I JUST HAD TO LET IT GO

We had a very pleasant dinner with Tom and Janny last night. I mentioned that a suitable theme song for me would be John Lennon's Watching the Wheels so Tom found it and played it. It still sounds good after all these years.

The sentiments in it seem to apply to me and my current circumstances as I've stepped back from the busy working life and taking time to 'smell the roses' or indeed to 'watch the wheels go round and round'.

People say I'm crazy doing what I'm doing,
Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin,
When I say that I'm o.k. they look at me kind of strange,
Surely you’re not happy now you no longer play the game,

People say I'm lazy dreaming my life away,
Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me,
When I tell that I'm doing Fine watching shadows on the wall,
Don't you miss the big time boy you're no longer on the ball?

I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round,
I really love to watch them roll,
No longer riding on the merry-go-round,
I just had to let it go,

People asking questions lost in confusion,
Well I tell them there's no problem,
Only solutions,
Well they shake their heads and they look at me as if I've lost my mind,
I tell them there's no hurry...
I'm just sitting here doing time,

I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round,
I really love to watch them roll,
No longer riding on the merry-go-round,
I just had to let it go.

When overseas no doubt I'll step back into it but at present it is nice to enjoy each day without any real time commitments.