Imagine my surprise when I realized that the tune I’ve been singing over and over again

was  not  for some “other” “out there”  but meant for me, like a secret code,

I’ve been  singing these phrases,  making the best kind of promises.

“I would not leave you in times of trouble

We never could of come this far

I took the good times. I’ll take the bad times

I take you  just the way you are”

“I said I love you and that’s forever

And this I promise from the heart

I could not love you any better,

I love you just the way you are!”

Billie Joel’s lyrics  and  painting of yellow bird, Sarah Kinn