Story Behind The Song
Saw an old man on a porch one day on the
way to work.
I waved at him and he hollored out at me,
he was so delighted.
Song Description
The sad dissapearance of people waving and
greeting each other
| Song Length |
4:53 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Sociable, Welcoming |
Subject |
Spirituality |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
The Waving Man
Sits out on his front porch
In an orange kitchen chair
All he does is sit and stare
Til a car passes by him
Then he smiles and he waves
We don?t see much of that these days
Once he was a young man
Who came back from the war
Raised a family of four
With his beloved Emily
She passed on in 89
The kids stop by sometimes
Chorus:
Cadillacs, chevy?s and dodge vans
Hurrying up the road and back
Sometimes I rush around like that
My world slows down again
When I wave back to the waving man
When I was a little girl
We?d go out to play
Those endless summer days
We greeted our neighbors
With a smile and a wave
Everything felt good and safe
Bridge:
We all go down the road at our own speeds
With our own set of needs
A simple social grace like a wave or a smile
Connects us at the heart for a while
Break
Chorus
©2005 Ruthie Buford
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