Song for the Road
Journey of Love and Longing: A Song for the Road
Lyrics
Well the day cast down
Reflecting on the day coming to an end
Lengthy shadows on unfamiliar towns
Long shadows cast on unfamiliar towns
I drove 300 miles from the place I call home
Traveled 300 miles away from home
And I tip my hat to the angel of the north
Show appreciation to the northern landscape
And the sun it set fire to the heavens
The sun setting dramatically over Sheffield
On the hills over sheffield tonight
Observing the beauty of the hills
As I sail over this countryside with new friends and old
Traveling with a mix of new and old friends
We are nowhere, but man we're alright
Despite being nowhere, feeling content
So you can keep your belief in whatever
Rejecting conventional beliefs
I wear my cynicism like a tattoo
Embracing cynicism as a defining trait
And while poets try to engineer definitions of love
Poets attempting to define love, but personal focus on someone specific
You know all I can think of is you
Expressing thoughts centered on a special person
And I cant wait to see you on Sunday
Anticipation of meeting on Sunday
Far from the traffic and the smoke and the noise
Desire to escape urban chaos for a peaceful evening
For this evening I will play back every message that you sent
Planning to replay messages for comfort
So I can sleep to the sound of your voice
Seeking solace in the sound of a loved one's voice
Now I don't like to use words like 'forever'
Reluctance to use words like 'forever'
But I will love you till the end of today
Commitment to love until the end of the day
And in the morning when I remember everything that you are
Morning reflections on the enduring qualities of a loved one
I know ill fall for you over again
Anticipating falling in love again
I know someday this all will be over
Acknowledging the impermanence of all things
And it's hard to say what most will I miss
Contemplating what will be missed when everything ends
Just give me one way to spend my last moments alive
Expressing a desire for a particular way to spend final moments
And I choose this, I choose this, I choose this
Emphatically choosing the current moment as the preferred way to spend the end
I choose this, I choose this, I choose this
-I choose this, I choose this
-I choose this
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