Story Behind The Song
(I dreamed that) I woke up in the middle of the night in a vacant lot on the south side of Chicago, but it was real...
Song Description
Alone again, although there are things that happen in between the bouts of loneliness.
| Song Length |
5:54 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Folk - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Gloomy |
Subject |
Loneliness, Sadness |
| Similar Artists |
Paul Simon, R.E.M. |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
Here I Am
All the buses had stopped running as the evening settled in
So I gave up on a friend of mine and turned toward the wind
Alone amid the houses with people locked in inside
Draped around a family, their dreams flung far and wide
And here I am. I?ll be waiting for a reason to be waiting here
Here I am. As I?m waiting I?ll turn up the dashboard radio
I don?t want to know where I am
Through a rum and coca cola, a different pair of eyes
I was measuring the distances between her thoughts and sighs
I listened to her talking and I listened all night long
Lacking in experience but knowing right from wrong
And here I am. I?ll be waiting for a reason to be waiting here
Here I am. As I?m waiting I?ll turn up the AM radio
Whoa oh whoa mm mm.
She shared with me her coffee and she shared with me her home
But I would not touch her body so I must have been alone
It was the dawning of my freedom and it felt so insincere
To revel in the solitude of visions soft and clear
And here I am. I?ll be waiting for a reason to be waiting here
Here I am. As I?m waiting I?ll turn up the dashboard radio
I already know why I?ve gone, gone
I already know why I?ve gone
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