Country songs & music

OK, I confess. I am one of those who love country music and songs to bits. What's there NOT to love. Country music & songs are basically about those intangible things which all of us normal people hold dear and near to our hearts.
Man loses his dog, wife loses her man to the bottle or to his poker game, man down to his last nicket or dime. These are some of life's gripping moments. When you are rich and famous, you probably have your own problems but if you are a normal Joe like me, you would, somewhere along the line, experience some of the subjects which I mentioned earlier.
Ordinary people with very ordinary salaries love country songs. That's because country music tugs at the heart strings. Love, affection, childhood memories, mum's cooking, dad's old guitar, brother's hand-me-down clothes, sister's boyfriends - these are great subjects for country songs.
Who wouldn't want to reflect on these things? They make you think of home. They make your eyes misty over the girl-next-door you love but who wouldn't return your affection. She went on to marry someone who's better looking than you, and maybe even richer.
Yes, it hurts like hell but it makes a great song. You can cry in the solitude of your own room as you listen to those emotional words. Now that you have money, they girl of your dreams is no longer around. That's makes it even more heart-breaking.
So life's like that. You think of all those nice cookies your aunt used to make. You recall all those childhood pranks you pulled on your neighbours or your neighbour's kids. They were harmless little tricks, of course. You were just a kid, for heaven's sake. How were you to know that that boy you tricked got caned by his dad. It was all your fault but you didn't feel guilty for long. That's life, I guess.
Now that you are a city slicker, you think you sometimes know it all....that is, until you hear that familiar country tune that takes you down memory lane.
Aaaah... that old, familiar feeling. Funny how people seem to like to think back of the old days. Actually, sometimes it's not that long, say maybe 10 years ago. But you have lived so much in a decade that it might as well be 30 years.
Even at 35 years old, you feel as if you have lived half a century. Country songs have a way to worming their way into your heart and soul. That's why country music will never die.
I yearn for those carefree days. It's the same for many others my age (that's a secret). However, we are mindful that we can't rebuild yesterdays but we sure have today and tomorrow will take care of itself. Hey, this line makes a good song. Maybe I should try my hand at song-writing. That's another subject for country music.
Meanwhile, take me home country road...............