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”
We left our home in Arkansas you wanted to make good
So we moved out West to this old town they call Hollywood
And we've been here for thirteen weeks but you ain't made a dime
A standing on the corner of Hollywood and Vine
The sun sets on you on Hollywood and Vine
And you're still waiting there when the sun comes up at five
Guitar strings and tambourines but you ain't got a dime
Waiting to be discovered on Hollywood and Vine
You know that you've got what it takes if it takes a million years
And that's just long it just might be but you don't seem to care
But if your dream don't work out in the world you hope to find
Just call and I'll be running back to Hollywood and Vine
The sun sets on you
You're still waiting to be discovered on Hollywood and Vine
So we moved out West to this old town they call Hollywood
And we've been here for thirteen weeks but you ain't made a dime
A standing on the corner of Hollywood and Vine
The sun sets on you on Hollywood and Vine
And you're still waiting there when the sun comes up at five
Guitar strings and tambourines but you ain't got a dime
Waiting to be discovered on Hollywood and Vine
You know that you've got what it takes if it takes a million years
And that's just long it just might be but you don't seem to care
But if your dream don't work out in the world you hope to find
Just call and I'll be running back to Hollywood and Vine
The sun sets on you
You're still waiting to be discovered on Hollywood and Vine
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