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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"While the ships bearing their dreams Sail out of sight"
Edit: its better than a cat thread.
First time I heard this tune,that line meant something different to me.
Jackson Browne - The Pretender
Lyrics:
I'm going to rent myself a house
In the shade of the freeway
I'm going to pack my lunch in the morning
And go to work each day
And when the evening rolls around
I'll go on home and lay my body down
And when the morning light comes streaming in
I'll get up and do it again
Amen
Say it again
Amen
I want to know what became of the changes
We waited for love to bring
Were they only the fitful dreams
Of some greater awakening
I've been aware of the time going by
They say in the end it's the wink of an eye
And when the morning light comes streaming in
You'll get up and do it again
Amen
Caught between the longing for love
And the struggle for the legal tender
Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring
And the junk man pounds his fender
Where the veterans dream of the fight
Fast asleep at the traffic light
And the children solemnly wait
For the ice cream vendor
Out into the cool of the evening
Strolls the Pretender
He knows that all his hopes and dreams
Begin and end there
Ah the laughter of the lovers
As they run through the night
Leaving nothing for the others
But to choose off and fight
And tear at the world with all their might
While the ships bearing their dreams
Sail out of sight
I'm going to find myself a girl
Who can show me what laughter means
And we'll fill in the missing colors
In each other's paint-by-number dreams
And then we'll put our dark glasses on
And we'll make love until our strength is gone
And when the morning light comes streaming in
We'll get up and do it again
Get it up again
I'm going to be a happy idiot
And struggle for the legal tender
Where the ads take aim and lay their claim
To the heart and the soul of the spender
And believe in whatever may lie
In those things that money can buy
Though true love could have been a contender
Are you there?
Say a prayer for the Pretender
Who started out so young and strong
Only to surrender
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"While the ships bearing their dreams Sail out of sight" (Original Post)
Go Vols
Nov 2015
OP
Late for the Sky was one of my favorite albums ... Even though it was short, it was great. Nt
JudyM
Nov 2015
#4
I love that song, but prefer Dylan's more hopeful vision of fixing Amerika...
countryjake
Nov 2015
#7
Awknid
(381 posts)1. Jackson Browne has always affected me deeply.
Most of his song are very poetic and moving. I'm glad to see this post. Always good to know you ate not alone.
JudyM
(29,251 posts)4. Late for the Sky was one of my favorite albums ... Even though it was short, it was great. Nt
msongs
(67,413 posts)2. the last verse is the clincher...buying into the american way of life nt
Go Vols
(5,902 posts)3. sadly,I agree
Logical
(22,457 posts)5. Anything is better than a cat post! Nt
countryjake
(8,554 posts)7. I love that song, but prefer Dylan's more hopeful vision of fixing Amerika...
Identify the problem, then fight like hell to right it. Fifty years ago, this was my favorite protest song. It still is.
sailing ships, indeed!
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)8. He is still as powerful as always.
Bulls eye lyrics.
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cwydro
(51,308 posts)10. I always loved him.
I saw him in concert years ago, and he was fantastic.