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Ludlow Street Lyrics
Love is the only thing that matters.
Love is the only thing that's real.
I know we hear this every day.
It's still the hardest thing to feel.
This time
When I go back to Ludlow Street,
I find each stoop and doorway's incomplete,
Without you there.
Another generation's parties.
And it is still the same old scene.
I can recall each morning after.
Painted in nicotene.
This time
When I go back to Ludlow Street,
I find each stoop and doorway's incomplete
Without you there.
All of the people I once knew.
All of the ones I was close to.
Love is the only thing that matters.
Love is the only thing that's real,
And when I think about you now
Love is the only thing I feel.
This time
When I go back to Ludlow Street,
I find each stoop and doorway's incomplete
Without you there.
Tim, this time
When I go back to Ludlow Street
I find each stoop and doorway's incomplete
Without you there.
Love is the only thing that's real.
I know we hear this every day.
It's still the hardest thing to feel.
When I go back to Ludlow Street,
I find each stoop and doorway's incomplete,
Without you there.
And it is still the same old scene.
I can recall each morning after.
Painted in nicotene.
When I go back to Ludlow Street,
I find each stoop and doorway's incomplete
Without you there.
All of the ones I was close to.
Love is the only thing that's real,
And when I think about you now
Love is the only thing I feel.
When I go back to Ludlow Street,
I find each stoop and doorway's incomplete
Without you there.
When I go back to Ludlow Street
I find each stoop and doorway's incomplete
Without you there.
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It's about the death of her brother, Tim (his name is whispered before the last chorus). When she goes back to Ludlow Street (where her brother lived) it reminds her of their childhood together and how she's never going to get those moments back. A sad song, a beautiful song, and probably one of my favorite songs ever.
"all of the people i once knew" & "when i go back to ludlow street"
I think this song is about someone revisiting their past and discovering that the place they had once known had changed.