The Soundtrack of My Life, The Wonder Years

This is the second installment of The Soundtrack of My Life. If you missed the first, click here.

If you're here to vote on Battle of the Bands, click here. If you haven't voted yet, I encourage you to do so. The song is fun  AND short (for you to A to Zers). I'll announce the winner on the 22nd... along with my second installment of this.

If you're actually here to read THIS post, well you're in the right place.

So this will be the largest amount of time I group together for just one song. The first ten years of my life. The wonder years.

Family Pic taken at Nanny's house. 

One of the things my therapist does on occasion is ask me to close my eyes and remember a time I felt truly happy. I tend to pick from this time period. Seems like everything was joy back then. Uncluttered happiness. Nothing bad had happened to me yet. I didn't know about death. Or bullies. Or dreams not coming true. None of it. Everything was just possibility. I remember thinking, "I can be anything I want. Anything. The entire world is mine." The fact that I didn't know what I wanted didn't make the possibility less real.

I've already written a blog post about my love of dancing. If you didn't read that (it was a long time ago) and you want to... click here. Dance and gymnastics were one of those pure things that existed in my life at the time. (I could've picked the song You Don't Mess Around with Jim by Jim Croce for this time as well. The dance studio I went to had a tap routine to this song, and I LOVED it. I still remember playing that song and tap dancing in my garage.)

I also remember spending a lot of time on my bicycle. We lived in a mostly unpopulated area with very little traffic. Lots of woods in between houses. My parents called it the boondocks. It was great for a kid. All of the open road I wanted. So, when my therapist asks for me to pull into focus a moment of happiness, that is the one I usually choose. I can feel my legs pedalling. The sun on my face. The breeze in my hair. And lightness in my heart. Often I'd sing at the top of my lungs as I rode. One of my favorites was Top of the World.

And that is the song for today. That was exactly how I felt during those years.

Such a feelings coming over me
There is wonder in most every thing I see
Not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eyes
And I won't be surprised if it's a dream

Everything I want the world to be
Is now coming true especially for me
And the reason is clear, it's because you are here
You're the nearest thing to Heaven that I've seen

I'm on the top of the world looking down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around
Your love's put me at the top of the world

Something in the wind has learned my name
And it's telling me that things are not the same
In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze
There's a pleasing sense of happiness for me

There is only one wish on my mind
When this day is through I hope that I will find
That tomorrow will be just the same for you and me
All I need will be mine if you are here

I'm on the top of the world looking down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around
Your love's put me at the top of the world

I'm on the top of the world looking down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around
Your love's put me at the top of the world

 What song would you choose to encompass your Wonder Years?

I invite ALL OF YOU to participate in this adventure. (It's actually fun and interesting to pair up the events of your life to music. Who knew?) It's not a hop. You don't need to post on a certain day. You aren't limited to the number of songs, but I'm doing it one song at a time so that people can actually listen to the song:) Other than that...  It's all whatever you want, whenever you want. If you decide to do it, just include The Soundtrack of My Life in the title. If you let me know in the comments I'll begin linking your blog at the end of each of these so that other people can read and listen. So far, I've got one "taker" for this invite. He won't be posting his first installment until the 21st, because he wants to give everyone time to vote on Battle of the Bands. He's got a HOT RACE going on over there, so if you want to contribute to the vote, head on over! But be sure to go back on the 21st and catch his first installment of The Soundtrack of My Life. The list of participants begins:

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