Out Here On My Own

I've always said that music soothes the soul.  It lifts me up, calms me, energizes me, makes me dig down deep and think,  makes me forget, makes me cry, laugh, love, hate and any other emotion I can feel.   Because to me, that IS what music is all about....  emotions set to song.

From the time the original movie Fame came out, I loved the song Out Here On My Own sung by Irene Cara.   I hadn't heard it in a very long time.  Today I was home from work due to a raging migraine.  I couldn't sleep any more; I woke up couldn't sleep any more so was flipping channels and found the remake of Fame done recently.   This song came on and it was even more beautiful this time.  But the words even more so.   Why?

 Because of the opening words, - they pulled me in.   Who of us haven't thought, at some point or another, thought, "Sometimes I wonder, where I've been.  Who I am, do I fit in".

(Click on the link below to watch the video in a separate window, then you can follow the lyrics here)
 
Sometimes I wonder where I've been
Who I am, do I fit in.
Make believin' is hard alone
Out here on my own
We're always proving who we are
Always reaching for that rising star
To guide me far, and shine me home
Out here on my own
When I'm down and feelin' blue,
I close my eyes so I can be with you.
Baby be strong for me, baby belong to me
Help me through, help me need you
Until the morning sun appears
Making light of all my fears,
I dry the tears I've never shown
Out here on my own
But when I'm down and feelin' blue
I close my eyes so I can be with you
Oh baby be strong for me, baby belong to me
Help me through, help me need you.
Sometimes I wonder where I've been,
Who I am, do I fit in.
I may not win, but I can't be thrown,
Out here on my own.
Out here on my own.

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