Song Description
Story song about meeting an old girlfriend years later. You always wonder how things would have turned out differently if you had made different choices or things worked out with other people. The song explores those feelings.
| Song Length |
3:36 |
Genre |
Folk - Country |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Relaxed, Welcoming |
Subject |
Gourmet Food, Telephone |
| Similar Artists |
Indigo Girls, Collective Soul |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Words and Music: Mark Carson
We met when we was greener than the leaves
I was about as foolish as I was smart
We ran the tables then then we ran ourselves aground
I never regretted your change of heart
And now you step back in
And the feel the air getting thin
I forgot this feeling so rare--a world without care
Would choke out all of the healthy air
I tried to keep my balance and my cool
I lasted nearly 20 or 30 ticks
Good thing I was as sober as a judge
I could've said the words that would fix me
Chain me to your precious moods
And lock my soul away
But among the haze I stopped
Dusted myself off
And blew your nostalgia away
Tell me when in a life
Can you step back in time
And have everything still the same
I see you sitting still
Well preserved and with your will
How my memory can play these games
Too much has changed
You can never go home again