Friday, September 29, 2006

Let 'Em In

I was with Eli 5.1 at Wendy's on Monday and the restaurant music loop played "Let 'Em In" by Paul McCartney.

If you don't recognize the title, I'm sure you'll recognize the lyrics:
Someone's knocking at the door, somebody's ringing the bell,
someone's knocking at the door, somebody's ringing the bell,
do me a favor, open the door and let 'em in.

That song has saved hundreds of lives over the years.

Beginning in 1976, whenever a failed songwriter despondently contemplated his plunging career arc, finally questioning whether life itself was worth living in the face of such utter ruin, he was saved by one thought: at least I didn't write Let 'Em In.

And with that, a new day dawned, full of hope for the future.

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