I don't have an iPod. My wife has one. MCF has an imaginary one. I don't even have an imaginary one.

Alright, I admit, I used to have an imaginary iPod, but my imaginary giraffe ate it during an imaginary parade.

I've mentioned I'm on heavy duty pain killers, right?

Anyway, my wife posted some random lyrics from some random songs on her iPod the other day, and MCF posted some random lyrics from some random songs on his imaginary iPod not long after. I thought I'd join the crowd.

Thing is, I don't have any kind of an iPod. What I have is a CD burner. So I just rip songs off of favorite albums and put together mix CDs for myself to listen to in the car or on my discman while mowing the grass, or whatever.

Here are a few snatches of lyrics from the next mix CD I'm going to put together for myself. See if you can guess them. Like MCF, I've made the lyric samples clickable so you can click and get the answer if you're stumped... but, like Wendy, my emphatic rule is no fair Googling.

And, yes, there is an intentional lyrical motif among the songs chosen for this mix CD. But, no, I did not just chose songs with lyrics that fit my purpose. Each of these is a song that I actually either like a whole lot or that I flat out love.

Ready? Here they are:

Number One Dreaming about providence And whether mice or men have second tries Maybe we've been livin with our eyes half open Maybe we're bent and broken, broken Number Two I've been unable to put You down I'm still learning things I ought to know by now It's under the table so I need something more to show somehow Number Three Now, let my people go, land of Goshen Go, I will be with thee, bush of fire Blood, running red and strong, down the Nile Plague, darkness three days long, hail to fire Number Four Teach me how to speak Teach me how to share Teach me where to go Tell me will love be there Oh, Heaven let your light shine down Number Five The First Born Son, He died for my sins Nothing to worry about And all these years I was the hard man I always knew I’d find myself and prove Because You told me the truth, it’s all I wanted from You Number Six Whenever I'm alone with You, You make me feel like I am free again. Whenever I'm alone with You, You make me feel like I am clean again. Number Seven And I see them in the streets And I see them in the field And I hear them shouting under my feet And I know it's got to be real Oh, Lord, deliver me Number Eight ...The flesh will get weak And the ashes will scatter So I’m thinking about forgiveness Forgiveness Number Nine And the whirlwind is in the thorn trees The virgins are all trimming their wicks The whirlwind is in the thorn trees It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks Number Ten Let Your pain be my sorrow Let Your tears be my tears too Let Your courage be my model That the north You find will be true Number Eleven Holy Moses let us live in peace Let us strive to find a way to make all hatred cease There's a man over there what's his color I don't care He's my brother let us live in peace Number Twelve Your world was made for you By Someone above But you chose evil ways Instead of love. Number Thirteen Twirling round with this familiar parable. Spinning, weaving round each new experience. Recognize this as a holy gift and Celebrate this chance to be alive and breathing. Number Fourteen I read the story that You died I turned the page, You were alive With hope and love, but mostly faith One day I'll see You face to face Number Fifteen I know You will complete this work started in me I need You more than ever now that I know who You are I know You will complete this work started in me I need You more than ever now that I've come so far Number Sixteen When I close my eyes I hope to find You, I hope to find You When I leave my body I want to be ready, willing like You were, And in my darkest hour I will be freed.