Sidewalk Chalk
Echoes of Nostalgia: Mike Duhaime's Sidewalk Chalk Melody
Lyrics
Down the road some voices sing a song I've heard before
Reflecting on familiar songs heard in the past down the road.
The grass and streets they fade as the night knocks on the door
Describing the fading of surroundings as night approaches.
He pulls up a chair and sits still by my side
A person pulls up a chair and sits beside the narrator.
Looks at me and asks, if anyone comes to mind
The person asks if anyone comes to the narrator's mind.
Far be it from me with strangers stuck in my backseat
The narrator distances themselves from having strangers in their backseat.
Tin cans and school dance their hearts softly beat
Imagery of tin cans and school dances, with hearts softly beating.
Misty eyes for quick goodbyes outside apartment rooms
Describing misty eyes during farewells outside apartment rooms.
Weary smiles in screens of glass, will you come home soon?
Weary smiles seen through screens of glass, expressing longing for a return.
Sidewalk chalk
Introduction of the theme "Sidewalk Chalk."
And ancient schools of thought
Reference to ancient schools of thought.
You've grown up and grown out
Acknowledging growth but questioning if it means growing away from the narrator.
But have you grown away from me?
Asking if the connection remains despite personal growth.
Does your heart still jump
Questioning if the heart still feels excitement for shared memories.
For reruns, for reruns
Expressing a desire for reliving better days through reruns.
Of better days with me?
Asking if the heart still longs for better days shared with the narrator.
Hold on another year forget you were ever here
Suggesting to hold on and forget the past for another year.
The world it cracks and shifts as the lights all disappear
Describing a shifting world and disappearing lights.
And all your friends tell you the end is full of sweet I do's
Friends advise about the sweetness of the end, possibly in relationships.
And in the midst of flooded eyes I hope you know that's true
Expressing hope amidst emotional moments.
Friends they sometimes fade toss and turn in the night
Friends may fade away and experience restlessness during the night.
The sunrise it dulls with circumstances that we find
The sunrise dulls with the circumstances encountered.
But you can't tell me the hand behind time isn't kind
Challenging the notion that the hand behind time is unkind.
So still I dance, and still I sing for this old life of mine
The narrator continues to dance and sing for their old life.
Sidewalk chalk
Reiteration of the theme "Sidewalk Chalk."
And ancient schools of thought
Reference to ancient schools of thought, repeating the theme.
You've grown up and grown out
Reiteration of the question about growing away from the narrator.
But have you grown away from me?
Questioning if the connection endures despite personal growth.
Does your heart still jump
Asking if the heart still feels excitement for shared memories.
For reruns, for reruns
Expressing a desire for reliving better days through reruns.
Of older days with me?
Asking if the heart still longs for older days shared with the narrator.
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