Night Moves

"Night Moves" By Bob Seger



I was a little too tall 
Could've used a few pounds 
Tight pants points hardly reknown 
She was a black haired beauty with big dark eyes 
And points all her own sitting way up high 
Way up firm and high 

Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy 
Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy 
Workin' on mysteries without any clues 
Workin' on our night moves 
Trying' to make some front page drive-in news 
Workin' on our night moves in the summertime 
In the sweet sweet summertime 
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/bob+seger/night+moves_20021973.html ] 
We weren't in love oh no far from it 
We weren't searching for some pie in the sky summit 
We were just young and restless and bored 
Living by the sword 
And we'd steal away every chance we could 
To the backroom, the alley, the trusty woods 
I used her she used me 
But neither one cared 
We were getting our share 

Workin' on our night moves 
Trying to lose the awkward teenage blues 
Workin' on out night moves 
In the summertime 
And oh the wonder 
Felt the lightning 
And we waited on the thunder 
Waited on the thunder 

I woke last night to the sound of thunder 
How far off I sat and wondered 
Started humming a song from 1962 
Ain't it funny how the night moves 
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose 
Strange how the night moves 
With autumn closing in




Do you remember those days or are you living those days today?  I remember those days - especially the part about "Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy, Workin' on mysteries without any clues, Workin' on our night moves."   The only difference, the car was a 62 Chevy owned by the butcher I worked for who let me use it.  At eighteen I didn't have a clue, but I was having a lot of fun trying to figure it out.


These were the fabulous days before serious work, marriage and family.  Two years later I was at the "End Of My Innocence."  However, I'm really lucky I had those days.  I look back on them with a huge smile on my face.  When I see an old Chevy, positive energy enters my brain. 


If you have never experienced those days talk to people who have.  Live those good times through the experiences of your friends and family.  Watch movies like "Ferris Buellers Day Off," "Breakfast Club" and "Risky Business."  The goal is to focus on a happier time even if it's through others. 


If you are having those days today, appreciate them.  Don't take them for granted because there will be a day when you will need to look back on them with a smile on your face.  


If you lived those days, take a step back and remember them.  That was a time when life was simpler, stress was a lot less, responsibilities were limited and "I woke last night to the sound of thunder,  How far off I sat and wondered,  Started humming a song from 1962,  Ain't it funny how the night moves,  When you just don't seem to have as much to lose, 
Strange how the night moves."         


The most important line in that song is: "When you just don't seem to have as much to lose."  Remember when you were a risk taker (or at least less risk adverse than today).  Remember when you didn't think before you acted.  Remember when you did things on a dare.  Remember when you fell in love (or at least in lust) every time you met someone new.  Remember the summers when you were free.  


The reason we don't have those days today (unless you're a teenager reading my blog) is because we believe we have too much to lose.  Holding on to things is our addiction.  Not willing to pay the price for taking risks is our addiction.  Not willing to fall in love because we were hurt before, is our addiction.  Not willing to tell people how you really feel is our addiction.  Not willing to cry is our addiction.


If you want a happier life you have to be willing to say "what the f...." I'm going to do what I want. What's the worst that can happen.  I'm willing to pay the price.  "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore."  I'm not as happy as I deserve now so what do I have to lose.


The more you hold on to things the harder it is to be happy.  Back in the day we didn't know any better.  We were:

Workin' on our night moves 

Trying' to make some front page drive-in news 

Workin' on our night moves in the summertime 

In the sweet sweet summertime