Thanks for your words, Larry! Many of us have that initial song that became our very own rallying cry of acceptance - that I wasn’t the only one going/living through this. For me, it was Carl Bean’s “I Was Born This Way,” which CAME OUT in 1977. I was 16 at the time and, while I was not yet out, the lyrics were a revelation.
In more recent years, I have turned to Mary Lambert’s “She Keeps Me Warm,” with its heartfelt lyrics:
She says I smell like safety and home
I named both of her eyes forever and please-don't-go
I could be a morning sunrise all the time, all the time, yeah
This could be good, this could be good
I can't change, even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
And I can't change, even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
My love, my love, my love, my love
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
What's your middle name?
Do you hate your job?
Do you fall in love too easily?
What's your favorite word?
Do you like kissing girls?
Can I call you baby?
Yeah, yeah
She says that people stare
'Cause we look so good together
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I can't change, even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
And I can't change, even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
My love, my love, my love, my love
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
I'm not crying on Sundays (love is patient, love is kind)
I'm not crying on Sundays
I'm not crying on Sundays (love is patient, love is kind)
No, oh
My love, my love, my love, my love
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
*the line about “people staring” gets me EVERY TIME.
Thanks for your words, Larry! Many of us have that initial song that became our very own rallying cry of acceptance - that I wasn’t the only one going/living through this. For me, it was Carl Bean’s “I Was Born This Way,” which CAME OUT in 1977. I was 16 at the time and, while I was not yet out, the lyrics were a revelation.
In more recent years, I have turned to Mary Lambert’s “She Keeps Me Warm,” with its heartfelt lyrics:
She says I smell like safety and home
I named both of her eyes forever and please-don't-go
I could be a morning sunrise all the time, all the time, yeah
This could be good, this could be good
I can't change, even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
And I can't change, even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
My love, my love, my love, my love
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
What's your middle name?
Do you hate your job?
Do you fall in love too easily?
What's your favorite word?
Do you like kissing girls?
Can I call you baby?
Yeah, yeah
She says that people stare
'Cause we look so good together
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I can't change, even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
And I can't change, even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
My love, my love, my love, my love
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
I'm not crying on Sundays (love is patient, love is kind)
I'm not crying on Sundays
I'm not crying on Sundays (love is patient, love is kind)
No, oh
My love, my love, my love, my love
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
*the line about “people staring” gets me EVERY TIME.
❤️Paoletta.