Where I'm From
Littles Lyrics


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When you call my name from wherever you are
I will find my way back to your home town
I will send a prayer to wherever you've gone
Take us all the way to where we started from
I hope it's alright with you
But you've been on my mind tonight
Well I was lookin' over water
And I was sure I saw you in the light
Like a half-forgotten memory
Of a song that won't quite come back to me
You were dancin' on the waves
Laughin' like a little child
As the river passed you by

When you call my name from wherever you are
I will find my way back to your home town
I will send a prayer to wherever you've gone
Take us all the way to where we started from
I thought I heard you cryin'
But you said it was nothin' to worry me
Told me you'll be waitin'
While I go complicatin' our destiny
You got a talent for makin' the days drag by
While I wait to see you one more time
We'll be dancin' on the waves
Laughin' like little children
As the river passes by

When you call my name from wherever you are
I will find my way back to your home town
I will send a prayer to wherever you've gone
Take us all the way to where we started from
When you call my name from wherever you are
I will find my way back to your home town
I will send a prayer to wherever you've gone




Take us all the way to where we started from
All the way back all the way

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Where I'm From" by Littles speak about a longing to return to one's hometown and the desire to be reunited with someone who might have left. The song starts with the promise that if someone calls the singer's name from wherever they are, he will find his way back to their hometown. The lines "I will send a prayer to wherever you've gone/Take us all the way to where we started from" suggest that the person the singer is addressing might have left the hometown and gone somewhere else, but the singer wants them to come back so they can all be together again.


The second verse of the song starts with the singer imagining seeing the person they're missing while looking over the water. The imagery suggests that the person might have left by crossing a body of water, and the singer is trying to find them by looking out into the water. The lines "Like a half-forgotten memory/Of a song that won't quite come back to me" suggest that the singer has been trying to remember something that's just out of reach, and that something might be the memory of being with the person they're missing.


The chorus of the song repeats the promise that the singer will find his way back to their hometown if the person he's addressing calls his name. The last line "All the way back all the way" reiterates the desire to go all the way back to where they started, which could mean going back in time to when they were together.


Overall, "Where I'm From" is a song about longing, nostalgia, and the desire to be reunited with someone who has left. The lyrics are simple but evoke powerful emotions of loss and the hope of reunion.


Line by Line Meaning

When you call my name from wherever you are
No matter where you are, if you call me, I will come to you.


I will find my way back to your home town
I will come to your home town where we started our journey together.


I will send a prayer to wherever you've gone
I will send my wishes to wherever you are and hope for your well-being.


Take us all the way to where we started from
Let's go back to the beginning of our journey and start all over again.


I hope it's alright with you
I hope you are okay with me having you in my thoughts.


But you've been on my mind tonight
I have been thinking about you all night.


Well I was lookin' over water
I was staring at the water, lost in thought.


And I was sure I saw you in the light
I thought I saw you in the reflection on the water surface.


Like a half-forgotten memory
You seem like a distant memory that I can't quite remember clearly.


Of a song that won't quite come back to me
Just like how I can't seem to recall the complete lyrics of a song, I can't seem to fully remember our past together.


You were dancin' on the waves
In my imagination, you were having fun, dancing and playing with the waves.


Laughin' like a little child
You were laughing joyfully and freely, like a happy child.


As the river passed you by
You were being swept away by the flow of the river.


I thought I heard you cryin'
I thought I heard you crying, expressing your emotions in sadness.


But you said it was nothin' to worry me
You told me that everything was okay and I didn't need to worry about you.


Told me you'll be waitin'
You promised me that you will be waiting for me while I am gone.


While I go complicatin' our destiny
I am getting worried that my actions might ruin what we are meant to be and cause complications in our fate.


You got a talent for makin' the days drag by
You have the ability to make time seem slower and more meaningful when we are together.


While I wait to see you one more time
I am eagerly waiting for the opportunity to see you again, even if it's just once more.


We'll be dancin' on the waves
When we are reunited, we will have fun, dance and play like we did before.


Laughin' like little children
We will laugh with pure joy and innocence, just like little children do.


As the river passes by
We will enjoy each other's company as time passes by, just like how the river flows continuously.


All the way back all the way
Let's go back to the beginning of our journey together and relive it all over again.




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: GLENN REITHER

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