Room in the City
Yearning for Home: A Song of Wanderlust and Longing
Lyrics
I've been out on the road drinking coffee
I've been traveling and taking breaks to have coffee.
In every truck stop and every same little town
I've visited various truck stops and small towns along the way.
I watch the clouds disappear cause their embarrassed
I observe clouds disappearing, seemingly embarrassed by the blue sky.
By the blue that follow them around
The blue sky consistently follows the clouds.
In the clouds I stop to wonder what you're doing
While in the clouds, I ponder what the listener is doing.
Are you sitting on your porch singing songs
Wondering if the listener is sitting on their porch, singing songs.
About the dreams that you had while you were sleeping
Imagining songs about dreams the listener had while sleeping.
How I wish that I was sleeping in your arms
Expressing a desire to be sleeping in the listener's arms.
We've got a room in the city
There is a room in the city that provides comfort.
It's yellow walls keep me company
The room has yellow walls, offering companionship.
Did you think I'd be out here feeling lonely?
Questioning if the listener expected the singer to feel lonely.
If I said I thought so too it'd be a lie
If the singer claimed loneliness, it would be untrue.
When I talk to you it's hard to be withholding
When talking to the listener, it's challenging to hold back feelings.
And I was born to chase this blue out of my eyes
Feeling destined to overcome sadness and challenges.
In the still I often wonder about your breathing
Contemplating the listener's breathing during moments of silence.
I rise and fall to its rhythm late at night
The singer's emotions rise and fall with the listener's breathing rhythm.
Clay canyons turn to plaster in my grieving
Comparing emotional pain to clay canyons turning to plaster.
And our ceiling overtakes the sky
The vastness of sorrow overtakes the emotional landscape.
We've got a room in the city
Reiterating the presence of a comforting room in the city.
It's yellow walls keep me company
Describing the room with yellow walls that provides companionship.
Shadow mountains and the pale green rivers
Mentioning natural elements like shadow mountains and rivers.
Drifting in and out of windy highway sounds
Experiencing the sounds of a windy highway while drifting.
Copper colors and some lonely search for meaning
Noting copper colors and a search for meaning in loneliness.
Keep me comin back and turning right around
The constant return and turning around in search of purpose.
We've got a room in the city
Reaffirming the existence of a comforting room with yellow walls.
It's yellow walls keep me company
Highlighting the yellow walls of the room that offer companionship.
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