Since Valentine's Day and this, I have been thinking about how challenging and mysterious relationships can be. Yesterday on the treadmill I heard Sheryl Crow's Strong Enough. Tom and I sing it too - he plays the guitar and I sing. Sometimes Gilad brings his bass and we all sing it together. It is a song of love - true love. I dedicate it to all you lovers out there. 
(italics mine as I think it applies to both genders)
God, I feel like hell tonight
Tears of rage I cannot fight
I'd be the last to help you understand
Are you strong enough to be my man? (woman)
Nothing's true and nothing's right
So let me be alone tonight
Cause you can't change the way I am
Are you strong enough to be my man? (woman)
Lie to me
I promise I'll believe
Lie to me
But please don't leave
I have a face I cannot show
I make the rules up as I go
Just try and love me if you can
Are you strong enough to be my man? (woman)
When I've shown you that I just don't care
When I'm throwing punches in the air
When I'm broken down and I can't stand
Will you be man enough to be my man? (woman)
Lie to me
I promise I'll believe
Lie to me
But please don't leave
I love that song -- the sound of it as well as the words.
Posted by: amba | February 17, 2005 at 05:48 PM
I love knowing that Tom plays the guitar and you sing and Sometimes Gilad joins too - that is even more beautiful than the song itself.
Posted by: Michal | February 18, 2005 at 06:12 AM
It is a great song. It also gets me fired up when I'm on the treadmill. So it's a healthy song too!
Posted by: Tamar | February 18, 2005 at 07:53 AM