Pete Townshend

Nowhere to Run

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Make no sail for a gift of the wind
Drive is slow and for this dream never ends
All my family and all my friends know there's nowhere to run

In the morning they head for the sun
Leave your shadows behind whatcha done
I have tried but I never have won
Because there's no where to run

Michael's rowing?
Where she's going?
What's she saying?
But that's right, yeah that's right
Don't starve old sailor long since been dead
Smoking his pipe and he's scratching his head
It's bad news but I heard what is said
He said there's no where to run

Michael's rowing?
Where she's going?
What's she saying?
But that's right, that's right

Make no sail for a gift of the wind
Drive is slow and for this dream never ends
All my family and all my friends know there's nowhere to run

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butneveroutgunned On May 21, 2006

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by BobbyA

5y ago

Really not sure, but the message of this pretty song sounds a bit like the writer, Ronnie Lane, was saying that one should accept the gift of the wind without thinking it must be used for anything and the person feels compelled to build a sail. Life is but a dream. If there's an impulse to run away from one's troubles, that is mistaken. There is nowhere to run because after the running, one will remain the same person, with the same unresolved issues, just in a different place. Therefore, make no sail for a gift of the wind; enjoy the gift. Drive is slow = take your time. Breathe. Live. Existence is an endless dream.

Anyway, I don't know. I just heard this song for the first time a little while ago. Peace.

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