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West Point Lyrics
I’m retravelling this lifeline that’s so close to home
We are on our way to West Point
Where your perfect, blond cousin will throw his hat up
In the air
And we will watch it fall
And I’m still the girl that loved you
When your eyes were open wide
And I’m still the girl that wandered on and I’m still the girl
That lied
‘Cause when I’d tell the truth, you would run and hide
But my hands get shaky and I think of all the reasons
And I start to drink
I get lonely, get depressed, don’t sleep well nights, can’t
Get dressed
I can’t help myself
You’ll order beer and a sandwich, at the bar at the hotel
And you’ll want to tell me something
Just like every other time
And our hopes will rise,
And we will watch them fall
You’re still written in my days, all the pages coming
Back to me
I will carry you along, singing discreetly
Old raincoat, two lives, no boyfriend, no wife
Don’t want to die here and nobody know
Don’t want to die here and nobody know
But my hands get shaky and I think of all the reasons
And I start to drink
I get lonely, get depressed, don’t sleep well nights,
Can’t get dressed, can’t help myself
I get lonely, get depressed, don’t sleep well nights
Can’t get dressed
Don’t want to die here and nobody know
Don’t want to die here and nobody know
Don’t want to die here and nobody know
Don’t want to die...here.
We are on our way to West Point
Where your perfect, blond cousin will throw his hat up
In the air
And we will watch it fall
And I’m still the girl that loved you
When your eyes were open wide
And I’m still the girl that wandered on and I’m still the girl
That lied
‘Cause when I’d tell the truth, you would run and hide
And I start to drink
I get lonely, get depressed, don’t sleep well nights, can’t
Get dressed
I can’t help myself
And you’ll want to tell me something
Just like every other time
And our hopes will rise,
And we will watch them fall
You’re still written in my days, all the pages coming
Back to me
I will carry you along, singing discreetly
Old raincoat, two lives, no boyfriend, no wife
Don’t want to die here and nobody know
Don’t want to die here and nobody know
And I start to drink
I get lonely, get depressed, don’t sleep well nights,
Can’t get dressed, can’t help myself
I get lonely, get depressed, don’t sleep well nights
Can’t get dressed
Don’t want to die here and nobody know
Don’t want to die here and nobody know
Don’t want to die here and nobody know
Don’t want to die...here.
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This is one of my favorite songs. To me this song could have several meanings. 1. A woman in a relationship with a guy. She cheated, lied and he found out. She loves him but the relationship is damaged. Whenever she wants to talk about this he avoids the conversation. Not moving on, not breaking up, not forgiving but not leaving. Once on the path of a happy couple to marriage their path is now broken. She sings of regret and sorrow marked with sleepless nights and getting drunk. 2. The other meaning I have thought of is a woman struggling with alcohol addiction. A boyfriend who doesn’t want to face it. The cycle of addiction with alcoholism hiding it, lying about it. Relationship falling apart from addiction. 3. Another meaning focuses on the throwing the hat in the air. Tossing the hat symbolizes a bright future and success. Watching it fall signifies a let down as reality setting in. This is a beautiful, deep and meaningful song I wish there were more thoughts and comments on it on here.
@Cbjguppie I think it's a mix of one and two in that this song seems to be an imaginary letter to an ex of hers where she reminiscences of a relationship she once had and a particular moment in that relationship (i.e. when they attended his cousin's graduation at West Point) where she told the guy that she was breaking up with him ("wander[ing] off") even though she "lied." "The truth," that she loved him, would've caused him to "run and hide" because but he was afraid of her saying that or commitment. She imagines actually meeting up with him...
@Cbjguppie I think it's a mix of one and two in that this song seems to be an imaginary letter to an ex of hers where she reminiscences of a relationship she once had and a particular moment in that relationship (i.e. when they attended his cousin's graduation at West Point) where she told the guy that she was breaking up with him ("wander[ing] off") even though she "lied." "The truth," that she loved him, would've caused him to "run and hide" because but he was afraid of her saying that or commitment. She imagines actually meeting up with him in person "at the bar at the hotel" and him "want[ing] to tell" her "something"; that he reciprocates her feelings but him being unable to say it (i.e. her hopes rising and then falling). Despite him not being in her life, she still "carries [him] along" and assess them as not having partners (i.e. "no boyfriend," for her, and "no wife" for him). All of this has left her in a depressed state where she has resorting to drinking to cope with her loneliness and heartbreak and hoping that she doesn't "die here and nobody know."
rise and fall