Story Behind The Song
singer songwriter leaves her hometown in Memphis to move to New York City in hopes of making it big. she's out of money, and her dreams have gone cold. it's winter and she longs to return home.
Song Description
Tradition VCVCBC song form. harmonies on vocals. lyrics reference New York, Memphis, the Statue of Liberty, Bob Dylan, living in a car, being alone.
| Song Length |
4:14 |
Genre |
Rock - Classic, Country - Rock |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Restless |
Subject |
Home, Loneliness |
| Similar Artists |
Shawn Colvin, Lynyrd Skynyrd |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
standin' on the corner, waiting for a friend to come and fix me up
wish that it was warmer, but that's winter in new york
i wanna take a taxi home, or better yet, have a car of my own
big enough to live in when things get rough
i could turn up the heat, turn on the radio and drive that
long road back to memphis
and i used to have a one way ticket home
but i cashed it in for a barrel of laughs
now i'm all alone
and it's a long road back to memphis
if i were bob dylan, i'd have a better way to say "hey, i'm sorry i left that way."
instead i'm all alone out here, got a guitar and a half case of beer,
they're my roomates - i'm a walking cliche
and i'm choking on my pride, too much to take a ride on that
(chorus)
if i could walk on water, i'd be floating in the ocean like the statue in the sea
i'd carry my big torch and i would shine it bright enough, though not for liberty
i'd light that
(chorus)