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Pastimes : A Rock to Hide Under -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Henry Volquardsen who wrote (5)	6/25/1998 1:21:00 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 123

Stood there boldly Sweatin' in the sun. Felt like a million, Felt like number one. The height of summer, I'd never felt that strong, Like a rock. I was eighteen, Didn't have a care, Working for peanuts, Not a dime to spare. But I was lean and Solid everywhere Like a rock. My hands were steady. My eyes were clear and bright. My walk had purpose. My steps were quick and light. And I held firmly To what I felt was right Like a rock. Like a rock, I was strong as I could be. Like a rock, nothin' ever got to me. Like a rock, I was something to see. Like a rock. And I stood arrow straight, Unencumbered by the weight Of all these hustlers and their schemes. I stood proud, I stood tall, High above it all. I still believed in my dreams. Twenty years now. Where'd they go? Twenty years, I don't know. I sit and I wonder sometimes Where they've gone. And sometimes late at night When I'm bathed in the firelight, The moon comes callin' a ghostly white, And I recall, I recall. Like a rock, standin' arrow straight. Like a rock, chargin' from the gate. Like a rock, carryin' the weight. Like a rock. Oh, like a rock, the sun upon my skin. Like a rock, hard against the wind. Like a rock, I see myself again. Like a rock. Oh, like a rock. Oh....