Lyrics
And when the morning comes
Anticipating the arrival of a new day
If there's been no rest for you
Suggesting a lack of rest or peace
We've been friends long enough
Indicates a long-standing friendship
You should know what to do
Expectation that the friend understands what actions to take
If that's how you started your day
Questioning the reason for persisting in a particular behavior
Why keep running away
Questioning the persistence in avoiding something
When you could come and join me on my cloud
Invitation to join the speaker in a metaphorical "cloud" - a state of happiness or tranquility
And in the afternoon
Referencing a later part of the day
If things are still the same
Indicates a lack of change or progress
You've always held a key
Recognition of the friend's ability to influence change
To effect the change what more need I say?
Asserting that little more needs to be said to prompt action
When you're running away from me
Expresses a sense of the friend avoiding the speaker
And you could come and join me on my cloud
Reiterating the invitation to join in a state of happiness or peace
How you must wonder, in the evening
Reflecting on the friend's possible confusion or contemplation
How everything got so turned 'round
Reflecting on how circumstances have become unexpectedly reversed
And I've saved a special place
Reserved space for the friend next to the speaker
Right here, next to me
Emphasizing the proximity of the friend's space to the speaker
And it's always been your space
Asserting the friend's ownership of a particular space in the speaker's life
I'm sure that you will see
Confidence in the friend's eventual understanding of the situation
You could always count on me
Assurance of the speaker's consistent support
To love you and let you be free
Expresses the speaker's commitment to love and allow freedom
So why not come and join me
Reiteration of the invitation to join the speaker
You could come and join me
Repeating the invitation to join in a state of happiness or peace
You can come and join me on my cloud
-How you must wonder, in the evening
Reflecting on the friend's potential contemplation or confusion
How everything got so turned 'round
Reflecting on the unexpected reversal of circumstances
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