Eveline Lyrics

Lyric discussion by lindsayh423 

Cover art for Eveline lyrics by Nickel Creek

This song mirrors the short story of the same name by James Joyce in his compilation "Dubliners." A young girl wants to leave with the someone who loves her, but stays with her not-so-kind father because it was her mother's dying request. It's incredibly sad. The sort of thing that no matter what she'd chosen, you'd feel bad.