Nightingale Road
Nostalgic Echoes: Nightingale Road Chronicles Youthful Love and Memories
Lyrics
The houses all look small
The houses in the neighborhood appear small.
On Nightingale Road
Refers to the location as Nightingale Road.
To the place I used to call home
Describes the place where the speaker used to live.
In the days of my youth many years ago
Reflects on the speaker's youth, which was many years ago.
With our black and white telly and our rotary phone
Recalls having a black and white television and a rotary phone.
At number 22 Mr Wilson lived alone
Mr. Wilson lived alone at number 22 and was old.
He was ancient then I guess now he's gone
Suggests that Mr. Wilson has passed away since then.
At number 24 was my best friend Jimmy Lane
Introduces the speaker's best friend, Jimmy Lane, who lived at number 24.
When we played our music loud, the old man would complain
Recounts a memory of playing loud music, irritating an old man.
On Nightingale Road we played all day
Highlights the joyful memories of playing on Nightingale Road all day.
The streets were safe back then
Describes the perceived safety of the streets during that time.
On summer nights we'd hide in the park
Shares a memory of hiding in the park on summer nights.
Joking as the sky grew dark
Recalls joking with friends as the evening sky darkened.
This is where the black cat lived they had a blue Capri
References a black cat and a blue Capri car on Nightingale Road.
That car looked so cool to me
Expresses admiration for the cool-looking blue Capri car.
Then one rainy Monday that family moved away
Describes a rainy Monday when a family moved away.
But the sun shone again when Liz moved in next day
Shares the positive impact of Liz moving in the next day.
This is where I kissed her under the street light
Recalls a romantic moment of kissing someone under a streetlight.
I stayed awake all that night
Expresses the excitement of staying awake thinking about the person.
Thinking about her smile and how her brown eyes glowed
Reflects on the person's smile and glowing brown eyes.
Couldn't wait to see her on Nightingale Road
Anticipates the joy of seeing the person again on Nightingale Road.
On Nightingale Road we fell in love
Recounts falling in love on Nightingale Road.
And love was safe back then
Suggests that love was safe during that time.
On summer nights we'd hide in the park
Shares a memory of hiding in the park on summer nights.
Kissing as the sky grew dark
Describes kissing under the darkening sky.
I left to see the world whatever that might mean
Indicates the speaker's decision to leave and explore the world.
Leaving my folks and part of me
Notes the emotional difficulty of leaving family and a part of oneself behind.
Jimmy married Lizzie and now they have two boys
Updates on Jimmy Lane, who married Lizzie and now has two boys.
The young one plays hiphop loud and Jim gets annoyed
Describes a generational difference in music taste causing annoyance.
Nightingale Road you were my world
Addresses Nightingale Road as a significant part of the speaker's world.
And the world was safe back then
Reflects on the perceived safety of the world during that time.
Those summer nights as the sky grew dark
Recalls summer nights and the darkening sky as cherished memories.
Are always in my heart
States that those summer nights are forever in the speaker's heart.
Nightingale Road
Reiterates Nightingale Road as a nostalgic and important place.
Nightingale Road
Mentions Nightingale Road one final time, emphasizing its significance.
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