I Want to be With You
Spent a very long day
Driving back and forth
To Watkins Glen, New York
Which happens to be beautiful
When you spend that much time driving
You tend to hear a lot of music
Some known
And one or two new nuggets for the repertoire
Pandora has become my go to -
For long trips
And to uncover those hidden gems
The tunes that rise to the top
Tuesday Heartbreak was the find of this trip
It’s an old Stevie Wonder song
Covered many times from the giant Motown library
But one I hadn’t heard
Michael McDonald
Of Doobie Brothers fame
Covered it this time
In his blue eyed soulful way
It’s got a catchy hook
But what really connected
Was the refrain
“I want to be with you..”
It’s about love gone wrong
And trying to get back on track
About just wanting to be
With that special someone
Just one more time
It struck a cord because
I’m hearing about so many of my friends
Who are struggling in their relationships
Searching for their path
And some kind of redemption
Guys wondering who, what and where?
Girls just wanting to be adored
Both trying to recapture
Whatever it was that had come before
Well the answer seems pretty simple
Look into each other’s eyes
And decide
“I want to be with you..”
You did it once
Do it again
You might be surprised
When you get down to the core
That commitment re-starts with commitment
Can’t take credit for an awesome tune
Or the message contained within
But sometimes
You just have to listen to the music