Is it too near when they're nice?
Is that why there's sand in your eyes?
You should look up cause they're nothing at all
Blow me a kiss and I'll try
Wade through the mud and return wearing white
Hanging like clothes on a line
And I'll wait for you to spend all your time
Waiting like grapes on a vine
All of the goals you have yet to design

Wheels are off the track
I'm dripping everywhere
Eyes are in the clouds
While they pull the rug out
Pull me to the track
I'll give this a try
Down's the wrong way out
Fools himself to climb
But then you look back and wonder why
What made it so hard to decide
When the difference isn't black and white
Will the settled always have to fly for a home

Is it too near when they're nice?
Is that why there's sand in your eyes?
Don't wait, it's hard to get around when you're old
Blow me a kiss and we'll try
We'll scale the walls and go five miles high
We'll scale the walls and go five miles high

Wheels are off the track
I'm dripping everywhere
Eyes are in the clouds
While they pull the rug out
Pull me to the track
I'll give this a try
Down's the wrong way out
Fools himself to climb
But then you look back and wonder why
What made it so hard to decide
When the difference isn't black and white
Will the settled always have to fly for a home

Wheels are off the track
I'm dripping everywhere
Eyes are in the clouds
While they pull the rug out
Wheels are off the track


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    Yay! I've been trying to figure out what the heck they're saying for a long time. This song and Spanway Hits (my screen-namesake) are the most almost-audible of the entire CD, basically. I'll try and write down the lyrics to that one and post it.

    To me, it sounds like "Wade through the mud and return wearing white/Hanging like clothes on a line/And I'll wait for you to spend all your time." Sort of like he's waiting for something that'll never come, comparing it to something that is impossible.. wading through the mud and returning wearing white. If we could tell what this song meant, that would help a whole lot. Also, "We'll scale the walls and go five miles high". But, either could fit.

    But anyway, no matter what he's saying or it means, it still sounds good. This song is great. My favorite line is "waiting like grapes on a vine".

    spanwayhitson February 26, 2006   Link

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