Song Description
A nostalgia-tinged look at an earlier, more innocent time in one's life, and the characters that populated that period
| Song Length |
5:24 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Rock - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Composed |
Subject |
Change |
| Similar Artists |
Wilco |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
It was raining
I took the Metro to the beach
the sun was staying out of reach
I was playing
a game you used to play with me
to fill up where you used to be
now don't you wish you were here?
Now the sand's filled up your footprint
and I wonder where the time went
when you looked back over your shoulder
I was feeling so much older
now don't you wish you were here?
just an outline
of things that never had a prayer
your perfume lingers in the air
but there's some things that you'll never dare
now don't you wish you were here?
(chorus)
will you write? did I miss your call?
you were right even after all
but don't you ever wish those days weren't so far away?
(chorus)