Just The Way You Are

Many of you who listen to top 40 radio probably have heard this song by now. I find it to be truly wonderful, and hope that everyone has someone in their lives who thinks of them this way.

Since I love this song so much, here are the lyrics, just for you :)

Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Oh, her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they're not shining
Her hair, her hair
Falls perfectly without her trying

She's so beautiful
And I tell her every day

Yeah I know, I know
When I compliment her
She wont believe me
And its so, its so
Sad to think she don't see what I see

But every time she asks me do I look okay
I say

When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are

Her lips, her lips
I could kiss them all day if she'd let me
Her laugh, her laugh
She hates but I think its so sexy

She's so beautiful

And I tell her every day

Oh you know, you know, you know
I'd never ask you to change
If perfects what you're searching for
Then just stay the same

So don't even bother asking
If you look okay
You know I'll say

When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are

The way you are
The way you are
Girl you're amazing
Just the way you are

When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are

Finding My Musical Taste

When it comes to things like "music", I've always been the odd one out in my family. My dad's into jazz and gospel, my sister pop and anything top 40, while I've always preferred alternative and rock, and anything I can dance to (club, hip hop, or world/tribal).

On Saturday, my dad and I were setting up iTunes for my mom so she'd have music on her iPhone to play when she goes walking. As we were asking her what she'd like to buy, she suggested groups like Aerosmith, and Creed. She found some cd's she had which are all of the rock genre. As we added them, my dad kept asking if she wanted some "soul" or "classics" and she sorta just shrugged. He searched some Caribbean tunes, but there was nothing she wanted to buy.

I now see that, despite how odd she made me feel when I was younger for liking music by "skinny white rockers" I'm no different than she was 30 years ago listening to music.

Its so silly how people go out of their way to make situations more odd than necessary. Its also interesting the perceived "need" from those on the outside to try and reign people back to what they "should" listen to, or what "other people like them" are listening to. In the past its been my mom doing that to me. That night, it was my dad doing that to my mom.