Mary Chapin Carpenter - Jubilee Lyrics
I can tell by the way youre walking, you dont want companyIll let you alone and Ill let you walk on andIn your own good time youll beBack where the sun can find you, under the wise wishing treeAnd with all of them made well lie under the shade and call it a jubileeAnd I can tell by the way youre talking, that the past isnt letting you goTheres only so long you can take it all on,And then the wrongs gotta be on its ownAnd when youre ready to leave it behind you,Youll look back and all that youll seeIs the wreckage and rust that you left in the dust on your way to the jubileeAnd I can tell by the way youre listening,That youre still expecting to hearYour name being called like a summons to all who have failed to accountFor their doubts and their fears,They cant add up to to much without youAnd so if it were up to me Id take hold of your handSaying come hear the band play your song at the jubileeAnd I can tell by the way youre searching,For something you cant even nameThat you havent been able to come to the table,Simply glad that you cameWhen you feel like this try to imagine that were all like frail boats on the seaJust scanning the night for that great guiding light announcing the jubileeAnd I can tell by the way youre standing with your eyes filling with tearsThat its habit alone that keeps you turning for home, even though your home is right hereWhere the people who love you are gathered, under the wise wishing treeMay we all be considered then straight on delivered down to the jubileeBecause to people who love you are waiting,And theyll wait just as long as need beWhen we look back and say those were halcyon daysWere talking about jubilee
