Cinderella's Trip to the 21st Century, Pt. 2

"She spins and she sways

To whatever song plays

Without a care in the world

And I'm sitting here wearing

The weight of the world on my shoulders

It's been a long dayAnd there's still work to do

She's pulling at me Saying "Dad, I need you

There's a ball at the castle

And I've been invited

And I need to practice my dancing

Oh, please, Daddy, please?"

So I will dance with Cinderella

While she is here in my arms

'Cause I know something the prince never knew

Oh, I will dance with Cinderella

I don't want to miss even one song

'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight

And she'll be gone...

She says he's a nice guy and I'd be impressed

She wants to know if I approve of the dress

She says, "Dad, the prom is just one week away

And I need to practice my dancing

Oh, please, Daddy, please?"

So I will dance with Cinderella

While she is here in my arms

'Cause I know something the prince never knew

Oh, I will dance with CinderellaI don't want to miss even one song'

Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight

And she'll be gone

She will be gone

Well, she came home today with a ring on her hand

Just glowing and telling us all they had planned

She says, "Dad, the wedding's still six months away

But I need to practice my dancing

Oh, please, Daddy, please?"

So I will dance with Cinderella

While she is here in my arms

'Cause I know something the prince never knew

Oh, I will dance with Cinderella

I don't want to miss even one song

'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight

And she'll be gone." Cinderella, Stephen Curtis Chapman

So, first off I just have to say and explain that Stephen Curtis Chapman is among my favorite Christian artists. I heard this song on the radio and was delighted to find out that he sang it. In a video on youtube i found the music video and a little blurb abt. the song. Basically, as with other writers, artists, etc. he found his source of inspiration from his family. In listening to the little blurb I learned that he got his inspiration for from his daughters to be more specific. Now then for the meat and potatoes of the post.

I guess I'm pretty much going to start where I left off in my last post. As I said before, these modern day songs and literature tell others what life is like now as opposed to what life was like in the past. Years from now, people will be able to learn about our culture and how lived by listening to audio clips, watching movies, or reading books published hundreds and possibly thousands of years ago. I suppose that this song will inspire and warm hearts the hearts of many just as did mine. In listening to it I certainly find that it's something that we can all relate to. Life is monotonous but it goes by so incredibly fast. One thing that this song reminded me of was all the times I've gone to the store, or mall with my mom... She loves children; she just has a way with them. Anyway, she of course has to go up to the parent and if the child is a girl she'll say " You know she'll be twenty-two one day don't you?" If the parent has a son she'll talk about my brother. And then as always the mother or father looks at me and then at her daughter and gives you this wonderful radiant smile. It's as if my mom reminds them to love their child and to savor all the memories; to fully enjoy their child before they grow up.

In closing, this song unlike others takes you through the life of a child, it shows how a child metamorphoses and changes. But one thing that never changes is her love for her father.... I think that about wraps it up. As usual, I'm spent on words and thoughts for now...