I grew up hearing this song in the 80s, but this week it stopped me in a way it never had before. As a kid, the melody was catchy, almost light something that played in the background of a life still mostly intact. Back then, I hadn’t lost anyone worth being reminded of.
Now the lyrics land with weight. Time has a way of breaking connections quietly through distance, endings, and loss and suddenly the song feels crowded with faces and moments I didn’t have when I first heard it. In adulthood, there is always something there to remind you: a voice, a place, a version of yourself that no longer exists. What once sounded like pop nostalgia now feels like a ledger of everything life has taken and left behind.
