Rainy Days and Mondays

The Carpenter's, a brother/sister duo of the 1970's recorded the song, "Rainy Days and Mondays" in 1971. Today is a rainy Monday and I have a cold or allergy head full of junk that makes me feel less than willing to do anythng. I wouldn't say that "rainy days and Mondays always get me down," but this Monday has.

Our school district is off for Spring Break this week. Both the teachers and students needed this break from school and each other. Last week was full of beautiful sunny, spring days and we were looking forward to a sun-filled vacation.

Now here we are on Monday, and I've waken up with a headache, watery eyes and blowing my nose in a dark house. The sounds of the rythmic rain are heard on my windows and the sun is struggling to peek out. I suppose if I'm going to feel badly, it should be a rainy day.

Since my graduation from high school in 1970, the Carpenter's song, "Rainy Days and Mondays" has always come to mind on a day like today. What's more, I identify with the words today more than I did back then. When Karen Carpenter sings the words, "...funny how it seems I always wind up here with you," think about God. When I am blue, I run to Him who loves me.

Just because I like the words, here they are for you.

"Rainy Days and Mondays"
Talking to myself and feeling old
Sometimes I'd like to quit
Nothing ever seems to fit
Hangin' around, nothing to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
What I've got they used to call the blues
Nothing is really wrong
Feeling like I don't belong
Walking around some kind of lonely clown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
Funny but it seems I always wind up here with you
It's nice to know somebody loves me
Funny but it seems that it's the only thing to do
To run and find the one who loves me
(*) What I feel is come and gone before
No need to talk it out
We know what it's all about
Hanging around, nothing to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
Funny but it seems that it's the only thing to do
Run and find the one who loves me
Repeat (*)
Hangin around, nothing do to but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down