The duo gained attention with the release of a 1996 concert "Live at Luther College". VH1 recorded a 1999 performance to air as part of the program "Storytellers."
During the Dave Matthews & Friends tours, Dave and Tim opened with an acoustic set; however, they have played midset at some more recent shows.
Recently, the duo embarked on their first tour of Europe, marking their first tour outside of the States, as well as their first extended tour since the Winter 2003 tour.
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds have most recently released "Live at Radio City", a 2DVD/2CD album on August 14th, 2007 recorded in April of the same year.
Little Thing
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Lyrics
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so fast it's gone
I can't get your face from my mind
can't get your eyes from my
can't stop your voices
on that day you told me directions to where I don't know now
it all flew by me
so all I can do is hope that you
come my way
oh and you're nowhere near me
and wait
that you'll be there and hope that
with luck, I'll see you again
Oh I didn't get your name
nor you mine
or the time of day
but you're stuck on me like a fly on a table
oh I'm waiting here where we stood for just a moment
and you stole my way
and I, and I wonder will I see you again
and way, way
without the smile, the smile that blows away
the wait is too long
I want this thing to go on
and there's no way that I might find you again
I must walk a while
I'm all released by mine
bump into each other
it seems so right
and say hey
aren't you the
weren't you the
don't you think
but I don't think it's going to happen that way
I fear you'll remain a dream
rain, rain on me, yeah, yeah, yeah
your life is burned
your life burned into me
it didn't
will I ever
forget your face?
The lyrics to Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds's song "Little Thing" are about the fleeting and often ephemeral nature of human connection. Matthews sings about a chance encounter with someone he didn't get to know particularly well - he didn't even get their name - but who has stayed with him long after their brief interaction ended. He says he can't get their face, their eyes, or their voice out of his mind. He hopes that they might cross paths again, but fears they were just a passing fancy.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, hello and goodbye
A brief encounter with someone that quickly ended
So fast it's gone
The encounter was fleeting and passed quickly
I can't get your face from my mind
The memory of the encounter lingers in the person's thoughts
Can't get your eyes from my
The person is haunted by the stranger's gaze
Can't stop your voices
The person can still hear the stranger's voice in their head
On that day you told me directions to
The stranger gave the person directions to a place
Where I don't know now
The person is unsure of the specific location
It all flew by me
The encounter was brief and passed quickly
So all I can do is hope that you
The person hopes to see the stranger again
Come my way
The person wants the stranger to cross paths with them
Oh and you're nowhere near me
The stranger is not currently nearby
That you'll be there and hope that
The person hopes the stranger will be in their vicinity
With luck, I'll see you again
The person wants to encounter the stranger once more
Oh I didn't get your name
The person did not learn the stranger's name
Nor you mine
The stranger does not know the person's name either
Or the time of day
The person does not know what time the encounter took place
But you're stuck on me like a fly on a table
The stranger made an impression on the person and they cannot forget them
Oh I'm waiting here where we stood for just a moment
The person is waiting in the spot where they had the encounter with the stranger
And you stole my way
The stranger captured the person's attention
And I, and I wonder will I see you again
The person hopes to encounter the stranger again
And way, way
Regardless of the distance or odds
Without the smile, the smile that blows away
The person misses the stranger's smile
The wait is too long
The person is impatient to see the stranger again
I want this thing to go on
The person wants the fleeting encounter to become something more
And there's no way that I might find you again
The person fears they will not have another opportunity to encounter the stranger
I must walk a way
The person must move forward in life without the stranger
I'm all released by time
The person has moved on from the encounter
Bump into each other
The hope of crossing paths with the stranger remains
It seems so right
The person feels a sense of destiny about encountering the stranger
And say hey aren't you the
The person hopes to recognize the stranger if they encounter them again
Weren't you the
The person is trying to confirm the stranger's identity
Don't you think
The person wonders if the stranger feels the same connection
But I don't think it's going to happen today
The person does not expect to encounter the stranger immediately
I fear you'll remain a dream
The person worries that the hope of encountering the stranger again will never come true
Rain, rain on me, yeah, yeah, yeah
The person is experiencing emotional turmoil over the encounter with the stranger
Your life is burned
The stranger made a significant impact on the person's life
Your life burned into me
The stranger's influence is deeply ingrained in the person's being
It did it
The encounter with the stranger had a profound effect on the person
Will I ever
The person is left uncertain about seeing the stranger again
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