So. Central Rain Lyrics

Lyric discussion by tgd 

Cover art for So. Central Rain lyrics by R.E.M.

"The wise man built his words upon the rocks But I'm not bound to follow suit " One of my favourite lyrics ever... I think the song could be about a relationship where two people want different things... he is restless and wants to live and take risks, whereas she wants to settle down - "a girl without a dream". He says I'm sorry, I love you but I've got to move on.