Catie86 is correct...Jim wrote this song as a collaboration of a few stories...one being him and his wife meeting in a shelter during a hurricane, the other being a time when Blue Rodeo was in New Zealand, and they took a day to visit teh beach. Their soundman, Kenny, grabbed a stick and wrote his name in the sand. When Jim asked him about it, he said he does this everytime he's at a beach as a ritual...its basically an honor and connection with his wife. Jim thought it was a beautiful gesture, and combined it with him and his wifes story as the inspiration behind this song.
The meaning in this song, in my opinion, is that familiarity you feel when you're getting to know THE ONE...how you feel as if you've known them before, and also how no matter how bad things get, life tends to have a way to put you back up on your feet again, wipe the tears from your eyes, and make everything ok.
Catie86 is correct...Jim wrote this song as a collaboration of a few stories...one being him and his wife meeting in a shelter during a hurricane, the other being a time when Blue Rodeo was in New Zealand, and they took a day to visit teh beach. Their soundman, Kenny, grabbed a stick and wrote his name in the sand. When Jim asked him about it, he said he does this everytime he's at a beach as a ritual...its basically an honor and connection with his wife. Jim thought it was a beautiful gesture, and combined it with him and his wifes story as the inspiration behind this song.
The meaning in this song, in my opinion, is that familiarity you feel when you're getting to know THE ONE...how you feel as if you've known them before, and also how no matter how bad things get, life tends to have a way to put you back up on your feet again, wipe the tears from your eyes, and make everything ok.