Over time, James realized he liked the songs that were released from Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson's 2nd album-"Breakaway." I like a few of her songs as well, so we bought the CD. I like Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood better, but the country label ruined her for James. He wasn't a country music fan, but did own Diamond Rio's "Greatest Hits." It is a great album-I had a copy of it too. Actually, I may still have both copies. I have Carrie's first two CDs, and James did like a couple of her songs, but I haven't really kept up on either her or Kelly's music as I listen to the '60's and '70's station in the car and CDs and MP3s from my collection at work. James, on the other hand, listened to the Top 40 station and just told me what songs he thought I would like. It was a great arrangement. I got to know what songs to try out and download and didn't have to listen to a DJ I can't stand. For the most part, I honestly couldn't tell you what is popular or what has been released in the past (almost) 22 months.
It would appear Kelly Clarkson has a new album out. Sunday, I went to a meetup event at OMSI, which is the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry science center and a really cool place. I have been hesitating to drive James' car across the river to Portland and decided a Sunday morning following Halloween would be a good time as traffic would probably be light. I have been driving the car to work so the radio was on the oldies station. For some reason, I decided to switch it to the Top 40 station. The new song by Kelly "Already Gone" was playing. When I left OMSI, the same song was on the radio. Both times, I turned to it at exactly the same spot in the song-the end of the chorus where the lyrics are "but I want you to move on, so I am already gone." Below are the lyrics. Both times I got in the car, it was the 2nd to last time she was singing the chorus, so I didn't hear the first two verses.
Kelly Clarkson: "Already Gone"
Remember all the things we wanted
Now all our memories, they're haunted
We were always meant to say good-bye
Even with our fists held high
It never would have worked out right, yeah
We were never meant for do or die
I didn't want us to burn out
I didn't come here to hurt you
Now I can't stop
[Chorus]
I want you to know
That it doesn't matter
Where we take this road
But someone's gotta go
And I want you to know
You couldn't have loved me better
But I want you to move on
So I'm already gone
Looking at you makes it harder
But I know that you'll find another
That doesn't always make you wanna cry
It started with the perfect kiss
And then we could feel the poison set in
"Perfect" couldn't keep this love alive
You know that I love you so
I love you enough to let you go
[Chorus] (Here is where I tuned in both times-at the end of this chorus
You can't make it feel right
When you know that it's wrong
I'm already gone, already gone
There's no moving on
So I'm already gone
Ahhh, already gone, already gone, already gone
Ahhh, already gone, already gone, already gone
Remember all the things we wanted
Now all our memories, they're haunted
We were always meant to say good-bye
You can't make it feel right
When you know that it's wrong
I'm already gone, already gone
There's no moving on,
So I'm already gone
It was pretty weird to turn on the radio twice in his car, to a station I don't normally listen to and have the first words both times be "but I want you to move on, so I'm already gone." Now that I see the rest of the lyrics, though I can tell it is about a break up, I feel like James was telling me it's okay for me to move forward and to love again, the one thing I wish he would have been able to tell me when he was alive.
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