My Phoebe, Phoebe Snow

Yesterday, I went to the free outside show of Phoebe Snow.
First time I heard her record,
I was still a high school kid in a very small town of Kyushu.

She sang my favorite song "Harpo's Blues"
It brought back so many memories.

"Harpo's Blues"

I wish I was willow
And I could sway to the music in the wind
And I wish I was a lover
I wouldn't need my costumes and pretend
I wish I was a mountain
I'd pass boldly thru the clouds and never end
I wish I was a soft refrain
When the lights were out I'd play
and be your friend
I strut and fret my hour upon the stage
The hour is up
I have to run and hide my rage
I'm lost again
I think I'm really scared
I won't be back at all this time
And have my deepest secrets shared
I'd like to be a willow
A lover, a mountain or a soft refrain
But I'd hate to be a grown-up
And have to try to bear my life in pain
I wish I was a soft refrain
When the lights were out I'd play
and be your friend
I strut and fret my hour upon the stage
The hour is up
I have to run and hide my rage
I'm lost again
I think I'm really scared
I won't be back at all this time
And have my deepest secrets shared
I'd like to be a willow
A lover, a mountain or a soft refrain
But I'd hate to be a grown-up
And have to try to bear my life in pain


In those days I did not know anything about realities of life.
Since then I have learned some.
But this song still brings back the kid in me
when I dreamed about life, dreamed about love.

I'd hate to be a grown-up
And have to try to bear my life in pain
This song reminds me of the fact
that I am an eternal Peter Pan.