The second track on Oh Mercy, a slow and tender ballad set apart by its soft saxophone and accordion.
The words
A man offers comfort and devotion to someone in a place of sorrow, promising to meet her there.
The singer speaks to a woman he loves, picturing a distant place where grief gathers and pledging to find her there. Around that promise he sets night images, passing time and an awareness that the world is unsettled. The tone is hushed and patient rather than pleading. Musically it is one of the gentlest moments on the album, a slow sway with saxophone and accordion drifting under his voice.
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The words
A man offers comfort and devotion to someone in a place of sorrow, promising to meet her there.
The singer speaks to a woman he loves, picturing a distant place where grief gathers and pledging to find her there. Around that promise he sets night images, passing time and an awareness that the world is unsettled. The tone is hushed and patient rather than pleading. Musically it is one of the gentlest moments on the album, a slow sway with saxophone and accordion drifting under his voice.
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1989
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