Busking.... to Elton John

This picture is from a couple of months ago, but I just managed to snag it off of Courtney's camera and I couldn't resist posting it. We were walking down Elm Street in Greensboro, North Carolina during our Habitat for Humanity adventure when I heard one of my favorite songs in the whole world being warbled through a tiny speaker. It turns out this nice black man was playing "Your Song" for gas money, so I gave him two bucks to listen to him play, and to give him cash to get home. 

I love the unexpected surprises. And this song, not only because of the love and the lyrics, but also because it reminds me of that time I met Ewan McGregor. Hahah so much happiness wrapped up in three minutes of melody.

I know it's not much but it's the best I can do

My gift is my song and this one's for you

And you can tell everybody this is your song

It may be quite simple but now that it's done

I hope you don't mind

I hope you don't mind that I put down in words

How wonderful life is while you're in the world

I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss

Well a few of the verses well they've got me quite cross

But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song

It's for people like you that keep it turned on

So excuse me forgetting but these things I do

You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue

Anyway the thing is what I really mean

Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen...