The ties that bind

Flower Friday 30: The ties that bind

"You been hurt and you're all cried out you say 
You walk down the street pushin' people outta your way 
You packed your bags and all alone you wanna ride, 
You don't want nothin', don't need no one by your side 
You're walkin' tough baby, but you're walkin' blind 
to the ties that bind 


The ties that bind 
Now you can't break the ties that bind 


Cheap romance, it's all just a crutch 
You don't want nothin' that anybody can touch 
You're so afraid of being somebody's fool 
Not walkin' tough baby, not walkin' cool 
You walk cool, but darlin', can you walk the line 
And face the ties that bind 
The ties that bind 
Now you can't break the ties that bind 


I would rather feel the hurt inside, yes I would darlin', 
Than know the emptiness your heart must hide, 
Yes I would darlin', yes I would darlin', 
Yes I would baby 


You sit and wonder just who's gonna stop the rain 
Who'll ease the sadness, who's gonna quiet the pain 
It's a long dark highway and a thin white line 
Connecting baby, your heart to mine 
We're runnin' now but darlin' we will stand in time 
To face the ties that bind 
The ties that bind 
Now you can't break the ties that bind 
You can't forsake the ties that bind"

Bruce Springsteen ~ The ties that bind

The spider's web attached to this agapanthus bud starting to open gives me a great chance to a link with this track from my favourite Bruce Springsteen Album "The River" from back in the late '70s when Bruce really was the Boss.

It has been the most frustrating of days on so many levels.  Principally at work, where despite my careful planning and juggling of the logistics involved in a circus of five parties, two of them managed to keep arguing long enough today, for us to miss the deal deadline  which has been set for today for more than a month. I wouldn't mind so much if the point that two of them spent the day arguing about was of some real commercial importance to either of them. Instead it was just about a refusal to compromise.  As it is the project's opening event tomorrow has had to be cancelled at the last minute, lots of people have been inconvenienced and will be disappointed.  

I hope your week has been better!

I knew it was going to be a tough week, and it certainly lived up to its billing. Still, its the weekend now and next week will be better.