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Edward Sharpe Lyrics

Alabama, Arkansas
Going through states and places, but always returning to where they started from.

I do love my ma and pa
Acknowledging love for family, but a different kind of love exists for the person they are singing to.

Not that way that I do love you
The love between family is not the same as the strong love that he feels for the person he is singing to.

Holy moley, me oh my
Expressing amazement, that the person they are singing to exists.

You're the apple of my eye
The person they are singing to is very important to them.

Girl, I've never loved one like you
The love he feels for the person he is singing to is the strongest he has ever felt.

Man, oh man, you're my best friend
The person they are singing to is their closest friend.

I scream it to the nothingness
Shouting out to the world without expecting any kind of response.

There ain't nothing that I need
Feeling content and satisfied, as long as they have the person they are with.

Well, hot and heavy, pumpkin pie
Attributing the desire for sugary treats along with the person they are with.

Chocolate candy, Jesus Christ
Feeling fulfilled equally by sweets and the person they are with.

Ain't nothing please me more than you
The person they are singing to is the source of their greatest joy.

Ah, home, let me go home
The person they are with is their home.

Home is wherever I'm with you
The person they are singing to is their home.

La, la, la, la, take me home
Singing out in joy for the opportunity to be with the person they love.

Mommy, I'm coming home
The feeling of returning to family and home is being expressed.

I'll follow you into the park
Willing to accompany the person they love into any situation or circumstance.

Through the jungle, through the dark
Metaphorically expressing willingness to face any obstacle or challenge alongside the person they love.

Girl, I never loved one like you
The love he feels for the person he is singing to is the strongest he has ever felt.

Moats and boats and waterfalls
Expressing the places and experiences they have shared together.

Alleyways and pay phone calls
Further expressing their shared experiences, even if seemingly insignificant or mundane.

That's true, laugh until we think we'll die
Emphasizing the existence of many good memories created together.

Barefoot on a summer night
Further emphasizing the old and comfortable feeling he has with the person he is singing to.

Never could be sweeter than with you
Stating that he could never be sweeter or better off without the person he is singing to.

And in the streets you run a-free
Describing the joy and freedom that the person he is singing to embodies.

Like it's only you and me
Living in the moment with the person he is singing to, without any distractions.

Geez, you're something to see
Marveling at the person he is singing to, finding her captivating.

Daddy, I'm coming home
The feeling of returning to family and home is being expressed.

Jade Alexander, do you remember that day you fell out of my window?
Recalling a specific memory in their shared past.

I sure do, you came jumping out after me
Responding positively to the question above and continuing the recollection of the memory.

Well, you fell on the concrete, nearly broke your ass,
Recalling what happened to the girl when she fell out the window.

You were bleeding all over the place and I rushed you out to the hospital, you remember that?
Continuing the recollection of the memory with specific details.

Yes, I do, well, there's something I never told you about that night
Continuing the conversation, revealing a personal secret.

While you were sitting in the backseat smoking a cigarette you thought was going to be your last,
Explaining the situation that she was in at the time the first person fell out of the window.

I was falling deep, deeply in love with you, and I never told you until just now
Revealing a profound personal secret, disclosing their feelings for the other.

Home is where I'm alone with you
The person they are singing to is their source of comfort and happiness, and they let their guard down when they're together.