Second Wind

wait in that corner until that breeze blows in



Billy Joel was asked to write this song to bring awareness to and prevention of teenage suicide. He donated all the royalties from it to suicide prevention. He admitted that he once attempted suicide as a teen.

The wiki page has a cool fact about the original video as well. Apparently the young boy in the video later grew up to be one of the hosts of MythBusters.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You're_Only_Human_(Second_Wind)

The the lines from the song:

You're having a hard time and lately you don't feel so good
You're getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood
It's alright, it's alright
Sometimes that's what it takes


You're only human, you're allowed to make your share of mistakes
You better believe there will be times in your life
When you'll be feeling like a stumbling fool
So take it from me you'll learn more from your accidents
Than anything that you could ever learn at school


Don't forget your second wind
Sooner of later you'll get your second wind


It's not always easy to be living in this world of pain
You're gonna be crashing into stone walls again and again
It's alright, it's alright
Though you feel your heart break
You're only human, you're gonna have to deal with heartache


Just like a boxer in a title fight
You got to walk in that ring all alone
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own
Don't forget your second wind
Wait in that corner until that breeze blows in

You've been keeping to yourself these days
Cause you're thinking everything's gone wrong
Sometimes you just want to lay down and die
That emotion can be so strong
But hold on
Till that old second wind comes along


You probably don't want to hear advice from someone else
But I wouldn't be telling you if I hadn't been there myself

It's alright, it's alright
Sometimes that's all it takes
We're only human
We're supposed to make mistakes


But I survived all those long lonely days
When it seemed I did not have a friend
Cause all I needed was a little faith
So I could catch my

My thoughts:

Billy Joel is an inspiration to me...
because if that toad-looking sap can score some sweet model love....there's hope for all us "not so beautiful" people (No offense Billy)

My three favorite lines are :

Like a boxer in a title fight, you got to walk in that ring all alone

Pretty powerful image. We all fight the good fight and we all have the power to dig down and be Rocky. Life kicks ALL of us in some way or another, and we all have the Rocky stamina in us... sometimes you just need the right John Williams' music to catch that chicken.

Wait in that corner until that breeze blows in

Sometimes you just have to sit on the stool and catch your breath. Imagine if you were a knight with the flu and had to go fight a dragon, you probably wouldn't stand much of a chance now would ya? So realize that sometime you just have to wait out the flu and fight when you're ready. There's no shame in that. It's just smart!

Cause all I needed was a little faith

This one is a favorite because I am an agnostic. I believe every man's religious beliefs are his own. But that does not mean I don't have faith. Faith is an amazing thing. We all have some kind of purpose, sometimes we just don't get to realize it in our time.

A good read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_People_You_Meet_in_Heaven