Watching Airplanes
Sittin’ out here on the hood of this truck lookin’ up
At a caramel colored sunset sky
Checking my watch, doin’ the math in my head
Countin’ backwards to when you said goodbye
With those runway lights are gettin’ brighter
I’m just sittin’ out here watchin’ airplanes
Take off and fly
Tryin’ to figure out which one you might be on
And why you don’t love me anymore
Right now, I’m sittin’ out here watchin’ airplanes
I would’ve lied, could’ve cried
Should’ve tried harder
Done anything to make you stay
I wonder what you’d do if you looked out your window
And saw me runnin’ down the runway just like I was crazy
But that fence is too high
So am I
So, I’m just sittin’ out here watchin’ airplanes
Take off and fly
Tryin’ to figure out which one you might be on
And why you don’t love me anymore
By now, I know you’re thirty-thousand feet above me
But a million miles away, a million miles away
By now, I know how to act like you don’t love me
But I’m just sittin’ out here watchin’ airplanes
Take off and fly
And I’m just sittin’ out here watchin’ airplanes
Take off and fly
Tryin’ to figure out which one you might be on
And why you don’t love me anymore
Yeah, I’m just sittin’ out here watchin’ airplanes go by, by, by
I’m just sittin’ out here watchin’ airplanes, baby bye, bye
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Something about this song just sits so well with me. I love the whole idea of just escaping – of just sitting and doing nothing while your world falls apart around you.
I often find myself in just this situation. Whether it’s driving aimlessly down the highway or sitting on a mountain somewhere just staring, it’s so nice to do nothing and just let life happen.
It’s taken a long time, but I have finally learned that, more often than not, the best thing to do when I don’t know what to do is to just be still.
So, today, I’m off to find an airstrip. I’m pretty sure today is a good day to watch airplanes…
