Thursday, February 2, 2012

So Close Now by Eli Young Band



I've got the streets memorized
I see the faces embedded in my mind
I can't keep on fighting the urge to go
But I've got nothing in common with the town I've come to know

So I am...

Chorus:
So close now to walking away
About to walk the path I've gotta take
I am packing up - heading out
Cuz' I can't sleep I'm dreaming way too loud
I'm so close now, so close now
to getting out

The same old lines, the same routine
Nothing changes - that's not good for me
I need a break. I need something new
I need to replace these old worn out broken shoes

Chorus:
I am so close now to walking away
About to walk the path I've gotta take
I am packing up - heading out
Cuz' I can't sleep I'm dreaming way too loud
I'm so close now, so close now
to getting out

I've got that truck all loaded down
I should've known how hard it'd be to leave this town

I am....

So close now to walking away
About to walk a path I've gotta take
I am packing up - heading out
Cuz' I can't sleep I'm dreaming way too loud
I'm so close now, so close now
to getting out

 
Yes this song is a relatively short song but the message that I get out of it is huge. Even though it may have been written for a different purpose, I can relate to it on the most personal level possible. It is one of those song that one feels like it was written just for you. Being a senior in high school and only a few months away from graduating I'm feeling the strong urge to go ahead on move on and start the next chapter in my life. This song practically embodies my complete feelings towards this step in life. I have grown up in the same town my entire life and the only time I moved was when we stepped up from a trailer to a double wide about 50 yards up the drive way. I know everything there is to know about my town, but knowing about and being apart of are two different things. This song screams my name, I have lived here my whole life, I know all there is to know, and now I am ready to move on, but theres just one thing I'm worried about. "I've got that truck all loaded down/I should've known how hard it'd be to leave this town", I havent reached that stage yet, but when that time comes to turn that key and start the engine, my whole world is going to change.
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5 comments:

  1. jakemooreFebruary 2, 2012 at 8:34 PM

    Haha, you can't help but think of Iola when you here this song. I have all the streets memorized and the isn't a person really in Iola that you haven't met or seen if you have lived here long enough. In life you just got to move on, and Iola will be one of those towns that will be in your past eventually, I guess.

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  2. acarey3130February 3, 2012 at 9:14 PM

    I gotta say, I completely agree with your perspective on this song. Although I love the small town of Iola, I'm sick of doing the same thing every day. The routine is getting old and I'm ready to be out of high school, but at the same time your heart is torn on leaving the only place you've called home. It's a scary yet exciting feeling. This song is perfect for senior year and the many emotions that come with senior year! Great blog!

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  3. Harleigh DayneFebruary 5, 2012 at 5:24 PM

    I totally agree with you. It is our senior year and we have lived in these small towns forever(North Zulch and Iola). I know its goin to be extremely hard for me to leave my family and know that there is no more free ride. My new life starts pretty much in 5 months and honestly i don't know if i can handle that. As the this year goes by though i get even more excited and ready to leave this town. No more gossip, lies, the same thing everynight, and everyone knowing your business. But i will miss family and friends, those late night games, and getting through life through your parents.

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  4. WhitleeByrdFebruary 16, 2012 at 6:02 PM

    Everyone on this blog can definitely correspond on this post. Although I haven't grown up in this small town forever(North Zulch), I have been raised in Columbus for 15 years. I had to pack up and leave Columbus last Summer with my mom and it took me a while to adapt to the change. I miss my friends, and the small town things we used to do, but this move also did me some good and I'm happy I did move. I now love it more here than I do there so moving might open up a new door of opportunity for you! :)

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  5. jordan.estelleFebruary 17, 2012 at 2:59 PM

    Heath you hit home with this song and even though we all want to get the heck out we will never forget how we were raised and where we grew up. That part of us won't ever change even as our next chapter begins. We grew up with the same people and knowing that only in a few months we will be walking away from all of them upsets me just a little. I'm gonna miss you guys :)

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