I listen to music a lot, I wouldn’t say all the time but pretty regularly. As I cleaning up around the house yesterday, I let iTunes DJ set the mood.

At first, the music was jazzy and breezy, then it took a sharp turn into old school reggae with a Ken Boothe song, Everything I Own that took me back, way back. I stopped what I was doing and listened. You sheltered me from harm
 Kept me warm, kept me warm You gave my life to me Set me free, set me free The finest years I ever knew Was all the years I had with you And I would give anything I own 


Give up my life, my heart, my home
 And I would give anything I own Just to have you back again

 If there’s someone you know That won’t let you go And taking it all for granted You may lose them one day Someone takes them away
 And you don’t hear a word they say

 And I would give anything I own
 Give up my life, my heart, my home
 And I would give anything I own
 Just to have you back again Just to talk to you, words again If there’s someone you know
 That won’t let you go
 And taking it all for granted You may lose them one day
 Someone take them away And you don’t hear a word they say

 And I would give anything I own Give up my life, my heart, my home I would give anything I own Just to have you back again Just to talk to you, words again Just to hold you, once again 
I thought of the lyrics which are so simple and yet so profound. Everything I Own, was written by an American, David Gates. It was a hit in Jamaica and reached Number One on the UK Singles chart in 1974. An interesting fact about the song –  instead of singing it as written, Boothe sang Anything I Own. Boothe, who has been performing since the 1950s, has recorded more than 25 albums and compilations. Another of Boothe’s hits which he also wrote, The Train is Coming was featured in the movie, Money Train. Ken Boothe was born in Kingston in 1948. In 2003, the government of Jamaica awarded him an Order of Distinction (OD) for his contribution to Jamaican music.