next destination. There we had to tell folklore about Sangkuriang, not only tell, but also made a short play while a person narrated the story.

After that, we went to the third destination. We competed side by side with group #12. The next task was picking strawberries which were labeled red, green, or yellow. Three of the team members had to pick strawberries with the instructed color label. We managed to get the highest score (which later on was surpassed by another team), 45 strawberries in one minute time. After picking strawberries, we had to make a strawberry juice, without blender. The ingredients given were strawberries, bananas, tomato, milk and lime. The judge was a professional cook. We managed to score a perfect 100 for taste and presentation.

We took a lunch break after that. We ate together, per group. After eating we went to our final destination. It was the last game, we had to move a bucket of water from a side to fill five syrup bottles on a table across. We managed to did it in four minutes time (again, another 4). The second part of the game was feeding cows. We had to feed the cows with the provided grass in 5 minutes time. We had to feed the cows with our bare hands, hand to mouth. We could have extra points if we can take a picture of a team member head to head with a cow. We managed to fed the cows and got the extra points.

After the game finished, we all gather at Cikole camping ground for our Go Green activity (which none other than plant a tree). There was a tent set up for us. There were also some activist that would help us in planting the trees. It was nearing 3 PM and the activist coordinator told us that it usually rain at around 3 PM. After his speech, a woman, more senior than he was came. She was the founder of Garuda Nusantara foundation whose members were volunteers committing in the preservation of trees and jungles. She then sang few songs. Just when she was about to sang her last song, rain came down, hard. She didn't stop and kept on singing. I admired her spirit and determination. Rain was pouring down hard. The coordinator told us that due to circumstances, it's okay if we didn't want to go on with planting the trees. But I think most of us were already excited and willing to go all out. The woman was really good in motivating people.

So we carried on. Group by group, we were guided to spots where we could plant the trees (one tree each person). The pouring rain made the soil wet and very slippery. I brought an umbrella but it didn't help much. Not to mention I shared it with a colleague. We didn't care about the rain anymore. We plant our trees, shoved the soil under the rain. Soaked shirts and pants didn't concern us. I asked one of the activist who guide us and I found out that I planted an avocado tree. It would grow in 6-7 years. Hmmm...I will go back to see the tree I planted. It's a promise.

The planting-tree-under-the-pouring-rain ended the scheduled activity for day two. We went back to the hotel. I took a shower and quick nap. My roommate went back home earlier so I got the room all by myself. Very convenient. Woke up at around 6 PM, we gathered up at the hotel lobby and went into the buses to go the a restaurant for dinner. We ate at Sari Sunda restaurant. The food was getting better, but the chili wasn't hot at all.

After that, we took the bus to go to PVJ. We got separated there and I ended up go to Inul Vizta with only three colleagues since we only got a small room. The others were hanging out at The Pear (if I write it correctly). We sang for two hours and gathered back at the bus shelter. The buses then took us back to hotel. I went to sleep at around 11.30 PM.

It was another amazing day.

Day 3
Woke up at 6.30 AM. Took a shower then went downstairs to eat breakfast. At 7.30 one of the five bus took us the the church. It's Palm Sunday, I wouldn't miss the mass. We went to Karmel to attend the morning mass there. It was beautiful. The chapel itself wasn't too big. We didn't get seat inside and had to sit outside under the sunlight. After the mass we wandered around the chapel and it was very beautiful. It felt different with the churches in Jakarta which usually had plain terrain. We went back to hotel then checked out. I missed the group photo session, but nevermind. Then we went to Arum Manis restaurant to eat lunch and had outing closing. The food was great there, plus the chili was very hot hot hottt...yummy. I ate a lotttttt.

During the lunch, the angklung performance winner was announced. To my surprise, my group won!!! WOW....that's was unbelievable. Yeahhhhh.... then my other group, LOL game group won second place. Yippieeee...too bad I didn't win any doorprize :D. Then the senior executive gave closing speech, and the outing committee played a song using angklung. The song was Heal The World. After that.....free time. We were dropped off at Jalan Riau. Some went shopping, some went buying some food. We gathered back at 3.30 AM and went back home. My bus, bus #5 (I switched bus on the last day) was the fastest to arrive in the city. We didn't make any toilet stop and I slept the first hour of the trip.

