The Best Day

For awhile, I kept this to myself. I am not really a very emotional person and I don't cry easily but the first time I heard Taylor Swift's "The Best Day," I cried.  It was weird because I couldn't really understand who or what exactly the song was all about that time.  I listened closely and learned that it was about her mom. There's something about that song that strike a chord  with me.  It's probably the husky voice, or maybe it's the tone and the lyrics. Taylor sings about her growing up years with her mom and family and how her mother was always there through her ups and downs--cheering her on, wiping her tears away, and helping her deal with pain. It's a song about a daughter's love and devotion to her mom; and, for me, it's Taylor's most beautiful song.  Maybe it's the mother in me that reacts this way to the song or maybe it's the way the song was delivered that gets me carried away each time.  To this day, I couldn't listen to this song without my tears welling up and my throat having lumps. But it's a secret, so don't tell anyone.