Overture Songtext
von Paul Melançon

By now you′ve reached the turnpike
I know you so well
From the hills the park at night
Waves the beach farewell
Read my message scrawled in light
I guess you can tell

I hear what you're saying
But here′s my chance to weigh in
And tell you all the things I know
Like two weeks are not a lifetime
But it's all the time I'll need to show
Maybe it′s me that′s not right
But this is how things always go
Where I come from


Could you see the plans I was making
Ever since you got home
The well-lit undertaking
A monument to show
That here is the fire I've been saving
In the time I′ve spent alone

When you left the last time
You never even knew
That every chance I had to call
Was swallowed up by what I thought
So when you came back home
I swore I'd make this subtle overture

I know what you′re thinking
And your resolve is breaking now
I'll tell you what you need to know
And two weeks will be a lifetime
With me inside to feed the show
And maybe it′s me that's not right
But this is how it's supposed to go
Where I come from