Can't Find My Way Home
Steve Winwood/Traffic Lyrics


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Come down off your throne and leave your body alone, somebody must change
You are the reason I've been waiting so long, somebody holds the key
Well, I'm near the end and I just ain't got the time
And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home

Come down on your own and leave your body alone, somebody must change
You are the reason I've been waiting all these years, somebody holds the key
Well, I'm near the end and I just ain't got the time
And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home





Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Can’t Find My Way Home by Steve Winwood/Blind Faith often leave listeners wondering about their meaning. However, the song is mostly seen as a reflection on existential loneliness and despair. The first two lines, "Come down off your throne, and leave your body alone, somebody must change; You are the reason I've been waiting so long, somebody holds the key" show the singer’s sense of hopelessness as he seeks for meaning and enlightenment but feels trapped in a state of alienation from society. The phrase "Come down off your throne and leave your body alone" is a call for detachment from physical desires and material possessions.


As the song progresses, the singer states that he has been waiting for so long for something or someone to provide direction in his life, but he still feels lost. The line "I'm near the end and I just ain't got the time" suggests that his long search for meaning has left him feeling unfulfilled, and he is running out of time. Finally, the last line "And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home" expresses his complete alienation and despair, as he feels that he has become empty and lost in his search for something that may not even exist.


Line by Line Meaning

Come down off your throne and leave your body alone, somebody must change
Stop acting so self-important and detach yourself from your physical desires; someone needs to make a change in this situation


You are the reason I've been waiting so long, somebody holds the key
You hold the power to making my long-awaited dreams a reality


Well, I'm near the end and I just ain't got the time
I'm approaching the end of my life and running out of time to achieve my goals


And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home
I'm lost, directionless, and unable to find my true purpose in life




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Written by: Steve Winwood

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Comments from YouTube:

@JoelBryant1960

I keep coming back to this video every few weeks to get my fix. Such soulful simple beauty to this song. ❤️❤️

@tjmpiano

Talk about the high water mark... This man and his music are legendary...

@stanbeacham

Mesmerizing—voice and guitar. It just doesn't get better than this!

@KevinLawrenceODonnell

In the late 60's early 70's such a magic ship of albums that sailed crisscrossing the Atlantic, from England to the States and the States to England. What a glorious time to be young and turned onto music such as this.

@AWorldExposure

The snap of the fire was perfect! ;)

@jonesfoto

Humbling, right? What pure, raw beauty.

@johnberry6077

I love how that fire knows exactly when to make a rimshot.

@MichaelByers13

The line, "At the age of 14 Winwood joined the Spencer Davis Group,..." from his bio on Wikipedia, just amazes me. More amazing was that he had been, "backing blues singers such as Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Eddie Boyd, Otis Spann, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley on their United Kingdom tours" before that. What a bold and talented individual!

@christopherspohn8071

This is the best version, that said thankyou steve winwood for the songs.

@jerrypoin

Probably listened to this a hundred times and am still in awe. Always been a fan of Steves', but this one is his best!

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