Story Behind The Song

Written in 2006 partially based on my own marriage. Recorded in my apartment.

Song Description

Two lovers not sure whether their relationship should continue into a permanent one or whether they are too different and should part ways.

Lyrics

On The Fence
Music and lyric by Matthew Levine

Love is a funny thing
It tells you nothing of what it may bring?to you
I thought I had us figured out
But then I saw the shadows changing, changing

I know that she would like to be safe from the unpredictability of life and in control of every moment that she owns
She knows that I would always try to be accommodating to her needs as long as I was free to cast my fate to the wind
We know our love is sitting on the fence waiting for a breeze to blow it over to one side or the other
And when it blows God only knows what we will be to each other

Time will tell, they say
It knows the kind of cosmic trick to play?on you
Stretch my soul through infinity
That I may take in stride these changes, these changes

I know that she would give to me all the stability I?d need to jump into the space where chaos and creation come together
She knows that I would try to pacify her fear of living all alone when age makes her invisible to people and the world
We know our love is sitting on the fence waiting for a breeze to blow it over to one side or the other
And when it blows God only knows what we will be to each other

?Instrumental?

She knows that I would love to fly around the world and leave my footprints in the hearts of twenty million friends that I have never met
I know that she would comfort me if I was far from home and family and never speak of any troubles caged inside her heart
We know our love is sitting on the fence waiting for a breeze to blow it over to one side or the other
And when it blows God only knows what we will be to each other


Copyright 2006 Matthew Levine