He’s still driving that 1970 hand-me-down truck
And he’s still wearing that red and black jersey
Waiting for the band to start up
He’s still showing up twenty late, finding hearts and rules …
You know I’m gonna hit it on the radio
You know I’m gonna put it on my video
I know you gon’ be turning up the volume
I know you wanna split me …
I’d rather go blind, blind, blind
Than to see you with her tonight
I’m done with your lies
But I can’t say goodbye
So, I’d rather go blind
[Verse 1]
See I remember, I remember that …
Gona open my heart, out of the scars and listen up
Gonna do what I’m told, go where im told and listen up
Take a shot in the rain, one for the …
[Hook]
She live in Fort Lauderdale and I’m closer to South Beach
I told her to come over, she said, “okay, don’t fall asleep”
She say she can be my housewife and keep …
If you wanna ride,
You can come out and see me
I could be home by now
If you wanna ride,
You can come out and see me
I could be home by now1
When the whistle blows
And we pull out slow2
This is where I build my home
And I wait for you so patiently3
Letting you find your own4
If you wanna try,
You can come out and see me
I could be home by now
But anywhere I am,
Tell me you’re waiting for me5
I could be home by now
If you wanna try,
You can come out and see me
I could be home by now
If you wanna try,
You can come out and see me
I could be home by now
When I am old, let the tension flee6
I was born crying out and it’s come back to me7
When everyone else is setting up to fall8
I’ll just think back on it all9
I’ll remember long drives,
Sitting in the back
Looking out and endless snow,10
Waiting in the silence
If you won’t spill your heart,
I’ll chase you for the words you owe11
And you know and you know and they’re begging “come home”12
If you wanna try,
You can come out and see me
I could be home by now
If you wanna try,
You can come out and see me
I could be home by now13
Jack Steadman, lead vocalist of Bombay Bicycle Club, invites a friend out into town to hang out. This stanza is repeated throughout the song as an invitation to companionship.
“When the whistle blows / and we pull out slow” is a lyric referring to anticipation of the near future.
Jack Steadman “finds himself.” He becomes his own man, not rushing to force a partner to join him in the journey of life.
Jack Steadman believes all good things happen in their own time.
This stanza is modified slightly from the first stanza to commend a future life-long companion for demonstrated patience.
Older people are often able to make amends with their past.
At all ages, people encounter life circumstances during which they feel very desperate.
Many people make mistakes for which they are solely responsible.
It’s important to remember our mistakes so that we do not repeat them.
Jack Steadman is nostalgic for the companionship he once felt in his life.
Even when a loved one will not share his or her struggles, his or her despair is still evident.
“Come home” means “return to the relationship we once had.
This is a nostalgic song about deep companionship and relationships with loved ones.
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