Story Behind The Song
Just a portrait of someone I know.
Song Description
An unhappily married man, in love with another woman, who can't make the move toward her or away from a life that is inauthentic and terribly confining. Only in his dreams is he free and his soul can soar.
| Song Length |
3:38 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Rock - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Searching for Love, Dysfunctional Relations |
| Similar Artists |
Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
They meet in the quiet corners of his private life
Hidden from the searching eyes of his unnerving wife
A nice man, a fair man, a well-intentioned man
Nobody knows how he longs for freedom
Nobody knows how his heart does try
She leans in to brush away a hair across his face,
tenderness that stills his breath and sets his pulse to race
A good love, a true love, a love they'll never share
Nobody knows how he longs to hold her
Nobody knows how his heart does cry
He made a vow, he made a pact, can't walk away, won't turn his back
obligations, regulations, rules he can't break, risks he can't take
Late at night the moon slips through a tiny curtain crack
running through the streets of dreams he never once looks back
A whole life, a true life, a full expressive life
Nobody knows how his soul is soaring
Nobody knows how his heart does fly