Tim Easton (born 1966 in Akron, Ohio) is an American guitarist and singer-s… Read Full Bio ↴Tim Easton (born 1966 in Akron, Ohio) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Easton formed the band Kosher Spears while at college. In the 1996 Easton joined The Haynes Boys. When they split up, Easton embarked on a solo career, with his debut album, Special 20, released in 1998. He subsequently relocated to California, signed a deal with EMI Publishing, and a record deal with New West Records.

In 2007, Easton joined Leeroy Stagger and Evan Phillips, performing as Easton, Stagger and Phillips. Easton and Stagger initially performed in 2008 as support acts for Phillips' band The Whipsaws. The group released one album One For The Ditch, on Rebeltone Records, in 2008.

In 2009 Easton won the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards Vox Pop award for 'Best Americana Song' with "Burgundy Red". His album Porcupine also won the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards Vox Pop vote for best Album Packaging.

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Next To You
Tim Easton Lyrics

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Let me be next to you
I want to understand
Let me be next to you
Then we can watch the band
Let me be next to you
Under your ceiling fan
I can hear every song better when I'm next to you

Please don't pull all of the stops out on me
When you think you've been cheated
I know I've laid some bad things down before
Heard the sound of your voice
And you drowned out all the noise I made 'til now

Let me be next to you
I want to understand
Let me be next to you
Then we can watch the band
Let me be next to you
Under your ceiling fan
I can hear every note better when I'm next to you

I want to wake up singing
Every word you said
Do you understand me?

Let me be next to you
I want to understand
Then we can watch the band
Let me be next to you
Under your ceiling fan
I can hear every song better when I'm next to you
Under your ceiling fan
I can hear everything better when I'm next to you

Let me be next to you

Let me be next to you
Please let me be right next to you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Tim Easton's song "Next to You" convey the singer's desire to be in close physical proximity to the person he is singing to. He wants to be "next to" them in order to better understand them, listen to music together, and hear their voice over any other distractions. The repetition of the phrase "let me be next to you" emphasizes the singer's longing to be physically close in order to emotionally connect.

The second verse seems to address the singer's own past mistakes and flaws, acknowledging that the other person may have felt cheated by him before. However, when he hears their voice, it drowns out any other noise or negativity he has made "until now." The singer wants to wake up singing every word the other person said, suggesting that he wants to fully internalize and understand the other person's thoughts and emotions.

Overall, "Next to You" is a romantic and introspective song about the power of physical and emotional closeness in building understanding and intimacy between people.

Line by Line Meaning

Let me be next to you
I want to be close to you and understand you better

I want to understand
I want to comprehend your thoughts and feelings

Then we can watch the band
We can enjoy the music together

Under your ceiling fan
In your comfortable and familiar space

I can hear every song better when I'm next to you
Being close to you enhances my experience of the music

Please don't pull all of the stops out on me
Please don't hold back or give up on me

When you think you've been cheated
When you feel let down or betrayed

I know I've laid some bad things down before
I acknowledge and regret my past mistakes and flaws in our relationship

Heard the sound of your voice
Your voice has a profound impact on me

And you drowned out all the noise I made 'til now
You have silenced all of my doubts and distractions

I want to wake up singing
I want to feel joy and happiness every day