Shout it out loud

I love music. Nothing special about that. Lots of people love music. Every once in awhile I hear a song that really strikes an emotional chord with me. Recently, it is a new song from Amos Lee. Everytime my local radio station (kfog.com) plays it I have turn the volume to 10 and sometimes, shout it out with Lee.

It reminds me of my old office job and why I chose my new career. However, music and poetry are so similiar, in that each song and poem can mean many things to many people. Here are the lyrics. Maybe it will mean nothing to you or something altogether different.

"Shout Out Loud"

A thousand empty windows

And only half the lights are out

I wonder what these people's lives

What they might be all about

Do they got a lover

And could they have a family

Could it be they're just as lonesome

As you and me

I wanna shout out

Shout out loud

Why don't you all

Just come on out

And we can

Tear it all down, yeah

White lights burning

Down an empty avenue

I wonder if their driver

Found someone he can go on home to

I wanna shout out

Shout out loud

Why don't you all

Just come on out

And we can

Tear it all down, yeah

Cause everybody's got a part in the game

And everybody's got a cross they can claim

And everybody's got somebody to blame

But we all must find our own way, yeah yeah

I wanna shout out

Shout out loud

You can listen to his song at http://www.amoslee.com/music.php

PS: "I wish I was a punk rocker" by Sandi Thom TOTALLY ROCKS!!! Makes me wish my stereo went to 11 on the volume dial. http://www.sandithom.com/site/audio.php