Side Of The Road Lyrics

Lyric discussion by chanpian 

Cover art for Side Of The Road lyrics by Ben Folds

I never understood this song, until I lived through it.

Before he can be in this relationship with this girl that he loves, he needs to figure out who he is. He still wants to be with her, but he needs to "follow that unbroken line." Not necessarily experience freedom, for obviously he wants to be with this girl. He needs to "feel the touch of my own skin," deal with issues in his past, find himself, before he can have another person join him in his life.

I don't know, I just feel like I really understand this song right now. My boyfriend said some of the same words to me.

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