Get There

January when it was cold She sat in the window to capture the sun She put on twelve layers to sweat out the past Some forgotten season Tom Waits on analogue Is cutting through the room Clear the fog into the air Could be drink or song Night or morning day Get there get there Lydia fell like dusk into the room saying will you spend some time with me I've been traveling for oh so many days and I'm overdue to let me be If the pavement has the answer I haven't found it yet Better rest and repair I went looking for a sign but I must have missed my exit To get there get there And clear the noise Hold back the boom The din of everyday Break the raucousness of life Be still let calm remain Lydia fell like dusk into the room saying will you spend some time with me I've been sitting on my own these many nights and I'm overdue to set me free And I waited for it all night long just watching for your return Though the heat was almost gone I've nothing left to burn Clear the noise Hold back the boom The din of everyday Break the raucousness of life Be still let calm remain