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Sidewalk Lyrics

Come on break it up
It's gone on long enough
What has it changed for you?
What has it changed for you?

The tubes tag along
The radar's got it wrong
What hasn't changed for you?
What hasn't changed for you?

Can you wait for the sidewalk
Waiting for you
Can you wait for the sidewalk
Can it wait for you

Come on break it up
It's gone on long enough
What has it changed for you?
What has it changed for you?

The tubes tag along
The radar's got it wrong
What hasn't changed for you?
What hasn't changed for you?

Can you wait for the sidewalk
Waiting for you
Can you wait for the sidewalk
Can it wait for you
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Cover art for Sidewalk lyrics by Built to Spill

honest to god, i think this song is about walking on a sidewalk.

Cover art for Sidewalk lyrics by Built to Spill

I think they're encouraging people to think for themselves, instead of listening to what society tells them. "The tubes tag along" could mean that TV is always at your side, ready to spew conventional standards that society believes you should conform to. "The radar's got it wrong" says that the information we heedlessly accept as true isn't neccessarily right. What good has come from believing everything they say?

As for the sidewalk part, I'm as clueless as an anorexic sumo wrestler.

Cover art for Sidewalk lyrics by Built to Spill

I just think this song is about questioning your choices and how things are working out for you, as opposed to how they're working out for other people. I think this song is about doing anything to please other people and always putting yourself last.

Cover art for Sidewalk lyrics by Built to Spill

this song reminds me of Salt Lake City. I remember listening to it when going there once. anyways, i love it.

Cover art for Sidewalk lyrics by Built to Spill

lol... yeah maybe. my friend hates them because he thinks they always sing about nothing.. but i think this song could easily have another meaning... like moving on to another part of your life.. etc

Cover art for Sidewalk lyrics by Built to Spill

this song gets me excited. i love it.

Cover art for Sidewalk lyrics by Built to Spill

i think this song might be about homelessness? Trying to get along in society and failing or just giving up

Cover art for Sidewalk lyrics by Built to Spill

If this song is about thinking for yourself, the title "Sidewalk" makes me think of walking across my college campus and seeing all the people walking on the sidewalk all in a line. I on the other hand am walking across the grass, taking the shorter, less crowded, or just plain different route.

Cover art for Sidewalk lyrics by Built to Spill

It seems to be about getting off the uncertain path and jumping on a solid foundation. The path you're on isn't working. What you're seeing ahead, what you're seeing around you, is fantasy. Find the sidewalk, find something you can actually walk on. It's not going to be there forever, so get on it while you can.

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