I was listening to the latest Ear Biscuits episode (#419) and towards the end when Rhett recs Jeffrey Martin's album Thank God We Left The Garden, Link interjects to point out that he made him listen to one specific song from the album called "Red Station Wagon".
PLEASE READ THE LYRICS TO THIS SONG:
" I can still see that red station wagon on the street by your house
We'd walk to rent movies and wander our way across town
Out away from your dad you were always so easily found
You'd let your hands dance and you'd let yourself laugh out loud
Hey I remember
That night on the roof of the school when we were talking at stars
And you said that you might be afraid of who you really are
Your hand touched my hand and retreated in that desperate dark
And I called you a faggot and laughed and punched you in the arm
I don't believe it
I can't believe it now
I can't believe how I let you down
The church was a boot on your neck since the day you were born
They didn't like the way that you talk or how you move in the world
How you glide like a leaf on the water all gentle and kind
The world wants a man who is hard not hard to define
And you feel like a child that the God of all forgot to name
Like he gave you a heart but He did not give you a place
Did He breathe into you just to tell you that you are to blame?
Did He breathe into you just to tell you that you are to blame?
I don't believe it
I don't believe it now
I don't believe how I let you down
Did He breathe into you just to tell you that you are to blame?
Did He breathe into you just to tell you that you are to blame?
I don't believe it
I don't believe it now "
Just sayin'.
(P.S. I'm not implying that they are secretly dating or stuff like that. I just think that the lyrics of this song speak to a part of their relationship.)
I just can't get over the look on Link's face watching Ian and Anthony happy and together. It's so telling. I think he more than anyone else understands what it feels like to be in lov- ...erm I mean, be with the person you are supposed to be with doing what you want to do. He proably sees younger R&L in them.