My Time Now original song by Elaine Ohm

This about growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 60s and 70s, putting my musical dreams on hold while I raised my family. I'm 50, the kids are gone and IT'S MY TIME NOW!

Barbie dolls and curfews, driving the family car
Final exams and bedtimes, learning to play guitar
Mr. Ed and Lassie, tvs with rabbit ears
Kent State and Woodstock, drinking 3.2 beers.
Nightly pick up baseball games, Buster Brown shoes
Watching Dorothy and Dick on the evening news.

Daughter was my name, for the first 20 years
Doing what I was told, fighting back the tears.
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting for my time to be
For my time for me.

Barbie dolls, and sleepovers, permission to use the car
Helping with homework, dust on my guitar
What to fix for dinner, single parent blues
Play dates, skate parties and Velcro tennis shoes
Snick at night, Dawsons Creek, the Real World on MTV
Invasion of Kuwait, being a blended family.

Mother was my name, for the second 20 years
Doing what needed to be done, gritting back the tears.
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting for my time to be
For my time for me.

Dr. Phil, Judge Judy, watching Oprah give away cars
Empty nest, early to bed, jamming on my guitar.
Open mics at coffee shops, having a Myspace page.
Sedona, Arizona, yoga and focus on New Age
Rising oil prices, war in Iraq,
Mudslinging politics, Im voting for Barack.

Elaine is my name now, for the third 20 years
Doing what I want to do, facing unknown fears.
Its MY TIME
MY TIME
MY TIME
MY TIME to be
I am free
To be me.
I am me.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• elaine ohm
• sixties
• coming of age
• barbie
• barbie dolls
• Obama
• Oprah

[peasyboy68]

yes great video,very clever use in context with the song,gives me ideas although maybe a little bit long,well done

[eelohm]

Yeah, I've been told that. So was Don McClean with American Pie. He was told no way would am radio ever play a song 8 minutes long. He's "shortened" am version isn't even remembered any more.

I'm hoping for the same luck! :)

Thanks for the feedback!

[KMarie723]

I love this song Elaine, it is fabulous!

[JonMoody47]

Great vid, Elaine. Inspired me to do one of my own. -Jon

(See "Thad" by JonMoody47 on YouTube)

[glweb7]

Wow Elaine... What a powerful song!

I remember a lot of that stuff too, thanks for the trip you took me down 'memory lane'

It's definetely 'your time now'

Way to go!

[chuxtrux]

you put so much work into this production. loved the older pictures. the recording quality was very good. fine timing of the lyric to the pictures. might be nice to read the lyrics under "more info" to the right of the screen. well done. continue the craft.