A song, mostly for some friends, and a plea, against all the bitter wisdom that time has forced me to accept, that we continue to find space in each other's lives.
lyrics
I was coming home from tour
You said 'You wanna see a show?'
I was tired, I wasn't sure, I said 'OK'
'It's at the Oslo', then Nick said 'the Oslo sucks'
Alex said 'Well you suck', but i'd never even heard of the place.
You made me take my car
You said 'It's fine: it's not too far'
Show me the way to Oslo
I don't even know my way around this town no more
There used to be a store there, I know there was
Show me the way to Oslo
And I never said I was up for this
I never said I was over this
I never even got to say goodbye
I laughed at the argument, but i did not understand it
While i was away you must have all moved on
With your own things, as i played my old songs
I thought we could pick it up, where we left, but I was wrong
And you decided not to go
I went on to the Oslo alone
Show me the way to Oslo
I don't even know my way around this town no more
There used to be a store there, I know there was
Show me the way to Oslo
And I never said I was up for this
I never said I was over this
I never even got to say goodbye
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