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Let's watch the sun come up in another town
Try our luck a little further down
Leave the cards on the table
Leave the bread on the plate
Put your hand on the gear-shift
Let your foot off the brake
And take that one last look
At the place that you are leaving
Take one last look
Oh, take one last look at the place that you are leaving
Take one last look
Our bed was something that the wind couldn't carry
The arrow points away across the waiting prairie
This car looks like it could give us a good run
The choice to leave was a good one
And take one last look at the place that you are leaving
Take one last look
Oh, take one last look at the place you are leaving
Take one last look
Let's look forward to the lights that are new
The world's a ribbon of road for you
All towns have churches and tire-shops
They put up speed-limit signs and they hire cops
I love to see the wind in your hair
All you ever need we can get anywhere
And take one last look at the place that you are leaving
Take one last look
Oh, take one last look at the place that you are leaving
Take one last look
Oh, take one last look
Oh, take one last look
Try our luck a little further down
Leave the cards on the table
Leave the bread on the plate
Put your hand on the gear-shift
Let your foot off the brake
At the place that you are leaving
Take one last look
Oh, take one last look at the place that you are leaving
Take one last look
The arrow points away across the waiting prairie
This car looks like it could give us a good run
The choice to leave was a good one
Take one last look
Oh, take one last look at the place you are leaving
Take one last look
The world's a ribbon of road for you
All towns have churches and tire-shops
They put up speed-limit signs and they hire cops
I love to see the wind in your hair
All you ever need we can get anywhere
Take one last look
Oh, take one last look at the place that you are leaving
Take one last look
Oh, take one last look
Oh, take one last look
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It was a farewell song to David Letterman the night George Clooney spent the show handcuffed to Dave, newly written and performed on one of the last few shows. To my knowledge it hasn\'t appeared on an album yet. The lyrics are filled with positive and supportive references to travelling through change. David Letterman has had Tom on as a guest through all 3 incarnations of his show and has always been a big supporter, I just think Tom was returning the favor with a song.\nThe first verse is about performing actions with intention, not just letting anything happen -"leave the cards on the table, leave the bread on the plate, put your hand on the gearshift, put you foot off the brake".\nThe second is about examination of the act - the bed, the arrow, the car, and the choice.\nThe third is about the future. "Let\'s look forward to the lights that are new"\n\nBut that\'s just how I see it today. I love "put your foot off the brake" and "churches, tire shops, stop signs, and hire cops".