I may have mentioned in passing that my husband had cancer as a child. I have also mentioned my little boy from time to time. When I heard this song by Taylor Swift, it hit me deep.
If you have not heard of this song, it is based off of the story of Ronan. This is a sweet little boy that also endured cancer, but did not survive. His mother has created a beautiful blog and foundation that marks his story- and documents his legacy. Taylor Swift happened upon this blog and fell in love with the story. Together with Ronan’s mother they put his story into song.
Taylor then debuted this song at the Stand Up 2 Cancer fundraiser. For me it was the highlight of the show and it is by far one of the most heartfelt songs I have heard in a long time. If you are interested in purchasing this song from iTunes, it is my understanding that all proceeds will go to benefit cancer related causes. You can also visit Ronan’s blog at rockstarronan.com.
“I remember your bare feet,
Down the hallway,
I remember your little laugh,
Racecars on the kitchen floor,
Plastic dinosaurs
I love you to the moon and back,
I remember your blue eyes,
Lookin’ into mine,
Like we had our own secret club,
I remember you dancin’,
Before bed time,
Then jumpin’ on me wakin’ me up,
I can still feel you hold my hand,
Little man,
And even the moment I knew,
You fought it hard like an army guy,
Rememeber I, leaned in and whispered to you,
Come on baby with me,
We’re gonna fly away,
From here,
You were, my best, friend,
For years,
I remember the drive home,
When the blind hope,
Turned to cryin’ and screamin’,
And why, flowers fell up in the worst way,
Don’t know what to say,
To a beautiful, your dyin’,
And it’s about to be Halloween,
You could be anything,
You wanted if you were still here,
I remember the last day,
When I kissed your face,
And whispered in your ear,
Come on baby with me, we’re gonna fly away,
From here,
Out of this curtain, this room, oh this house of grey,
We’ll just disappear,
Come on baby with me, we’re gonna fly away,
From here,
You were my best, friend,
For years,
And what if I’m standin’ in your closet,
Tryin’ to talk to you,
And what if I can’t the hand-me-downs you don’t fit into,
And what if I really thought, some miracle would see us through,
But maybe the miracle, wasn’t even getting one moment, with you,
Come on baby, with me, we’re gonna fly away,
From here,
Come on baby, with me, we’re gonna fly away,
From here,
You were my best, for years,
I remember your barefeet, down the hallway,
I love you to the moon and back”
Have a fabulous day and I would love to leave with the tagline of Ronan’s blog:
“All good things are wild and free”
How beautiful. It made me cry. It made me feel lucky. I think I’m going to call my kids and tell them I love them now.
How many kids do you have? You should tell a few stories about them on your blog…
Thanks for coming by!
Aww, now you’ve got me crying! Taylor Swift is such a sweet girl for doing that. I’ll go check out Ronan’s blog.
Come back tomorrow and I will have something sweet for you to smile at.
Please spread the word and help Ronan’s legacy not go un-noticed. Thanks!
I haven’t heard it but the lyrics are just beautiful.
Big hugs to you!
Hugs and a comment! Thank you!
Such beautiful lyrics. I have not heard this one yet, but we are huge Taylor Swift fans. I will be heading to Itunes to download this today. Thank you so much for sharing!
Confession- I am not a huge Taylor Swift fan.
But this song is just awesome. Thanks for the visit!
It’s beautiful, but it is OH SO SAD.
I think the biggest thing here is to take away his legacy. His mom really has created a beautiful blog and is working to support others- which I think is awesome. Thanks for coming by!
You weren’t kidding when you said you cried! Not a dry eye over here. As a mother of four boys that hit me hard. It’s such a beautiful song.
Absolutely gorgeous and it so well describes little boys too. Thank you for commenting.
Can’t read this one without crying! I lost my husband in 1982 and my best friend of 53 years in 2003 to cancer. This has to touch everyone that reads this! Thank you!
Hi Jani! I am sorry to hear that… I am sure he left a legacy though, just like this little boy.
Smiles
Love this song. As a parent, it’s something I never hope to experience. Her words are beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Ditto on that. I don’t know how my mother in law did it with my husband- going throw it all. Luckily they had a good outcome. Thanks for coming by!
Beautiful … made me cry
Sorry to everyone for crying, but this is seriously the sweetest song I have heard in awhile. Thanks for coming by and please visit RockstarRonan.com!
Oh wow too much for me. I can’t imagine loosing a child. Xo
Isabelle
I think it would definitely top the list of hard things to go through. Thanks for coming by!
Why! I haven’t even heard the tune and yet here I am, crying. The love of a mother to a son! I feel like hugging my son tight now.
I tell you, most of my favorite projects are done because of mother’s and what they will do for their children. I have also posted about Signing Times, which is an example of another awesome mother.
This is a great song. The power of words, music and love is amazing.
And they can move mountains. I think Taylor Swift did really well to capture that emotion in this song.
Wow – how beautiful.
Thanks for coming by! Have a good weekend!
I just herd that song for the first time a few days ago…such a sweet song.
Agreed! Thanks for coming by!
Thanks for sharing on what inspires me Friday.
Xo
Thank you for hosting! Great idea for a linky.