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She left St.John’s one day in May
Dressed in her Sunday best
A kind man sat beside her
As she cried her way out West
She moved in with her cousin
Found a job down in the mall
Her friends at home were jealous
Said "We'll see you in the fall"
Chorus
You know that she wants to try,
never lets you see her cry
You know that she wants to try,
she’s got seagulls in her eyes
The people here seem really nice
But the winter’s way too long
Her new friends, don’t understand
They just tell her to be strong
She made some decent money
But nothing comes for free
The busy street, just can't compete
With the sky, the rocks and sea
Chorus
Her parents came at Eastertime
They wanted her to stay
But she bought a panel van
Moved home on her birthday
The girls in town all said
" She couldn't make it on her own..."
Now the sky’s a little smaller
And it doesn't seem like home
Dressed in her Sunday best
A kind man sat beside her
As she cried her way out West
Found a job down in the mall
Her friends at home were jealous
Said "We'll see you in the fall"
You know that she wants to try,
never lets you see her cry
You know that she wants to try,
she’s got seagulls in her eyes
But the winter’s way too long
Her new friends, don’t understand
They just tell her to be strong
But nothing comes for free
The busy street, just can't compete
With the sky, the rocks and sea
They wanted her to stay
But she bought a panel van
Moved home on her birthday
" She couldn't make it on her own..."
Now the sky’s a little smaller
And it doesn't seem like home
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I love this song.. definitely one of my favourites. Too bad that it's so horribly scratched up on my CD that it goes really fast and skips. sigh
I think the meaning's quite self-explanatory.. ;) and the image of the sky seeming smaller is beautiful. When we catch a glimpse the world, of what could be, home doesn't seem right anymore.
This song is really special to me.
I used to live on the Coast in Vancouver. Then my dad died and my mom moved us all out to her hometown of Saskatoon.
The winter lasts too long, nothing seems to grow here cause we only get six months of growing season. The whole place just seems wrong and I can't seem to settle.
Can't wait till I get down to the fifth verse about moving home.