Late for the Sky

Jackson Browne

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I first heard this song on Rare on Air Vol. 2. I purchased the cassette in 1998; fell in love with it. 1998 was dark days for me and it made me relate to it even more.
I said before that "The Ride" by Joan Wasser was my all-time favorite, but i forgot about this.

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The words had all been spoken
And somehow the feeling still wasn't right
And still we continued on through the night

Tracing our steps from the beginning
Until they vanished into the air
Trying to understand how our lives had led us there
Looking hard into your eyes
The was nobody I'd ever known
Such an empty surprise to feel so alone

Now for me some words come easy
But I know that they don't mean that much
Compared with the things that are said when lovers touch
You never knew what I loved in you
I don't know what you loved in me
Maybe the picture of somebody you were hoping I might be

Awake again, I can't pretend, and I know I'm alone
And close to the end of the feeling we've known

How long have I been sleeping
How long have I been drifting alone through the night
How long have I been dreaming I could make it right
If I closed my eyes and tried with all my might
To be the one you need

Awake again, I can't pretend, and I know I'm alone
And close to the end of the feeling we've known

How long have I been sleeping
How long have I been driftin alone through the night
How long have I been running for that morning flight
Through the whispered promises and the changing light

Of the bed where we both lie
Late for the sky



Links to you tube video:
Jackson Browne with David Lindley in 2006. Live. Acoustic
Jackson Browne Late for the Sky live in Rockpalast
And an old video of a very young jackson browne singing late for the sky