Packin’ In My Dreams (Lyrics)
[VERSE 1]
45 years behind me
I’m starting
reaching for the dream
I left my front porch crying
only tears of fear
Then wiped my face
To keep it crystal clear
[CHORUS]
You’re too old
You’ll unfold
They’ll laugh at your attempt
Get back in the house!
Cook a meal !!
Don’t continue
Check the menu
The kids are needing you now!
Leave your dreams
Give it up
Everyone’s having a cow!
[VERSE 2]
I had my dream evaluated
Measured, tested, and weighted,
All the experts told me
I really should have stayed
at HOME!
NO CHANCE.
Well I’m not just a cook or waiter
So instead of changing all my dreams
I traded in those evaluators.
NEXT!
was my new theme!
[CHORUS]
You’re too old
You’ll unfold
They’ll laugh at your attempt
Get back in the house!
Cook a meal !!
Don’t continue
Check the menu
The kids are needing you now!
Leave your dreams!
Give it up
Everyone’s having a cow!
[BRIDGE]
The suitcase of my life
now has room for me
not filled with everyone’s stuff
there’s a place for destiny
I carried their weight
I paid every due
Turns out it’s better for them
When I stop shrinking too
[OUTRO]
I didn’t Leave
I stood up for me
I’m not packing it in,
I’m just packing it right,
I kept all my people
and reclaimed my own life!
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Packin’ In My Dreams (SHORT POEM VERSION)
45 years behind me
I’m startin’, reachin’ for the dream
I left my front porch crying
Only tears of fear
Then wiped my face
To keep it crystal clear
You’re too old
You’ll unfold
They’ll laugh at your attempt
Get back in the house!
Cook a meal !!
Don’t continue.
Check the menu.
The kids are needin’ ya now!
Leave your dreams.
Give it up.
Hubby’s havin’ a cow.
I had my dream evaluated
Measured, tested, and weighed
All the experts told me
I really should have stayed…
home on another cookin’ course!
Well I’m not a cook or waiter
So instead of changing all my dreams
I traded in ‘the evaluator’
“neeeeeeeeeeeeeext!” that’s my theme!
The Story Behind These Lyrics:
I remember exactly where I was in life when these lyrics came to me. I was in my mid-forties, in the thick of it. The house was full. The days were loud. Everyone needed something, and most of the time, that something came from me. I was working, mothering, managing, holding everything together. And I loved it. I really did. I don’t look back on that time with resentment. It mattered. That work mattered. My family mattered.
But I also remember a quiet feeling that began to surface when things finally slowed down at night. A kind of remembering. I’d think about the girl I was before marriage, before children, before life became a list of obligations that never ended. I started thinking about the dreams I had back then — not the big flashy ones, but the private ones. The ones you don’t always say out loud because they feel too personal, too fragile.
I realized I hadn’t failed those dreams. I hadn’t walked away from them on purpose. I’d just been busy living. Responsibility has a way of gently pulling you in another direction, little by little, until one day you notice how far you’ve drifted from yourself. I could see that happening, and I could see it in other women too. Women who gave everything they had, loved fiercely, showed up without question — and slowly learned how to take up less space without ever deciding to.
When I wrote this song, I wasn’t trying to escape my life or choose myself instead of the people I loved. That was never the point. I wanted room for all of it. Family. Love. Responsibility. And me. I wanted to remind myself that including myself in my own life wasn’t selfish — it was necessary.
Now, with time behind me and a little more clarity, I believe this even more. When you stop shrinking, the people who love you find their way to meet you there. There is room. There always was. You just have to let yourself take up some of it.
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