The video doesn't go along with the message I think of when I listen to this song. I'm thinking of a marriage.
Oh How the Years Go By by Amy Grant
In our times of trouble We only had ourselves Nobody else No one there to save us [Except our families, Zion Communities, and Jesus Christ, right? Mosiah 3:17, also see blog post "Dancing Through Adversity"] We had to save ourselves
And when the storms came through They found me and you Back to back together And when the sun would shine It was yours and mine Yours and mine forever
Chorus Oh how the years go by Oh how the love brings tears to my eyes All through the changes the soul never dies We fight, we laugh, we cry As the years go by
There were times we stumbled They thought they had us down But we came around How we rolled and rambled We got lost and we got found Now we're back on solid ground, yeah
We took everything All our times would bring In this world of dangers 'Cause when your heart is strong You know you're not alone In this world of strangers
The "pocketful of sunshine" I refer to when I sing along to this song in my car or when washing dishes is a Soulmates Marriage. When
we have a Soulmates Marriage, trials or adversity have much less impact
on us. It's like we have a forcefield around us that buffers us from
the irritating, bad, dangerous, hurtful, Survival of the Fittest
behaviors of others with whom we must interact on a daily basis at
school, work, in our community, on the road, and even at church.
Children being raised by parents who have a Soulmates Marriage are
encompassed by this forcefield also so that they too have a buffer zone
around them. It literally has the power to "take us away, a secret place, a sweet escape." And if for whatever reason we don't have this with our spouse, we can draw closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ. When we are part of his family, we experience blessings similar to a Soulmates Marriage (#Love of God) through his atonement and the power of the Holy Ghost. This song is just another way of singing "Love At Home."
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine I got a love, and I know that it's all mine, oh Do what you want, but you're never gonna break me Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me, no
Chorus Take me away (take me away) A secret place (a secret place) A sweet escape(a sweet escape) Take me away (take me away) Take me away (take me away) To better days (to better days) Take me away (take me away) A higher place (a higher place)
I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine I got a love, and I know that it's all mine, oh Do what you want, but you're never gonna break me Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me, no I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine I got a love, and I know that it's all mine, oh Wish that you could, but you ain't gonna own me Do everything you can't control me, no Repeat Chorus There's this places that I go And nobody knows Where this river flow And I call it home [So many people don't know about this "home" and how amazingly powerful and Sustainable it is in the face of temptation and adversity (Matt 11:28).]
And there's no more lies In the darkness, there's light And nobody cries There's only butterflies
Repeat Chorus (3)
The sun is on my side [The Son is on my side.] And take me for a ride [When I sing this part I think of the "ride" of life, which includes all of our relationships, and how it is so much better when we keep the Lord's commandments regardless of the circumstances we are called to bear (2 Nephi 1:20).] I smile up to the sky [Gratitude] I know I'll be all right [Faith] The sun is on my side ["Therefore, let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all flesh is in mine hands; be still and know that I am God." ~D&C 101:16]
Thanks to Natasha for this song. I love it! It has helped me get through a number of hard days because when I sing it and spin it (see Spin the Lyrics), I can feel it's true. That strengthens my faith in Jesus Christ. Since I am divorced, I look to him for my "pocketful of sunshine."
