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My Gen X Playlist: Live – The Bangles

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I’m starting a new job Monday. I was looking for a good fit, one that would hopefully lean towards a better work life balance. I’m a realist, if nothing else. There will be times of pressure and stress. It’s unavoidable. It’s in those times I have to take deep breaths and relax. Work is important, but so is health and life.

There was a big chunk of years that all I did was work and rarely took vacation. Yeah, I may have squeezed in a Vegas trip or two, but those really don’t count. Vegas is practically in my backyard. It began to dawn on me that my life choices were questionable when I stopped accruing vacation days. I never took time off and my unused vacation balance maxed out. That royally sucked.

I remember meeting friends at the beach one summer and someone commented I was pale as a ghost. I actually tan really well so this was odd to hear. There was a long stretch that I would get to the office by 6 am and not leave until 10 pm. I never saw the sun. I basically stayed indoors all the time without a breath of fresh air or ray of sunshine. Saturdays I still went into the office and Sundays I slept. What the hell.

I’ve become better over the years. I can see myself revert back up my old ways if I’m not careful. I have to remind myself that life is too precious not to live it.

The Bangles’ Live was from their debut album All Over the Place. I didn’t know until today that this was a cover of the sixties band Merry-Go-Round. The lyrics provide a great reminder to live and not let life pass you by.

You better live your life before you pass away
Don’t waste a day
All your life
You’ve been locked in your room you’ve never had a chance to roam
Away from home.

Monday is around the corner. Wish me luck!

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You know, you got it now
Is that yourself or nothing at all
Oh, you think you live
Well, how can you, you're stuck in four walls.

If you gotta go
You better live your life before you pass away
Don't waste a day
All your life
You've been locked in your room you've never had a chance to roam
Away from home.

So, you come and go
Well good day, don't waste anytime
Oh, your life today
It's all familiar, soon you will find.

If you gotta go
You better live your life before you pass away
Don't waste a day
All your life
You've been locked in your room you've never had a chance to roam
Away from home.

Live, live, live, live
Live, live, live, live.

Now, do what you want
Or where you want, it's all up to you
Ooh, you like the room
It's nice to do what you wanna do.

If you gotta go
You better live your life before you pass away
Don't waste a day
All your life
You've been locked in your room you've never had a chance to roam
Away from home.

If you know by now
What life's about, go on now and live
And if you don't know how
It's not so hard, just let go and live.

If you gotta go
You better live your life before you pass away
Don't waste a day
All your life
You've been locked in your room you've never had a chance to roam
Away from home.

Live, live, live, live
Live, live, live, live.

32 thoughts on “My Gen X Playlist: Live – The Bangles”

  2. Oh wow, big news! Congratulations!! 🎉🍾
    I don’t think you’re going to fall back into your old workaholic ways. You’ve evolved. Will you be hybrid or remote or fully in-person?

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  6. I’ve never had quite the health needed to work myself into the ground. I’m not calling that a blessing, but it does give pause at times. I hope this new job is JUST RIGHT!

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