Die Aussagen, die Paul Cowlan über Beziehung und das kennenlernen von Menschen in seinen Songs macht finde ich immer wieder passend auf meine Einstellung. 'This Time' und 'Some other Time' haben es mir besonders angetan. Von zweiterem stammt auch der Text:


Some other Time

Go on, dance wih her, can't you see she has her pride,
deep down inside she's lonley tonight.
She's even asked, but you just turned aside.
What makes you think you have the rigth to
forget that life is short, and often sad
and it's not too much to ask, that you come down of your high-horse and say:
"Yes of course, though I won't be staying long."

Alright she's not a queen,
and she may not seem to be all you might desire.
I suppose you think that your too good
and dancing with her would
in some way cramp your style.

Don't you remember how,
you have been lonley too?
The least you could do,
would be to give her a smile.

But it's no good, to simply wishing she knew
that you are really not so bad while you sit there
like an icon and as distant as a star.
That isn't gonna help her much,
when the bether thing by far
would be surely to be kind

And you don't have to stay all night,
or to hold her tigth,
or wisper in her ear.

But it's surely high time that you learn,
it doesn't hurt to be concerned
once in every while.

You stand up and smile,
You walks towards the door,
but she's not looking anymore.
She's taken out a cigaret and lights it slow.

And as you turn to go,
you feel the stirings of regret, that
you failed to just relaxe and
to responde like anyone would do.
You've got a lot to learn,
and you'r slow at learning too.

Perhaps some other time.
The moment's gone,
you lost your chance.
It may not come again,
some other time.