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To Live Is to Fly Lyrics
Won't say I love you, babe,
Won't say I need you, babe,
But I'm gonna get you babe
And I will not do you wrong.
Living's mostly wasting time
And I'll waste my share of mine
But it never feels too good,
So let's don't take too long.
You're soft as glass
And I'm a gentle man;
We got the sky to talk about
And the earth to lie upon.
Days, up and down they come
Like rain on a congadrum
Forget most, remember some
But don't turn none away.
Everything is not enough
And nothin' is too much to bear.
Where you been is good and gone
All you keep is the getting there.
To live is to fly
Low and high,
So shake the dust off of your wings
And the sleep out of your eyes.
Goodbye to all my friends
It's time to go again
Think of all the poetry
And the pickin' down the line
I'll miss the system here
The bottom's low
And the treble's clear
But it don't pay to think too much
On things you leave behind.
I may be gone
But it won't be long
I will be a'bringin' back the melodies
And rhythm that I find.
We all got holes to fill
Them holes are all that's real.
Some fall on you like a storm,
Sometimes you dig your own.
The choice is yours to make,
Time is yours to take;
Some sail dive in the sea,
Some toil upon the stone.
To live is to fly
Low and high,
So shake the dust off of your wings
And the sleep out of your eyes;
Shake the dust off of your wings
And the tears out of your eyes.
Won't say I need you, babe,
But I'm gonna get you babe
And I will not do you wrong.
Living's mostly wasting time
And I'll waste my share of mine
But it never feels too good,
So let's don't take too long.
You're soft as glass
And I'm a gentle man;
We got the sky to talk about
And the earth to lie upon.
Like rain on a congadrum
Forget most, remember some
But don't turn none away.
Everything is not enough
And nothin' is too much to bear.
Where you been is good and gone
All you keep is the getting there.
Low and high,
So shake the dust off of your wings
And the sleep out of your eyes.
It's time to go again
Think of all the poetry
And the pickin' down the line
I'll miss the system here
The bottom's low
And the treble's clear
But it don't pay to think too much
On things you leave behind.
I may be gone
But it won't be long
I will be a'bringin' back the melodies
And rhythm that I find.
Them holes are all that's real.
Some fall on you like a storm,
Sometimes you dig your own.
The choice is yours to make,
Time is yours to take;
Some sail dive in the sea,
Some toil upon the stone.
Low and high,
So shake the dust off of your wings
And the sleep out of your eyes;
And the tears out of your eyes.
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It means... this person is saying, right now everything is a mess... but I will be coming back to you so no matter what you think no matter our past together, no matter how we are both struggling with our lives The melody that is us still sings and I will return to you, so dry your tears. "I won't say I love you and I won't say I need you but I will get you, and I won't do you wrong" is saying I choose you, because I love you I choose you because I need you. I choose you because you are my future, so hold on. "I may be gone But it won't be long I will be a'bringin' back the melodies And rhythm that I find"
"We all got holes to fill Them holes are all that's real. Some fall on you like a storm, Sometimes you dig your own. The choice is yours to make, Time is yours to take; Some sail dive in the sea, Some toil upon the stone.
To live is to fly Low and high, So shake the dust off of your wings And the sleep out of your eyes;
Shake the dust off of your wings And the tears out of your eyes."
He is saying he is a mess right now, but he is coming back. So don't cry, because he has chosen the girl he gave this too, but is struggling with his real life.
Won't say I love you, babe, Won't say I need you, babe, But I'm gonna get you babe And I will not do you wrong. Living's mostly wasting time And I'll waste my share of mine But it never feels too good, So let's don't take too long. You're soft as glass And I'm a gentle man;
He is wasting time with his real life issues, and giving her hope by saying I won't give up because he does need her and love her, he just does not want to say it, to show his pain for having to be away.
What a great song! It's full of "life quotes" that you can hang on your wall or quote on some social network page or whatever floats your boat. In that sense, it reminds me of Jimmy Buffett's "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes." I don't mean that the two songs are similar in their subject matter or anything; I mean that they are alike in that they are both full of great quotes that have to do with life and are worded just right. And, I mean that as a complement to both songs because I believe that both songs are great and are classics and excellently written. A person could spend pages upon pages writing on the meanings of this song, as it's so much about life, and life is pretty complex and different for everyone. Instead, I'll just point out one of my favorite parts of the song: The second part of this song - : "Days up and down they come Like rain on a conga drum Forget most, remember some But don't turn none of way"
To me, both songs speak about a person's past. Both are saying that everyone's past is full of some pain and heartbreak and misery, but we cannot allow our past to control us or negatively affect our future. Instead, we must learn from our mistakes and move on from them, to become more experienced, wiser souls, who won't make the same mistakes, again. We should forgive ourselves for our past, but we should never forget it because we can learn a great deal from those good and bad experiences.
I agree that the song is about learning from the past. I also think it's about not holding on to the best parts of your past.
I agree that the song is about learning from the past. I also think it's about not holding on to the best parts of your past.
Goodbye to all my friends Its time to go again Think of all the poetry And the pickin down the line Ill miss the system here The bottoms low And the trebles clear But it dont pay to think to much On things you leave behind. I will be gone But it wont be long I will be abringin back the melodies And rhythm that I find.
Goodbye to all my friends Its time to go again Think of all the poetry And the pickin down the line Ill miss the system here The bottoms low And the trebles clear But it dont pay to think to much On things you leave behind. I will be gone But it wont be long I will be abringin back the melodies And rhythm that I find.
In this paragraph he is saying that...
In this paragraph he is saying that he found a place where he was welcome and the sound system was great and he'd love to stay, but there is more to be found in the future than in the past.
Townes is great because he forces you to think about what you're hearing. Rain, up and down it comes, like rain on a conga drum" How can rain go up and down? Doesn't it only come down? Unless, it hits a conga drum and ricochets upward. He's brilliant. Also, mentioning Jimmy Buffet in the same breath as Townes is shameful to me. Buffet pales in comparison to Townes in every literary sense.
"Wont say I love you, babe, Wont say I need you, babe, But Im gonna get you babe And I will not do you wrong."
When I hear this, I picture Death saying it.
great insight!
great insight!