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The Wailin’ Jennys - You are here

You wonder why you wonder when,
You wonder how now and then,
How you became who you’ve become
You are here, And yet you dream of being there,
Of being where you think the good life has begun

Every darkened hallway, Every fallen dream,
Every battle lost and Every shadow in between
Will bring you to your knees and Closer to the reason

And there’s no making cases
For getting out or trading places
And there’s no turning back
No you are here

Who can say who made the choice,
In the matter of your birth
Who brought about that fateful day,
Well you are here and born with fire and desire
You’re the only one can stand in your own way

And every broken arrow, Every hardened smile
Every foolish gamble and Every lonely mile
Will bring you to your knees and Closer to the reason

And there’s no making cases
For getting out or trading places
And there’s no turning back
No you are here

And every sign of love, Every seed that’s growing
Every sweet surrender To that silent knowing
Will bring you to your knees and Closer to the reason

And there’s no making cases
For getting out or trading places
And there’s no turning back
No you are here

The Wailin’ Jennys - Things That You Know

Feels like a lifetime you’ve been on this road
With so many miles behind you
You’d think you’d have left this world by now

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The Jennys are basically the soundtrack to my life.

In exactly one week, I return to the USA.

The Wailin’ Jennys - Heaven When We’re Home

Don’t know what time it is, I’ve been up for way too long
and I’m too tired to sleep
I call my mother on the phone, she wasn’t home,
and now I’m wondering the street
I’ve been a fool, I’ve been cruel to myself
I’ve been hanging onto nothing
when nothing could be worse than hanging on
And something tells me there must be
something better than all this

I’ve fallen many times in love and every time
it’s been with the wrong man
Still I’m out there living one day at a time
and doing the best I can
‘Cause we’ve all made mistakes
that seem to lead us astray
But every time they helped to get us where we are today
And that’s a good a place as any
and it’s probably where we’re best off anyway

It’s a long and rugged road
and we don’t now where it’s headed
But we know it’s going to get us where we’re going
And when we find what we’re looking for
we’ll drop these bags and search no more
‘Cause it’s gonna feel like heaven when we’re home
It’s gonna feel like heaven when we’re home

There’s no such thing as perfect,
and if there is we’ll fnd it when we’re good and dead
Trust me I’ve been looking
bu tonight I think I’ll go and take a bath instead
And then maybe I’ll walk a while
and feel the earth beneath me
They say if you stop looking
it doesn’t matter if you find it
And whose to say that even if I did
it’s what I’m really looking for

It’s a long and rugged road
and we don’t now where it’s headed
But we know it’s going to get us where we’re going
And when we find what we’re looking for
we’ll drop these bags and search no more
‘Cause it’s gonna feel like heaven when we’re home
It’s gonna feel like heaven when we’re home

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Every single line of this song speaks to me. By my favorite group of all time =)

Chris Thile - Raining at Sunset
From his Not All Who Wander Are Lost album

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One of my favorite instrumentals and overall favorite songs of all time. I started listening to this long before I was traveling and always loved the album title.

Wailin’ Jennys - Beautiful Dawn

Take me to the end so I can see the start
…
Take me to the edge so I can fall apart
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Take me where the ocean meets the sky and the land

My favorite group and one of my most favorite songs.