The Longer That I Live

This is a blues song by Curtis Selgado.

Dig some of the lyrics.

"................I know that every new sunrise, the more it dawns on me, I may be gettin' old, but I sure ain't done yet

'cause the longer that I live, the older I want to get

My body's just flesh and bone wrapped around a soul, when it's time to leave this earth, I hope I'm the last to know, when I go I'll be screaming 'I ain't finished yet'

'cause the longer that I live, the older I want to get"

This is where my head's at now. There were long stretches of my life, even recently, when I didn't give a shit whether I lived or died. Of course I say that, but if GodDude stood in front of me and said "You got 5 minutes to live" - would I panic, or would I do a shot with him and go peacefully?

Don't know.

Covid & Cancer sittin' in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g. Shit fucked with my head - now I'm thinking I'd like to stick around a while.

My eyes have truly been opened. It's a goddamn cliche, but I'm seeing things differently. I just had to run out to buy a bag of kitty litter. As I was driving home I was looking around me, appreciating the natural beauty we are surrounded by. Drinking it in and responding emotionally. On a road I have driven thousands of times.

I could give you 100 more examples but I don't want you to laugh. Or fall asleep.

Curtis got it right, man. The longer that I live, the older I want to get.

Mr. Selgado is relatively new to me. Another song of his that I love is titled "I Want My Dog To Live Longer (The Greatest Wish)". A taste:

"Wish I was the king of rock and roll, wish I was cool and in the know, and I wish I'd wrote Blowin In The Wind, I'd like to see my late mother again, I'd like to stop poverty, save this world from hunger, but the greatest wish, oh, I want to come true - I want my dog to live longer."

Curtis gets it, man. I like his outlook on life. And he's a bluesman, baby - so he's automatically got my respect.

Me & Maka, baby - we are gonna ride this thing out a while longer - hopefully a Long while longer.

Oh yeah - and Carol too.