Lyrics. (By: Jess)

I love music. All kinds. I laugh at myself sometimes when I listen to my ipod, cause there is such a random mix of music, it's humorous.

I can go from listening to a foul-mouthed hip-hop song, to a twangy country song, to a tear-jerking Christian song, to a fun-lovin' 50's tune. Exhausting, sometimes.

One place where my love of music really has a chance to come through is in my classroom.

I have exactly 100 CD's in my classroom. (Thanks, Dad!) All my CD's are organized in a bad-a** CD holder. (Thanks, Dad!) Everyday, I choose a random student to pick a number 1-100. Whatever number they choose, is the number of CD I play.

The kids love it............ sometimes.

When they are forced to listen to The Best of Peter, Paul, and Mary, Enya, Kenny G, Billy Joel, or The Greatest Hits from AndrewLoyd Webber, I sometimes hear moans and groans. "Do you have any Lady GaGa?", is what I normally hear!

I always tell them that by the time this school year is over, they will be very cultured!!

I tell them to go home tonight and tell their parents that they listend to Phil Collins, Lesley Gore, The Marcells, Beethoven, Michael Bolton, or Cher in Social Studies class and see what they say! Great "dinner-table conversation"!
Anyway- Today I gave a test. (I heart test days! So relaxing!) On test days, I get to choose the music!!!! SO many choices!!

So today, I chose to play some Savage Garden.

My MOST FAVORITE song of all time is by Savage Garden. I adore the song, Affirmation. Not only do I love the beat of the music, but I love the lyrics even more. These lyrics are SO MEANINGFUL and give me goose bumps every time I hear them. Bravo to the songwriter of this amazing song. Things like this make me smile.

AFFIRMATION
I believe the sun should never set upon an argument
I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands
I believe that junk food tastes so good because it's bad for you
I believe your parents did the best job they knew how to do
I believe that beauty magazines promote low self esteem
I believe I'm loved when I'm completely by myself alone

I believe in karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

I believe you can't control or choose your sexuality
I believe that trust is more important than monogamy
I believe your most attractive features are your heart and soul
I believe that family is worth more than money or gold
I believe the struggle for financial freedom is unfair
I believe the only ones who disagree are millionaires

I believe forgiveness is the key to your own happiness
I believe that wedded bliss negates the need to be undressed
I believe that God does not endorse TV evangelists
I believe in love surviving death into eternity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0FSe7_1QHE