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"Goes down like a shout and up like a PRAYER"

"In the Ocean's evening GUSTS"

I could be wrong on those two, but Im pretty sure those are the right lines. This is such a great song....thanks for posting it!

To me, this song is about a guy in love with both nature, and a woman. Not only does he pay tribute to the wonder of the natural world (a world that he is knowingly an intimate part of), but he has the perspective to see through the "crappier" aspects of life and to see the beauty of the love he shares with his partner.
He recognizes that through that love, and the "nature" of things....they will always be together (just like they always have been).

I think it may be a live version (a Detroit radio station appearance) where Michael Nau sings "Who will have the both of us?" as the last line....but Im not sure about the studio version right now.

This song is a "Perfect 10".....give it a listen or two.

thanks for those, that makes more sense. ohhhh man i love this song. everything on hello, dear wind is so tender and just... perfect, is a good word.

i think it could be something to the effect of a guy in the navy leaving his wife back because he is called into duty.

this is the song that got me into page france! :)

i performed this song for my girlfriend.

this song is about a young couple that live in a small town that disapproves of their relationship, for whatever reason.

i heard it’s getting windy so i’ll sit and watch you blow i will chain you to my boat i will carry you back home

and i won’t say i love you ‘cause it’s all been said before let’s not say it anymore ‘cause love nothin’ here’s for sure

(he starts off with saying how much he loves her)

they treat us like dogs so we play along we bark and we moan and play them our songs but when we blow away and get out of this place we go down like a shout and up like a prayer

(even though they are looked down upon ("they treat us like dogs") they don't care what anyone else thinks, because they are in love. they even make fun of those looking down on them (" we bark and we moan and play them our songs")

i heard it’s getting windy and we’ll all be blown away did you tell me you’re afraid? darlin’, you look so afraid

(they find out she's pregnant)

i’m not sure what happens when everything here ends but i hope its like they said and i hope it never ends

(remaining hopeful and looking ahead)

they treat us like gold dug up to be sold we shine and we shake assuming our roles and when we blow away up over this place we go down like a shout and up like a praise

(talk of leaving the town where they don't belong)

i know its hard to see me, darlin’ let your eyes adjust if you go blind just trust you were made out of my dust i was made out of your dust and the wind will carry us in the ocean’s evening gusts up above the mountain tops

(he talks her through the birth of their child, grasping to dig down for more words of encouragement.)

he will have the both of us (they become a family)

This song is undboubtedly about soulmates.