Classic Situation
Navigating Love's Maze: Reflections in Yonder Mountain String Band's 'Classic Situation'
Lyrics
Sleep on it, see if it makes a difference in the morning
Encourages sleeping on an issue to see if perspective changes.
Go to work, get through the day and try not to remember
Advocates going to work and trying to forget, possibly about a past event.
Even if we had something to say,
Raises the possibility of having something to say.
Would you hold it dear, would it fly away with you, with you
Questions if expressing something would be valued and endure.
Long ago, it felt like we were both so much younger
Recalls a time when both individuals felt younger.
Here we are a repeat of a classic situation
Describes the current situation as a repetition of a classic scenario.
Did you build us up just to say how high?
Questions if efforts were made just to be dismissed.
Would you let me down?
Asks if there is a risk of disappointment or betrayal.
Even notice that I was with you, with you
Wonders if one's presence was acknowledged during the situation.
There you go, gone again without an explanation
Notes someone leaving without explaining their actions.
So anyway get through the day and try not to remember
Reiterates the advice to get through the day without dwelling on the past.
Even if we found nothing to say
Ponders the impact of not finding anything to say in a situation.
Would it finally hide all the reasons to stay with you, with you
Questions if finding something to say would justify staying in the relationship.
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