"Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then." More and more, that quote from "Against the Wind"

[raccoon]

resonates in my head.

Especially when I read some unpleasant news article (Is "unpleasant news" a redundant phrase?).

Or learn some things about history on DU that I didn't know before.

Not sure if the songwriters meant it that way, but that's the way I take it.



Bob Seger – Against The Wind Lyrics





It seems like yesterday
But it was long ago
Janey was lovely she was the queen of my nights
There in the darkness with the radio playing low
And the secrets that we shared
The mountains that we moved
Caught like a wildfire out of control
'Til there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove
And I remember what she said to me
How she swore that it never would end
I remember how she held me oh so tight
Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then

Against the wind
We were runnin' against the wind
We were young and strong, we were runnin'
Against the wind

The years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
I found myself further and further from my home
And I guess I lost my way
There were oh so many roads
I was living to run and running to live
Never worryied about paying or even how much I owed
Moving eight miles a minute for months at a time
Breaking all of the rules that would bend
I began to find myself searching
Searching for shelter again and again

Against the wind
A little something against the wind
I found myself seeking shelter sgainst the wind

Well those drifter's days are past me now
I've got so much more to think about
Deadlines and commitments
What to leave in, what to leave out

Against the wind
I'm still runnin' against the wind
I'm older now but still runnin' against the wind
Well I'm older now and still runnin'
Against the wind
Against the wind
Against the wind

Still runnin'
I'm still runnin' against the wind
I'm still runnin'
I'm still runnin' against the wind
Still runnin'
Runnin' against the wind
Runnin' against the wind
See the young man run
Watch the young man run
Watch the young man runnin'
He'll be runnin' against the wind
Let the cowboys ride
Let the cowboys ride
They'll be ridin' against the wind
Against the wind ...

Songwriters: BOHLEN, DIETER

Against The Wind lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/bob+seger/against+the+wind_20021964.html

[Phentex]

1. It takes on more meaning as you get older...

but I think that's the way life works. If we had the same knowledge at 20 that we do at 50, we might not run at all!

[raccoon]

2. Yep. Knowing that we'd ruin our knees and that would return to haunt us later on.

but I see your point.

It makes me think of,

"I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me sad..." -- William Shakespeare

[lunamagica]

3. Yes, I think about it often

So many, so many things I wish I didn't know now...

Brilliant line

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. Thank you for this, raccoon.

Means a lot.

[benld74]

5. One of my all time favorites,,,