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Much Farther to Go Lyrics
New York is lovely in the winter time
All the sidewalks are white as snow
The buildings, all the people that pass me by
How the smile on his face says he's in love
I took the train all the way to Brooklyn Heights
I remember when you took it there with me
We sat side by side and held hands for some time
We saluted the Statue of Liberty
I have much farther to go
Everything is new and so unpredictable
I should just kick my heels together and go home
But I'm not sure where that is anymore
Oh, how I wish I could go back in time
To the night when I heard my mother cry
She held me in her arms and we talked for some time
And I sang a song her mother sang to her and it goes
Something about paper dolls and what men prefer
Something about the cross and how her Jesus died for her
Something about love and how it's worth fighting for
I wonder does love like that exist anymore?
And I, I have much farther to go
And I, I'm so confused I know
I should just kick my heels together and go home
But I lost my way when I lost you
Sometimes I cry when it's late at night
And you're not there to lay next to me
Morning breaks and the sun warms my face
How I wish it was you warming me
All the sidewalks are white as snow
The buildings, all the people that pass me by
How the smile on his face says he's in love
I remember when you took it there with me
We sat side by side and held hands for some time
We saluted the Statue of Liberty
Everything is new and so unpredictable
I should just kick my heels together and go home
But I'm not sure where that is anymore
To the night when I heard my mother cry
She held me in her arms and we talked for some time
And I sang a song her mother sang to her and it goes
Something about the cross and how her Jesus died for her
Something about love and how it's worth fighting for
I wonder does love like that exist anymore?
And I, I'm so confused I know
I should just kick my heels together and go home
But I lost my way when I lost you
And you're not there to lay next to me
Morning breaks and the sun warms my face
How I wish it was you warming me
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"We saluted the Statue of Liberty"
This is a great song. I especially like Sufjan's banjo on this one. He has a knack for fitting that banjo unobtrusively into songs in both main and supporting roles.
My guess is that this song is about when Rosie moved to New York to further her music career, and all of the emotions that came along with that.
i agree with evenfunnier about the albums. i loved rosie thomas' other cds to death, but this one wasn't that great at first listen. there's just so much vocal work going on because she has denison witmer & sufjan stevens all over the place.. i knew they were all good friends, so knowing that a cd with all of them on it was great! it just took a while to grow on me, though
"something about love and how its worth fighting for"
beautiful song.
Love
the first time i heard this song i wanted to cry.
the part about the train to brooklyn heights is ridiculously beautiful.
been a huge fan of rosie thomas since wedding day and to be honest , i was very disapointed with this latest cd. after a few more forced listens, this is the song that i kept repeating the most and now love it to bits. so what does it mean to me? it means never give up or you might miss something beautiful!
This song makes me think maybe the lost love about a mother passing away.