When a Song Lyric Changes Your Life

Music has always been a huge part of my life. From early years at my grandparents’ house listening to standards, to how I met my wife, my life has continuously been shaped by words and sounds.

Important timelines in my life I can pinpoint not by year or people, but by the soundtrack that was running through my head at that time.

For example, I recall the day Elvis died. It wasn’t because Elvis was playing non-stop on the radio as people came to terms with his passing.

Instead, it was because a n...