Up on the Roof

Every time I hear this song I am mixed with so many different emotions. Growing up my brothers and I have always been around beach music. My parents have their friends come over almost every Saturday night for Steak night, and they will put on beach music. I guess growing up in the South, most families do this. Luckily, I actually love beach music, especially this song.

My first real memory of this song was from Cotillion, yes Cotillion. In middle school my parents forced me to go to cotillion, along with all the other parents in my grade. Those days I hated more than anything to get dressed up and do anything with my hair. My idea of clothing were umbro shorts and a t-shirt and my hair in a ponytail, well that wouldn't fly at cotillion. Anyways, this song was the song my boyfriend at the time had to lead the whole group at cotillion. What does that mean? Well each time we had cotillion a couple would have to lead the whole in front of our teachers so that they could tell us what we were doing wrong. We had to line up and walk around the whole room where it was held...that was the longest 3 minutes ever.

Another memory was my dad, who died a few years ago,  he would always have this song playing. Well he would really play all kind of beach music, but I think this was one of his favorite's to.

My favorite memory of this song was from our wedding reception. We had a beach music band come and play at our wedding, and of course they played this song. It always makes me smile and think about all my family and friends dancing with their loved ones to this song. Also, my other friends that have gotten married have used this song.

Lately when I hear this song, it makes me think about how sometimes I just want to get away. When I come home from work and have to right away take care of the girls and hardly have time to change into my lounge around clothes. I think about these lyrics...

When I come home feelin' tired and beat
I go up where the air is fresh and sweet (up on the roof)
I get away from the hustling crowd
And all that rat-race noise down in the street (up on the roof)
On the roof, the only place I know
Where you just have to wish to make it so
Let's go up on the roof (up on the roof)