Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
You're awful bright, you're awful smart
I must admit you broke my heart
The awful truth is really sad
I must admit I was awful bad
While lovers laugh and music plays
I stumble by and I hide my pain
The lights are lit, the moon is gone
I think I've crossed the Rubicon
I walk the streets of love and they're full of tears
And I walk the streets of love and they're full of fears
While music pumps from passing cars
A couple watch me from a bar
A band just played the wedding march
And the corner store mends broken hearts
And a woman asks me for a dance
Oh it's free of charge, just one more chance
I walk the streets of love and they're full of tears
I walk the streets of love for a thousand years
Oh tell me now
I, oh I walk the streets of love, yeah
And they're drenched with tears, oh
You had the moves, you had the cards
I must admit you were awful smart
The awful truth is awful sad
I must admit I was awful bad
And I walk the streets of love and they're drenched with tears
And I walk the streets of love for a thousand years, oh
I walk the streets of love and they're drenched with tears
Oh every night, oh there's only one and not enough for him
Oh I, yeah and they're full of tears
Oh everybody talk about it
Everybody be walking down it
Yeah but I found out, oh yes that I
Oh yes I do
Oh the streets of love, yeah, they're drenched, drenched with in tears
I, oh yeah I don't want to
I must admit you broke my heart
The awful truth is really sad
I must admit I was awful bad
While lovers laugh and music plays
I stumble by and I hide my pain
The lights are lit, the moon is gone
I think I've crossed the Rubicon
I walk the streets of love and they're full of tears
And I walk the streets of love and they're full of fears
While music pumps from passing cars
A couple watch me from a bar
A band just played the wedding march
And the corner store mends broken hearts
And a woman asks me for a dance
Oh it's free of charge, just one more chance
I walk the streets of love and they're full of tears
I walk the streets of love for a thousand years
Oh tell me now
I, oh I walk the streets of love, yeah
And they're drenched with tears, oh
You had the moves, you had the cards
I must admit you were awful smart
The awful truth is awful sad
I must admit I was awful bad
And I walk the streets of love and they're drenched with tears
And I walk the streets of love for a thousand years, oh
I walk the streets of love and they're drenched with tears
Oh every night, oh there's only one and not enough for him
Oh I, yeah and they're full of tears
Oh everybody talk about it
Everybody be walking down it
Yeah but I found out, oh yes that I
Oh yes I do
Oh the streets of love, yeah, they're drenched, drenched with in tears
I, oh yeah I don't want to
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