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Food For Thought: I Can’t Tell You Why  

redrockrascal 65M
8438 posts
12/5/2015 2:38 pm
Food For Thought: I Can’t Tell You Why


This song applies here because of a line (or two) in the song, which I have highlighted below. The interactions between people/men and women don’t have to be so hard. Food for thought

Also, I am on this site because of a woman, “MG”, and what happened between us – long story. When she was in pain (she has some tough emotional scars) or had a bad day I would hold her close, slowly move to the song with her and let her cry on my shoulder if that is what she wanted or needed.

In an interview, Glenn Frey said that this and "One Of These Nights" were the two Eagles songs he helped write that he would put into a time capsule to represent the Eagles best work. I agree with that. Those 2 songs are also the ones I most associate with her.

Look at us baby, up all night
Tearing our love apart
Aren't we the same two people who live
through years in the dark?
Ahh...

Every time I try to walk away
Something makes me turn around and stay
And I can't tell you why

When we get crazy,
it just ain't to right,
(try to keep you head, little girl)
Girl, I get lonely, too
You don't have to worry
Just hold on tight
(don't get caught in your little world)
'Cause I love you

Nothing's wrong as far as I can see
We make it harder than it has to be
and I can't tell you why
no, baby, I can't tell you why
I can't tell you why
No, no, baby, I can't tell you why
I can't tell you why
I can't tell you why

Writer(s): Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit, Glenn Lewis Frey, Donald Hugh Henley


When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
12/8/2015 2:24 pm

    Quoting citizen4722:
    "One Of These Nights" has to be my favourite Eagles song.
I have a line from it incorporated into my profile. It ends with "I've been searching for a woman whose a little of both".

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


citizen4722 66M  
74582 posts
12/8/2015 12:45 pm

"One Of These Nights" has to be my favourite Eagles song.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
12/6/2015 8:27 am

    Quoting  :

Yes, great song and MY band. Been there too.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
12/6/2015 8:26 am

    Quoting kcclaire0923:
    Oh, the wisdom and experience I have gained from being in and out of love I wouldn't trade for any amount of money.. I just wish I had really listened closer to the words of this song and taken them to heart. I think I would have saved myself a lot of tears and grief. To this day, I still can get emotional when I hear certain love songs by The Eagles and also Chicago....the one you mention here is especially dear to my heart. I am not sure i will ever find a deep love again. (certainly NOT on this site) but i am sure open to it. I would love to be in LOVE again; next time I will use the wisdom I have gained to stay in love. In the meantime I will continue to have fun, dating and meeting new people for fun times.

    Great post Rascal and thank you for bringing up a great memory for many of us with those song lyrics....

    {=} {=} KCClaire0923
“I Can’t Tell You Why” is best of their ‘love’ songs and reminds me of MG a lot. When it came on in the car I pulled over and wrote (outlined) this post.

They are by far my favorite band and I lived not far from them when they were coming up. Thing is, I’ve never seen them live in concert – always way to $$$$ or sold out when they came around. I’ve seen Chicago several times – great band no matter who was singing.


When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/5/2015 9:06 pm

    Quoting  :

I have a glass frosting in the freezer for you always.

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redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
12/5/2015 8:49 pm

    Quoting  :

Yeah, that was the 'cost of honesty" discussion. Fear has a lot to do with it.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
12/5/2015 8:34 pm

    Quoting  :

True, this would be a ghost town.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


kcclaire0923 68F  
822 posts
12/5/2015 7:33 pm

Oh, the wisdom and experience I have gained from being in and out of love I wouldn't trade for any amount of money.. I just wish I had really listened closer to the words of this song and taken them to heart. I think I would have saved myself a lot of tears and grief. To this day, I still can get emotional when I hear certain love songs by The Eagles and also Chicago....the one you mention here is especially dear to my heart. I am not sure i will ever find a deep love again. (certainly NOT on this site) but i am sure open to it. I would love to be in LOVE again; next time I will use the wisdom I have gained to stay in love. In the meantime I will continue to have fun, dating and meeting new people for fun times.

Great post Rascal and thank you for bringing up a great memory for many of us with those song lyrics....

{=} {=} KCClaire0923


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
12/5/2015 7:29 pm

    Quoting  :

Dayumm, Kzoo gets all the hot chicks.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
12/5/2015 7:28 pm

    Quoting  :

Yeah, but what to do?

BTW, this is kinda weird. Your messages weren't her when I read the one by Doug. I didn't see them until almost 2 hours later.


When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
12/5/2015 4:31 pm

    Quoting  :

Sometimes it would be great if things were just simple and easy for a while, even a little while.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
12/5/2015 4:27 pm

    Quoting LiveLifeDoU:
    You were a good friend to be there for your friend, the way she needed you to be there.
Was more than friends, but I did what I could

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
12/5/2015 4:24 pm

    Quoting kzoopair:
    We DO make it harder than it has to be. Sometimes consciousness is a curse. this is why I drink.
In this case I know way too much and I can’t do a thing about it the way things are. If I started drinking over that I probably wouldn’t stop. Cheers – make mine a double.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
12/5/2015 4:07 pm

    Quoting sphxdiver:
    Well done !!

    Great tune and lots of memories !!
Thanks, lots of memories.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
12/5/2015 4:06 pm

    Quoting  :

My eyes are just too pretty for public consumption. I post lyrics from time to time but there is other content to it. But to annoy you I could post up some really bad music lyrics if you would like.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
12/5/2015 4:04 pm

    Quoting  :

Glenn Frey played lead guitar on ‘I Can’t Tell You Why’ and it is very soulful. He was usually on rhythm guitar with Felder or Walsh usually playing lead.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


LiveLifeDoU 69F  
2199 posts
12/5/2015 3:58 pm

You were a good friend to be there for your friend, the way she needed you to be there.


melissaf79 44F
9 posts
12/5/2015 3:50 pm

Great song. Sometimes I feel like I was born way too late.


kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/5/2015 3:33 pm

We DO make it harder than it has to be. Sometimes consciousness is a curse. this is why I drink.

Become a member now and get a free tote bag.


sphxdiver 74M
21063 posts
12/5/2015 3:20 pm

Well done !!

Great tune and lots of memories !!


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