And that wrapped a beautiful weekend in Paris Van Java.

This for the lovely ladies....

Lauryn Hills - Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You

You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off of you
You'd be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off of you

Pardon the way that I stare,
There's nothing else to compare,
The sight of you leaves me weak,
There are no words left to speak,
But if you feel like I feel,
Please let me know that it's real,
You're just too good to be true,
Can't take my eyes off of you,
(musical break)

I need you baby. if its quite alright,
I need you baby to warm my lonely nights,
I love you baby. Trust in me when I say okay,
Oh pretty baby, don't let me down I pray,
Oh pretty baby, now that I found you, stay,
And let me love you,
oh baby let me love you

(key change)
You're just too good to be true,
Can't take my eyes off of you,
You'd be like heaven to touch,
I wanna hold you so much,
At long last love has arrived,
And I thank God I'm alive,
You're just too good to be true,
Can't take my eyes off of you,

(musical break)

I need you baby, and if it's quite all right,
I need you baby to warm the lonely night,
I love you baby. Trust in me when I say it's okay

Oh pretty baby, don't let me down I pray,
Oh pretty baby, now that I found you, stay,
And let me love you, oh baby let me love you

I need you baby, if it's quite alright
I love you baby, you warm the lonely nights
I need you baby, trust in me when I say it's okay

(repeat and fades out)

I Turn To You

post #336

In the spirit of rainy days lately, though it's supposed to be a dry season, well...almost at least.
Continuing my previous entry a lil bit, about how it'd be nice to have someone to share the journey and some might not lucky enough to find such person. We can always turn to someone, perhaps not through our entire journey...but if we learn to open up...we can turn to someone if we need to

When I was writing the previous entry, I reminded of Christina Aguilera song, I Turn To You. If I'm not mistaken, this song was dedicated for her mother....someone she thought she could always turn to....Well, there's someone who we can always turn to, right?

Plus...there's another You, if you get my drift :D


Christina Aguilera - I Turn To You

When I'm lost...in the rain
In your eyes I know I'll find the light
To light my way
When I'm scared
Losing ground
When my world is going crazy
You can turn it all around
And when I'm down you're there
Pushing me to the top
You're always there giving me all you've got

For a shield, from the storm
For a friend, for a love
to keep me safe and warm
I turn to you
For the strength, to be strong
For the will to carry on
For everything you do
For everything that's true
I turn to you-ooh

when I lose...the will to win
I just reach for you
And I can reach the sky again
I can do anything
'Cause your love is so amazing
'Cause your love inspires me
And when I need a friend
You're always on my side
Giving me faith
taking me through the night

(Joined by Background Vocals)
For a shield, from the storm
For a friend, for a love
To keep me safe and warm
I turn to you
For the strength, to be strong
For the will to carry on
For everything you do
I turn to you-ooh,ohhh

For the arms to be my shelter
Through all the rain
For truth that will never change
For someone to lean on
For a heart I can rely on through anything
For the one who...I can run to...oh
I turn to you


(Joined by Background Vocals)
For a shield from the storm
For a friend, for a love
To keep me safe and warm, yeah yeah
I turn to you
For the strength to be strong
For the will to carry on
For everything you do
For everything that's true
For everything you do - ooh oh
For everything that's true
I turn to you...ooh.

Through The Rain

post #335

I was driving home one day. I went through Kemayoran - Sunter. When I entered Angkasa street, rain started to pour. I went on and passed through Kemayoran. The rain was getting harder there. Though Karen's wiper worked relentlessly, still the rain made my vision very limited. As an illustration, it was kinda like the picture below, a bit better though since I didn't drive at night.


Along the way I saw few motorcycle riders who also tried to go through the rain wearing raincoats. Some even didn't wear any and still trying to move on. Some stopped and waited for the rain to stop under a shelter or any kind of structure, just to avoid being totally soaked up. For me, the rain didn't really matter because I was safely sheltered inside a car. Just blurred my vision a lil bit.

Approaching Sunlake Hotel, the rain was getting lighter. It's just a drizzle. My vision was getting clearer. After I passed Sunlake Hotel, all the sudden the rain got heavier again. But I kept on going because I had a destination I wanted to reach, which was home.

Entering Yos Sudarso, the rain stopped. The sky was clear, and so was my vision. In short, I arrived at home in no time.


Then...
I thought...my journey back home is a lil bit similar with our journey in life...

Sometimes/most of the times we know where we want to go. We know our destination. For some, home represents eternal life in heaven. Well, I believe we all might have our own 'home' that we long to come to. But the journey to get there...not always as smooth as we would have wanted. Lots of obstacles come along the way, some can be cleared right away, some can force us to find another way. Just like the rain that was pouring down on my way home that day. For me who was driving a car, it didn't matter. But for those who were riding motorcycles, or bicycles, or even walking, the rain surely was quite an obstacle.

Don't we find often find some 'obstacles' in our lives? Just like the rain, the obstacles make us weary. They can blur our vision, making us unable to see clearly. Sometimes, they make us wondering, questioning ourselves...Will I make it through these? Can I reach my 'home'? In more extreme situations, they make us drifted away from our destination. They make us lost our way and worst, lost our hope and will to go on. Not to mention if we are walking by foot (compared to driving a car). Plus....if we're walking alone, the rain obstacles will look more unbearable.

That's why we need something to help us get through the rain. A simple example, an umbrella. It helped in keeping us from the raindrops, or perhaps a raincoat. But it won't do much good when a thunderstorm strikes. It'd be better if we ride a motorcycle, at least we can get through the rain faster. Car would be the best compared to walk and ride a motorcycle since it keeps us dry.

Problem is, not all of us have a car. For us who has to walk, it's much much nicer if we have companion during the journey. Someone to share our ups and downs. Someone to lean on for a while when we're tired. In a broader perspective, this someone might come in many forms not just as in spouse. It may come in a form of best friend(s), or maybe just a person who share common destination. Someone we can share a cab with :D. The presence of this someone can help us get through rough times in our journey. They can be the one who remind us about our destination, to lift our spirit when we're down, vice versa. It's such a blessing to find someone who share same perception and destination. Together, the journey we take might seem lighter.

What about the people who walk alone, either by choice, or probably because no one else want to walk beside him/her since nobody share similar perception and destination? Well I think they gotta be strong and keep reminding themselves that the rain will stop eventually. They just gotta keep on moving.

Like the fluctuated intensity of the rain when I went home, it might get heavier, it might get lighter in the middle...it might get heavier again, so heavy that we might think we cannot make it through....but it'll stop and eventually we will reach our destination. Nobody said it was easy....but think about the destination we want to reach, isn't worth the fight?

For those who believe in God, we share a common faith that God will make everything beautiful in the end. If it's not beautiful....it's not the end, so...keep moving ;)


Mariah Carey - Through The Rain

When you get caught in the rain
With nowhere to run
When you’re distraught
And in pain without anyone
When we keep crying out
To be safe
But nobody comes
And you feel so far away
That you just can't find your way home
You can get there alone
It's okay
What you say is

Chorus:
I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again
On my own and I know
That I’m strong enough to mend
And every time I feel afraid
I hold tighter to my faith
And I live one more day
And I make it through the rain

And if you keep falling down
Don’t you dare give in
You will arise safe and sound
So keep pressing on steadfastly
And you’ll find what you need to prevail
What you say is

Chorus

And when the wind blows
As shadows grow close
Don’t be afraid
There’s nothing you can’t face
And should they tell you
You’ll never pull through
Don’t hesitate
Stand tall and say I

Chorus

I can make it through the rain
And stand up once again
And I live one more day, and I
I can make it through the rain
Oh yes, you can
You’re gonna make it through the rain