Your Bright Baby Blues
Jackson Browne David Lindley Lyrics

I'm sitting down by the highway
I'm resting by the side of the highway

Down by that highway side
I'm sitting near the side of the highway

Everybody's going somewhere
Everyone's in a hurry

Riding just as fast as they can ride
Driving at top speed

I guess they've got a lot to do
They must have many things to accomplish

Before they can rest assured
Before they can be certain of their success

Their lives are justified
Their existence is validated

Pray to God for me baby
Hope that God blesses me, darling

He can let me slide
He can show me mercy

'Cause I've been up and down this highway
As I've travelled up and down this road

Far as my eyes can see
As far as I can see

No matter how fast I run
Regardless of how quickly I move

I can never seem to get away from me
I can't escape from myself

No matter where I am
Regardless of my location

I can't help feeling I'm just a day away
I always feel like I'm close to my destination

From where I want to be
Where I wish to be

Now I'm running home baby
Now I'm heading back, darling

Like a river to the sea
As naturally as a river flows to the sea

Baby if you can see me
If you're able to see me

Out across this wilderness
Through this vast, open land

There's just one thing
There is only one request

I was hoping you might guess
I wished you could figure it out

Baby you can free me
You can liberate me, darling

All in the power of your sweet tenderness
All with the strength of your kindheartedness

I can see it in your eyes
I can perceive it in your gaze

You've got those bright baby blues
You possess those radiant, innocent eyes

You don't see what you've got to gain
You do not comprehend the benefits available to you

But you don't like to lose
But you are not fond of losing

You watch yourself from the sidelines
You observe yourself from a distance

Like your life is a game you don't mind playing
As if your existence is a game you don't dislike participating in

To keep yourself amused
To entertain yourself

I don't mean to be cruel baby
I'm not trying to be harsh, darling

But you're looking confused
But you appear perplexed

Baby if you can hear me
If you're able to hear me

Turn down your radio
Lower the volume of your radio

There's just one thing
There is but one thing

I want you to know
I want to inform you

When you've been near me
When you've been close to me

I've felt the love stirring in my soul
I've experienced the love building within me

It's so hard to come by
It's challenging to obtain

That feeling of peace
The sensation of tranquillity

This friend of mine said
A friend of mine suggested

"Close your eyes, and try a few of these"
"Shut your eyes and sample some of these"

I thought I flying like a bird
I believed that I was soaring like a bird

So far above my sorrow
Far removed from my sadness

But when I looked down
However, when I glanced downwards

I was standing on my knees
I was resting on my knees

Now I need someone to help me
Now I require someone to assist me

Someone to help me please
Someone to aid me, please

Baby if you need me
If you require me, darling

Like I know I need you
Just as I'm aware I need you

There's just one thing
There is only one request

I'll ask you to do
I'll request that you perform

Take my hand and lead me
Hold my hand and guide me

To the hole in your garden wall
To the opening in your garden wall

And pull me through
And assist me in passing through