My Gen X Playlist: Story of My Life – Social Distortion

I sat here giving this some thought. I bounced a few titles off the walls, but none of them seemed quite right. Nothing seemed to stick. I think the hesitancy is I’d like to live a bit more before putting pen to paper. Ask me again in another ten years. I think I’ll have something for you then.

I never was much of a Social Distortion fan, but Story of My Life was a little tamer for my taste.

The song describes a man looking back wistfully on life, such as a love interest he had as a teenager, and how things have changed and how quickly his life (and the opportunity) has passed him by.

– Wikipedia

Do I feel like life passed me by? Maybe there is a chunk of years in my thirties that may seem so. For the most part, I can honesty say, “No”.

I’m always marveling how fast a year goes by. Even if life isn’t passing me by doesn’t mean it’s slowing down. My hope is I have another thirty years of road ahead of me. I need to make the most of them.

Blogging during this brief sabbatical period has helped me reflect on how I’d like to live moving forward. This is a pleasant surprise. Initially I started blogging to give writing a go and to exercise my brain while not working. Who knew this could be therapeutic. Hopefully it sticks. I’d hate to be singing the same lyrics as Social D when I look back.

Life goes by so fast
You only want to do what you think is right.
Close your eyes and then it’s past;
Story of my life

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High school seemed like such a blur,
I didn't have much interest in sports or school elections.
And in class I dreamed all day,
Of a rock 'n' roll weekend

And the girl in the front of the room,
So close yet so far y'know she never seemed to notice
That this silly schoolboy crush
Wasn't just pretend.

[Chorus:]
Life goes by so fast
You only want to do what you think is right.
Close your eyes and then it's past;
Story of my life

And I went down my old neighborhood
The faces have all changed there's no one left to talk to
And the pool hall I loved as a kid
Is now a Seven Eleven

I went downtown to look for a job
I had no training, no experience to speak of.
I looked at the holes in my jeans
And turned and headed back.

[Chorus]

Good times come and good times go,
I only wish the good times would last a little longer.
I think about the good times we had
And why they had to end.

So I sit at the edge of my bed
I strum my guitar and I sing an outlaw love song.
Thinkin' 'bout what you're doin' now
And when you're comin' back.

[Chorus]