by my side

It is a well known fact among my friends that I am a romantic...always have been, always will be. I was the little girl obsessed with fairy tales and I still am looking for my Prince Charming. I cry at almost every movie, whether it's Disney or indie, and I have a special soft spot for sappy and utterly predictable romantic comedies. I absolutely LOVE weddings. Jane Austen is amazing--as a feminist I especially appreciate her strong female characters from a day and age where a woman was only worth what her family [read: father] could offer in the form of a dowry.

>>Sidebar: yes, you can be a romantic and a feminist at the same time! I hate the idea circulated by misogynists that feminists are angry man-haters.<<

Okay, back on track. The entire point of this post is a song by Ben Harper. He's been accused of sappy and shallow lyrics [I knew a girl named Truth, she was a horrible liar...], but this song is just so simple and heartfelt to me that I had to share it. I quite like Ben when he's all stripped down like this...just his raspy voice and guitars.

Don't you get ahead of me
and I won't leave you behind
if you get unhappy show me a sign
there's no love like lost love
no pain like a broken heart
there's no love like you and me
and no loss like us apart

promises promise is
only a word
and when softly spoken
is never heard

and a heart
is not a stone
and is fragile
when alone

by my side
by my side
won't you be by my side
by my side
by my side
won't you be by my side

my care for you
is from the ground up to the sky
it's over under up above
down below and to the side

no use in pretending
no use in saving face
my love is never ending
you are my saving grace

by my side
by my side
won't you be by my side
by my side
by my side
won't you be by my side

peace and love,
m