The Midwest Quiet - Islington lyrics

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The Midwest Quiet - Islington

London do you miss me?

cause sometimes i miss you

I flew half an ocean distance

looking for a place

Where i could walk among the instruments

and hear the bells at noon

There's a man whose making violins

off Shaftesbury Avenue

New York do you remember me?

I used to run your pace

It's hard to see america

with these buildings in your face

I used to high five every statue

when you kept me up til dawn

When you're running for the subway

you trade a minute for a song

And I know

Things look better from far away

And I know

Sometimes you wake up in a different place

Columbus i am older now

I've gathered up the clues

Somewhere you're inside of me and i'm still a part of you

There are poets in these strip malls

They've come to pay their dues

There's men with golden voices

down on Parsons Avenue

San Francisco you keep falling

but the swaying makes you safe

Tucked into california

like a trough inside a wave

I will stay until I'm finished

I won't leave until I'm done

When you're living next to water

there is no where left to run

And I know

Things look better from far away

And I know

One day i'll wake up in a different place