
Track 09 ยท Sunny Side Up
I Can't Hold You Down
Sixties orchestral pop in the Bacharach mode, tender and unhurried, about loving someone enough to let them go.
Lyrics
You've been quiet at the table
Tracing circles on your glass
Like you're somewhere far beyond me
Watching futures wander past
I could ask you not to leave me
Say the world is fine right here
But a dream that's kept in daylight
Soon dissolves into thin air
So go on, follow the sound
Wherever your heart is bound
Love should never bind your wings
You were meant to fly around
I can't hold you down
You never thrived inside of small rooms
Or in the safety of my plans
You're a melody that wanders
Chasing harmonies in distant lands
If the road gets cold and lonely
And at night, it's hard to see
Just remember someone once knew
Who you were always meant to be
So go on, follow the sound
Wherever your heart is bound
Some loves are meant to open doors
And set your spirit wandering round
I can't hold you down
I Can't Hold You Down is track 9 of twelve on Sunny Side Up.