Wildflowers Lyrics
You belong in a boat out at sea
Sail away, kill off the hours
You belong somewhere you feel free
Go away somewhere all bright and new
I have seen no other
Who compares with you
You belong in a boat out at sea
You belong with your love on your arm
You belong somewhere you feel free
Run away, let your heart be your guide
You deserve the deepest of cover
You belong in that home by and by
You belong somewhere close to me
Far away from your trouble and worry
You belong somewhere you feel free
You belong somewhere you feel free
Petty wrote this album following his divorce. I take it to be a kind of reconciliation with his ex-wife who he really did love but realizes that it wasn't meant to be. He is bascially telling her he never has found another person who compares to her, and that she needs to move on, go find a lover, but please stay close to him in her heart. Its basically just a love song to someone who he knows he will never be able to be in a relationship with, but he wants her to be happy and free. I think this is a beautiful song and i feel this way about past loves. It won't work out with us but you are a wonderful person and I will always love you, is basically what he is saying.
I think you nailed it. You can clearly see the references to "moving on" with your life. But there is much more than that. He is saying that of all the people he's known, she stands out among the crowd. And even though the relationship is over, he continues to want only the best for her and he hopes she will hold a place in her heart for him, even after she's moved on. I think this is such a selfless and loving act on his part. It's hard enough to deal with...
I think you nailed it. You can clearly see the references to "moving on" with your life. But there is much more than that. He is saying that of all the people he's known, she stands out among the crowd. And even though the relationship is over, he continues to want only the best for her and he hopes she will hold a place in her heart for him, even after she's moved on. I think this is such a selfless and loving act on his part. It's hard enough to deal with losing a loving relationship like that of a marriage, but to be adult enough to tell her that he truly wants her life and loves to be that which is the best this world can offer. As she deserves only the best. You can see he wanted to leave this relationship in the same condition he entered into it. In one piece and untattered. Why destroy it simply because it didn't work. Kudo's to Tom. You can't get much more emotionally mature than that.
"basically just a love song"??? There are actually a lot of conflicting disordered thoughts contained in this song. You belong where you feel free / You belong somewhere close to me / You belong in that home by and by [by and by is a cliched term for the afterlife where people go when they are DEAD] A lot of people who are abandoned by a lover go through conflicting emotions like this. I know I did.
"basically just a love song"??? There are actually a lot of conflicting disordered thoughts contained in this song. You belong where you feel free / You belong somewhere close to me / You belong in that home by and by [by and by is a cliched term for the afterlife where people go when they are DEAD] A lot of people who are abandoned by a lover go through conflicting emotions like this. I know I did.
I heard this song for the first time today or that it touched my soul I lost the love of my life of the last 36 years and today was our 34 wedding anniversary I was asking her for guidance and this song came on radio margarita ville
It was like if she was speaking to me through the radio ....needless to say I lost it. Great song now on my I tunes.
this song is so beautiful. i remember laying in a bed when i was vacationing in france and just listening to it, and crying, and crying. it's about freedom. we need to be free.
the title track to clearly his best album
emma.lee has it exactly right...freedom. a great song for clearing your mind. u have to do whatever makes u feel free
this song makes me feel like a hippie. shrug
My boyfriend made a cd for me and put this song on it. I didn't know who sang this song at the time but it made me cry and songs don't usually make me cry. "You belong somewhere you feel free." It's about finding yourself and stepping away from what holds you down.
This is my theme song. I absolutley adore this entire album, the first four tracks are just incredible. It is an inspirational song.
beautiful song to listen to while eating some shrooms
This song really hits me. It's just so beautiful.