Circle in the Sand

I had the biggest crush on Belinda Carlisle when I was in the seventh grade. I was turned on in the era of both the Heaven on Earth and Runaway Horses albums.

My jr-high school English teacher, Ms. Ruby Sue Knox, asked us one day in class to describe our dream girl or guy. When I closed my eyes, all I could see was Belinda walking on the beach. She was the pink of perfection to me, a 13 year old pubescent boy. I knew what I liked, and she was not a blonde.

What got me thinking of this former Go Go? Well, iTunes can really bring back the memories. I was walking today listening to my shuffle, and my favorite song from the Runaway Horses album came on and flooded me with memories of 8th grade, of lying to Dana's parents to get the station wagon and riding out to the beach. I'm pretty sure this was the same night that Crystal Dean flipped her little Suzuki Sidekick out at the piles of dirt behind Highland View.

Summer Rain

Whispering our goodbyes
Waiting for a train
I was dancing with my baby
In the summer rain
I can hear him saying
Nothing will change
Come dance with me baby
In the summer rain
I remember the rain on our skin
And his kisses hotter than the Santa Ana winds
Whispering our goodbyes
Waiting for a train
I was dancing with my baby
In the summer rain
I remember laughing 'till we almost cried
There at the station that night
I remember looking in his eyes

Oh my love it's you that I dream of
Oh my love since that day
Somewhere in my heart I'm always
Dancing with you in the summer rain
Doesn't matter what I do now
Doesn't matter what I say
Somwhere in my heart I'm always
Dancing with you in the summer rain

C, I'll b bk 2 dance w/ u soon!