Song Description
Acoustic song about getting old, and doing something useful in life
| Song Length |
4:10 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, World - European |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Tranquil, Moving |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations, Dysfunctional Family |
| Similar Artists |
Neil Young, Robert Plant |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Douse the lights, roll up my chair
I?ve got a story to tell you
Run your fingers thru my thining hair
Cause I believe what I?ve been told
I believe that we can all grow old
Without despair
Everything I always wanted
Was out of reach
This is the story of a pretty girl
So full of life that the whole wide world
Could not contain her
But the people she loved
Didn?t want to see her so free
Didn?t want to see her do the things
They knew they could never be
So they put her away
In a safe place
Out of reach
I was a loner with no purpose at all
And nowhere to call
Then I heard her voice testing my reason
She asked me to save her life
And could I possibly come,
Well I don?t know how but she got thru to me
I opened the cage I let the bird escape
As I turned to wave
There was no turning back so I took her place
I was elated, in a state of grace
I never felt so free
Now I?m out of reach