Peg Kerr's Journal

Yeah, The Story is definitely fabu. I'm also fond of This American Life and hardly ever miss Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.

Hey, I ran across a song that made me think of you and The Wild Swans. It's off the CD Elegies For Angels, Punks & Raging Queens: A live concert recording to benefit the Momentum AIDS Project .

Here are the lyrics


All the fairy tales have happy endings
Even though the passage can be rough
We've been in the forest for a long time
So when will all our trials be enough
Now you have been wounded by the dragon
And proved yourself a hero all along
I wish that I could heal you
With all the love I feel
Or find the potion that would make you strong

I don't know how to help you
I don't know what to say
I wish that I could wave a wand
And chase the hurt away
That would take more magic
Than making gold from hay
And though I'm only human
I am here to stay

Wish there was a book with all the answers
or articles that spelled out what to do
I would track down experts or opinions
If they'd tell me how I could help you
But no one seems to know of a solution
Or even if there will be one some day
I wish that I could find you
Some small peace of mind
Or promise there's an answer on the way

But I don't know how to help you
I don't know what to say
I wish I could wave a wand
And chase the hurt away
But that would take more magic
Than making gold from hay
And though I'm only human
I am here to stay
I am here
Always here
I am here to stay

Bill Russel