I was the DD one night, a few years ago. I’m thinking some of us took my friend Chris out to distract him from a particularly bad break-up. He downed three martinis at dinner and I was stuck carting his drunk ass around. I can’t remember if I was driving my car or his, but the song “Times Like These” by Dave Grohl came on the radio. Chris was silent in the back seat. All of a sudden he said, “Oh my God, you guys! It IS times like these you learn to love again!”

I nearly drove into some parked cars, I was laughing so hard. And then Monday morning I heard the song on my iPod and launched into hysterical laughter, all alone in my car. The song is bittersweet but I have happy memories of it.

I am a one way motorway
I’m the one that drives away
then follows you back home
I am a street light shining
I’m a wild light blinding bright
burning off alone

it’s times like these you learn to live again
it’s times like these you give and give again
it’s times like these you learn to love again
it’s times like these time and time again

I am a new day rising
I’m a brand new sky
to hang the stars upon tonight
I am a little divided
do I stay or run away
and leave it all behind?

it’s times like these you learn to live again
it’s times like these you give and give again
it’s times like these you learn to love again
it’s times like these time and time again