The Grand Tour
Echoes of Love Lost: The Grand Tour by Kevin Griffin
Lyrics
Step right up, come on in
Invitation for someone to enter
If you'd like to take the grand tour
Encouragement to take a tour of a lonely house
Of a lonely house that once was home sweet home
Description of the house as a lonely place that used to be a sweet home
I have nothing here to sell you
Clarification that there's nothing for sale
Just some things that I will tell you
Promise to share information that may be unsettling
Some things I know will chill you to the bone
Acknowledgment that some shared details may be disturbing
Over there, sits the chair
Pointing out a chair associated with memories of togetherness
Where she'd bring the paper to me
Recalling moments when she brought the paper and sat on the speaker's knee
And sit down on my knee
Emphasizing the intimacy of their relationship
And whisper 'Oh, I love you'
Reminiscing about her expressing love
But now she's gone forever
Acknowledging her permanent absence
And this old house will never be the same
Stating that the house will never be the same without her
Without the love that we once knew
Highlighting the absence of their past love
Straight ahead, that's the bed
Pointing to the bed where they shared love
Where we lay in love together
Reflecting on the positive aspects of their relationship
And Lord knows we had a good thing going here
Acknowledging the goodness of their past
See her picture?
Pointing out her picture on the table
On the table
Asking if the picture gives the illusion of her presence
Don't it look like she'd be able just to touch me
Imagining her touching and saying good morning
And say good morning dear
There's her rings, all her things
Pointing out her rings and personal items
And her clothes are in the closet
Mentioning her clothes left as a painful reminder
Like she left them when she tore my world apart
Noting that she left when everything fell apart
As you leave you'll see the nursery
Referring to the nursery she left behind
Oh, she left me without mercy
Expressing the pain of being left with only memories and a child
Taking nothing but our baby and my heart
Describing the emotional impact of her departure
Step right up
Repetition of the invitation to enter
Come on in
Reiteration of the welcome
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