"The Legacy of Jim Croce"

I was watching this on my local PBS station this evening during the semi-annual pledge drive. I've always loved Jim Croce's music, even though I was 9 years old when he died in a plane crash in 1973. As an adult, I kind of relate to the lyrics of many of his songs, especially the 2 I have listed below.

If this program plays on your PBS station, watch it. It's a good program, and the music is first rate.



Lover's Cross --Jim Croce

I guess that it was bound to happen
Was just a matter of time
Now I've come to my decision
And its a-one of the painful kind
'Cause now it seems that you wanted a martyr
Just a regular guy wouldn't do
But baby I can't hang upon no lover's cross for you

You really gotta hand it to ya
'Cause girl you really tried
But for ev'ry time that we spent laughin'
There were two times that I cried
And you were tryin' to make me your martyr
And that's the one thing I just couldn't do
'Cause baby I can't hang upon no lover's cross for you

'Cause tables are meant for turnin'
And people are bound to change
And bridges are meant for burnin'
When the people and mem'ries they join aren't the same

Still I hope that you can find another
Who can take what I could not
He'll have to be a super guy
Or maybe a super god
'Cause I never was much of a martyr before
And I ain't 'bout to start nothin' new
And baby I can't hang upon no lover's cross for you

'Cause tables are meant for turnin'
And people are bound to change
And bridges are meant for burnin'
When the people and mem'ries they join aren't the same

But I hope that you can find another
Who can take what I could not
He'll have to be a super guy
Or maybe a super god
'Cause I never was much of a martyr before
And I ain't 'bout to start nothin' new
And baby I can't hang upon no lover's cross for you


Time in a Bottle

If I could save time in a bottle,
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to save everyday till eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you.

If I could make days last forever,
If words could make wishes come true,
I'd save everyday like a treasure and then,
Again, I would spend them with you.

But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you wanna do
Once you find them.
I've looked around enough to know
You're the one I wanna go through time with

If I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that had never come true,
The box would be empty except for the memory of how
They were answered by you.

But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you wanna do
Once you find them.
I've looked around enough to know
You're the one I wanna go through time with.