I woke up today in London
As the plane was touching down
And all I could think about was Monday
Maybe I'd be back around
If this keeps me way much longer
I don't know what I would do
You got to understand it's a hard life,
That I'm going through

[Chorus]
And when the night falls around me
And I don't think I'll make it through
I'll use your light to guide the way
All I think about is you

L A is getting kind of crazy
And New York is getting kind of cold
I keep my head from getting lazy
I just can't wait to get back home

And all these days I spend away
I'll make up for this I swear
I need your love to hold me up
When it's all to much to bear

[Chorus]

And all these days I spend away
I'll make up for this I swear
I need your love to hold me up
When it's all to much to bear

And when the night falls around me
And I don't think I'll make it through
I'll use your light to guide the way

All I think about is you

[Chorus]


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Landing in London Lyrics as written by Christopher Lee Henderson Bradley Kirk Arnold

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    I realize that he's probably talking about being on the road away from the one he loves, but I think this is the perfect long distance relationship song. Even though it says "I just can't wait to get back home" -- that could be interpreted (to me) as "home" being when you're with the one you love. My favorite lines are And when the night falls around me And I don’t think I’ll make it through Ill use your light to guide the way All I think about is you

    And all these days I spend away Ill make up for this I swear I need your love to hold me up When it’s all to much to bear

    It makes me think of my boyfriend (long distance relationship) and how sometimes, it's really hard to be apart. You just don't think you'll last the night when it's been so long since you've seen them. But just knowing how strong your love is and that it can "hold you up" makes it better. And the "and all these days I spend away, I'll make up for this I swear" just means, to me, that (obviously) every moment we spend away from each other, we'll make up for when we're together. We won't have lost time because we treasure every second we're together.

    shallremainon April 01, 2006   Link

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