My R&B playlist is banging. I have excellent taste in music. Yes, it is ok to brag about certain things. 

I am listening to Anything by Jaheim featuring Next. It was and still is my jam. “Girl I know you wanna roll a Lexus”. Whenever I hear this part I always think of my date with Lexus-guy. I should know his name but, ages ago, I went on many dates and I am terrible with names. That is my excuse and I am sticking to it.

I do not remember how we met. Maybe we met at a nightclub. I went through a phase where I would go to clubs alone. I always ordered champagne. Likely I was drinking prosecco. Then I did not know better. I danced all night long with many people. Women and men alike. I went home with women and men alike. Fun times people. Fun times!

Back to my Lexus-guy date. At the time I lived on the private yacht where I worked as a stewardess. Lexus-guy picked me up at the marina. 

He was a gentleman, even getting out of his car to open my door. He complimented me on my outfit and my hair. He was a gentleman and sweet.

At the time, I had recently broken it off with an asshole. But we still talked and I always answered his calls. Asshole liked to call me in the evenings. He knew I was always out. I should not have taken this call. I was on a date with a sweetheart of a guy. But I took the call. Lexus-guy was such a nice person that he did not say a word about me being on the phone for the entirety of the car ride. 

Eventually, asshole asked me “Are you on a date?”. I said yes and he hung up on me. 

So back to the date. I cannot recall if we went to a restaurant or to a nightclub.

What I do remember is that at the end of the date, Lexus-guy handed me his car keys. He told me, “You can have the keys to my Lexus. I will give you anything you want.” 

Me being me, I laughed. I laughed hard. Even then I thought it was a ridiculous thing to say. But he was sweet and I know that is what he thought I wanted to hear. 

I always think of these silly “love” songs programming us to desire material objects. And what about the unrealistic love rubbish. Unless it is a song like Feenin’ by Jodeci, I now laugh at these silly songs. 

But they were not so silly, for they conditioned me. For a long time, I searched for what I did not desire and sought after the least attractive of the world.

Ah, my good ole foolish days! Fun times indeed.

Anything by Jaheim featuring Next

“Girl I know you wanna roll a Lexus

A Lexus with a mansion down in Texas

It's more like apartment 8, cellular is prepaid

But baby it's all okay

I can't do all the things I wanna do

But I can love you and I can stay true

I'll give you my last dime, spend all my time

It's yours whatever is mine, anything you want”