Story Behind The Song
Trying to put the feelings of loneliness into words. In the second verse I was imagining myself lying on my back in the grass, looking up at the sky
Song Description
Trying to convey loneliness
| Song Length |
3:27 |
Genre |
Rock - General |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
The sun is shinin'
The temperature is risin'
Everywhere I look I see happy people
Smiling faces, going places
How I wish I were going with them
Eyes flashing, softly laughing
I wait for those eyes to flash for me
Chorus:
As I sit here, alone
Feeling like a former king on his throne
Looking over someone else's kingdom
The grass is growin'
The leaves are blowin'
Scattering my thoughts to the heavens
Clouds are driftin'
The wind is shiftin'
Maybe my life will find a new direction
Time is crawlin'
Night is fallin'
Still I search for a friend
(Chorus)
I wrote these lyrics on May 20, 1972