San Diego Serenade

The lovely quiet piano and Waits's lovely voice will make me cry in a bit. I can feel tears taking shape and my chest is getting warm. I wish I could explain why. I don't know how to this time, not really. Some songs are just too beautiful,you can't describe them using any other words than the words of the lyrics... But that's not enough either, you need the song itself, the place where the words meet the melody and they do their little dance and crash together and drift apart and play with each other and work together. I just don't know what to say about this one. it reached out and grabbed at my heart. I'm full of emotions. And there are tears on my face, now. I think I'm in love with Tom waits. For real.

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I never saw the morning 'til I stayed up all night
I never saw the sunshine 'til you turned out the light
I never saw my hometown until I stayed away too long
I never heard the melody until I needed the song

I never saw the white line 'til I was leaving you behind
I never knew I needed you 'til I was caught up in a bind
I never spoke 'I love you' 'til I cursed you in vain
I never felt my heartstrings until I nearly went insane

I never saw the east coast until I moved to the west
I never saw the moonlight until it shone off of your breast
I never saw your heart 'til someone tried to steal, tried to steal it away
I never saw your tears until they rolled down your face

I never saw the morning 'til I stayed up all night
I never saw the sunshine 'til you turned out your lovelight, baby
I never saw my hometown until I stayed away too long
I never heard the melody until I needed the song