Jackson Browne - My Opening Farewell Lyrics
A lady stands before an open windowStaring so far awayShe can almost feel the southern wind blowAlmost touching her restless dayShe turns from her window to meSad smile her apologySad eyes reaching to the doorDaylight loses to another eveningAnd still she spares me the word goodbyeAnd sits alone beside me fighting her feelingsStruggles to speak but in the end can only crySuddenly its so hard to findThe sound of the words to speak her troubled mindSo Im offering these to her as if to be kind:Theres a train everyday leaving either wayTheres a world, you knowTheres a way to goAnd youll soon be gone -- thats just as wellThis is my opening farewellA childs drawings left there on the tableAnd a womans silk lying on the floorAnd I would keep them here if I were ableLock her safe behind this open doorBut suddenly its so clear to meThat Id asked her to see what she may never seeAnd now my kind words find their way back to meTheres a train everyday leaving either wayTheres a world, you knowYou got a ways to goAnd Ill soon believe -- its just as wellThis is my opening farewell
