"Sparky." Hell, yes, we were.
Do you remember the day we were dragged into the boss lady's office? Summer, what was it, July? A few days before your coda to me, a few days before your big inquisition. Well, we got a taste of the upcoming supression right then and there, a taste of what back room talk could do to people in an organization that prides itself on the quality of it's back room talk . What were we doing that put us on the radar? Being ourselves. Oh, yeah, we were talking, laughing. Heavy stuff, baby. Absolutely criminal.
You were in the stacks doing a "shelf check", I was in the stacks "weeding". We sat on our haunches, snickering about this, goofing about that. Damn if that didn't draw attention. I guess I didn't read the staff manual close enough, there must of been something in there that said "having fun on the job is prohibited", that "laughter shared between a man and woman who married but not married to each other is suspect", that is requires a smart and stinging blow to correct it.
So into the office we went, one after the other. I could practically hear the chortling of the sanctimonious from behind those closed doors. I can only imagine what folks must of said before we got there, because we got "there have been rumors" speech, were told that the "sparky" behaviour had to stop. I suppose that there was another clause in the manual that I missed, that my employers were not to act In Loco Parentus with it's staff. I think that they thought it was their right and duty to hold the high moral ground and to keep us to their standards. My bad, I missed that paragraph.
The only thing I wish I had said that day is "yes, we're friends, the best of friends...heck, I consider Jane to be my very BEST friend. Now what?"
I missed my chance to stand up against the beast and well, well, it doesn't matter much anymore. We were well beyond reprisals from work, we just didn't know it yet. Those came from without only a few days later.
Yeah, for awhile there baby we really stirred it up. For over a year we sparked rumors. How grand. I heard this song the other day and thought of that long ago Wednesday afternoon and it made me smile. Sparky, indeed. Need a copy of the record call and let me know.
Your WHMB
Artist: Raitt Bonnie
Song: Something To Talk About
Album: Luck of the Draw
verse 1
People are talkin, talking 'bout people
I hear them whisper, you won't believe it
They think we're lovers kept under covers
I just ignore it, but they keep saying
We laugh just a little too loud
We stand just a little too close
We stare just a little too long
Maybe they're seeing, something we don't, Darlin'
chorus
Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
How about love?
verse 2
I feel so foolish, I never noticed
You'd act so nervous, could you be falling for me?
It took a rumor to make me wonder
Now I'm convinced I'm going under
Thinking 'bout you every day
Dreaming 'bout you every night
Hoping that you feel the same way
Now that we know it, let's really show it, Darlin'
chorus
bridge
Let's give them something to talk about
A little mystery to figure out
Let's give them something to talk about
How about love, love, love, love?
chorus
Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
How about love, love, love, love?
chorus
Do you remember the day we were dragged into the boss lady's office? Summer, what was it, July? A few days before your coda to me, a few days before your big inquisition. Well, we got a taste of the upcoming supression right then and there, a taste of what back room talk could do to people in an organization that prides itself on the quality of it's back room talk . What were we doing that put us on the radar? Being ourselves. Oh, yeah, we were talking, laughing. Heavy stuff, baby. Absolutely criminal.
You were in the stacks doing a "shelf check", I was in the stacks "weeding". We sat on our haunches, snickering about this, goofing about that. Damn if that didn't draw attention. I guess I didn't read the staff manual close enough, there must of been something in there that said "having fun on the job is prohibited", that "laughter shared between a man and woman who married but not married to each other is suspect", that is requires a smart and stinging blow to correct it.
So into the office we went, one after the other. I could practically hear the chortling of the sanctimonious from behind those closed doors. I can only imagine what folks must of said before we got there, because we got "there have been rumors" speech, were told that the "sparky" behaviour had to stop. I suppose that there was another clause in the manual that I missed, that my employers were not to act In Loco Parentus with it's staff. I think that they thought it was their right and duty to hold the high moral ground and to keep us to their standards. My bad, I missed that paragraph.
The only thing I wish I had said that day is "yes, we're friends, the best of friends...heck, I consider Jane to be my very BEST friend. Now what?"
I missed my chance to stand up against the beast and well, well, it doesn't matter much anymore. We were well beyond reprisals from work, we just didn't know it yet. Those came from without only a few days later.
Yeah, for awhile there baby we really stirred it up. For over a year we sparked rumors. How grand. I heard this song the other day and thought of that long ago Wednesday afternoon and it made me smile. Sparky, indeed. Need a copy of the record call and let me know.
Your WHMB
Artist: Raitt Bonnie
Song: Something To Talk About
Album: Luck of the Draw
verse 1
People are talkin, talking 'bout people
I hear them whisper, you won't believe it
They think we're lovers kept under covers
I just ignore it, but they keep saying
We laugh just a little too loud
We stand just a little too close
We stare just a little too long
Maybe they're seeing, something we don't, Darlin'
chorus
Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
How about love?
verse 2
I feel so foolish, I never noticed
You'd act so nervous, could you be falling for me?
It took a rumor to make me wonder
Now I'm convinced I'm going under
Thinking 'bout you every day
Dreaming 'bout you every night
Hoping that you feel the same way
Now that we know it, let's really show it, Darlin'
chorus
bridge
Let's give them something to talk about
A little mystery to figure out
Let's give them something to talk about
How about love, love, love, love?
chorus
Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
How about love, love, love, love?
chorus
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