{"id":911,"date":"2009-03-20T21:18:52","date_gmt":"2009-03-20T21:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/?p=911"},"modified":"2009-03-20T21:18:52","modified_gmt":"2009-03-20T21:18:52","slug":"the-best-of-times-styx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/03\/20\/the-best-of-times-styx\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Of Times &#8211; Styx"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe it was the long, blunt, hard-to-swallow article I read this morning on the economic crisis.\u00a0 Maybe it is how everything seems upside-down right now except for the romance I have every 5 days with the man I have been seeing for the last three months.\u00a0 Maybe it is that I just feel like hiding out until things get better.\u00a0\u00a0 Whatever it is, out of the blue, I started singing this song today and am therefore placing it here as the theme song of the day.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Tonight&#8217;s the night we&#8217;ll make history, honey, you and I<br \/>\nAnd I&#8217;ll take any risk to tie back the hands of time<br \/>\nAnd stay with you here tonight<br \/>\nI know you feel these are the worst of times<br \/>\nI do believe it&#8217;s true<br \/>\nWhen people lock their doors and hide inside<br \/>\nRumor has it it&#8217;s the end of Paradise<br \/>\nBut I know, if the world just passed us by<br \/>\nBaby I know, you wouldn&#8217;t have to cry<\/p>\n<p>The best of times are when I&#8217;m alone with you<br \/>\nSome rain some shine, we&#8217;ll make this a world for two<br \/>\nOur memories of yesterday will last a lifetime<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll take the best, forget the rest<br \/>\nAnd someday we&#8217;ll find these are the best of times<br \/>\nThese are the best of times<\/p>\n<p>The headlines read &#8216;these are the worst of times&#8217;<br \/>\nI do believe it&#8217;s true<br \/>\nI feel so helpless like a boat against the tide<br \/>\nI wish the summer winds could bring back Paradise<br \/>\nBut I know, if the world turned upside down<br \/>\nBaby, I know you&#8217;d always be around<\/p>\n<p>The best of times are when I&#8217;m alone with you<br \/>\nSome rain some shine, we&#8217;ll make this a world for two<br \/>\nOur memories of yesterday will last a lifetime<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll take the best, forget the rest<br \/>\nAnd someday we&#8217;ll find these are the best of times<br \/>\nThese are the best of times<\/p>\n<p>And<br \/>\nso my friends we&#8217;ll say goodnight For time has claimed it&#8217;s prize<br \/>\nBut tonight will always last<br \/>\nAs long as we keep alive memories of Paradise&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"ddac3911c67bc0e3db301fc01952e3bc\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; 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