Love Never Runs on Time
Chronicles of Love's Unpredictable Journey
Lyrics
I pulled out of the suburbs by sunset.
I left the suburban area as the sun was setting.
Rain was falling, it looked like it would for a while.
Rain was falling and seemed like it would continue for a while.
I had a radio, six-pack and some cigarettes.
I had a radio, a six-pack of beer, and some cigarettes.
The radio died after the first hundred miles.
The radio stopped working after the first hundred miles of the journey.
I sang all the way to the border
I sang all the way to the border.
And guess who starred in every rhyme.
The speaker reflects on a person who appears prominently in their thoughts.
Ah you know and I know that love never runs on time.
The speaker and the listener are aware that love doesn't follow a predictable schedule.
I followed that old river 'til the morning.
I continued following an old river until the morning.
I stopped, I don't remember the name of the town.
I stopped in a town whose name I can't recall.
But the colour of the coffee was a warning,
The color of the coffee served hinted at something not quite right.
It was the colour of the river but not nearly as brown.
The coffee color resembled the river but was not as brown.
The waitress poured me another,
The waitress poured another cup of coffee.
I guess she was . feeling kind (alt: the mind reading kind).
It's suggested that the waitress may have been intuitive or perceptive.
You know and I know that love never runs on time.
The speaker and the listener acknowledge that love is often not timely or predictable.
You're lost in the traffic.
You are caught up in the chaos of life.
I've been asking around, but you haven't been seen.
The speaker has been asking about you but hasn't found any information.
I never thought we were perfect.
The speaker acknowledges imperfections in the relationship but laments what could have been.
Oh but darling - what we could have been!
An expression of regret for missed opportunities in the relationship.
The rain came and went all the next day.
Rain continued on the following day.
I pulled over sometime for a sleep on the side.
The speaker took a break to sleep on the side of the road.
Then I gunned it back out on the highway,
The journey resumed with a sudden acceleration on the highway.
Hit a big pot-hole and the radio came alive.
A sudden jolt made the radio start working again.
I never heard a love song yet
The speaker hasn't found a love song that feels uniquely theirs.
That I could call yours and mine.
Love is acknowledged as not conforming to a fixed schedule.
Cause you know and I know that love never runs on time.
Reiteration that love doesn't adhere to a specific timeline.
I never heard a love song yet
Similar to the previous line, emphasizing the unpredictable nature of love.
That I could call yours and mine.
The speaker hasn't found a love song that feels uniquely theirs.
Cause you know and I know that love never runs on time
Reiteration that love doesn't adhere to a specific timeline.
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