So I go and google the lyric and find that it's a U2 anthem... which took me to one of my warmest and saddest memories... Mitch... who, as it turns out, was the person who turned me on to U2 back in the day. He also introduced me to Joe Jackson but U2 was the goods...
Mitch was one of the sweetest, most caring people I've ever met. Always with a smile on his face... a terrific tennis player... someone you were always happy to be around...
We worked together back in the day. Mitch was smart enough to pack it in a couple of years before the shit hit the fan and he moved out to Arizona.
Sadly, before we worked together, he had a needle problem, and kicked his habit before we got our stuff together. He opened a home health business in Tucson, which was ahead of its time and was a spectacular success. He sold it to a much larger outfit but never lived long enough to enjoy the fruits of his labors. He ended up with a heavy case of Hep C before there was a cure and passed out there.
I still miss him and every time I hear U2 I can't help but think of him....
RIP Mitch... I miss you. You should still be here and we should be enjoying ourselves together. It's just so fucking wrong...
Nothing is promised in this life and even the best things in your life can just disappear in a moment.
Take a breath and appreciate all the beautiful people in it. They won't be there forever.
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