“Always on Your Side” sees Sheryl reminiscing on her pastimes with a lover who she sees the one that got away. She searches for a way to make love last, but somehow it always seems to slip away from her, with this particular lover seeking her love, but then rejecting her once he had it. Regardless o...
[Verse 1]
My yesterdays are all boxed up and neatly put away
But every now and then you come to mind
'Cause you were always waiting to be picked to play the game
But when your name was called, you found a place to hide
When you knew that I was always on your side
[Verse 2]
Well, everything was easy then, so sweet and innocent
But your demons and your angels reappeared
Leavin' only traces of the man you thought you'd be
Leavin' me with no place left to go from here
Leavin' me so many questions all these years
[Chorus]
But is there someplace far away, someplace where all is clear?
Easy to start over with the ones you hold so dear
Or are you left to wonder, all alone eternally?
This isn't how it's really meant to be
No, it isn't how it's really meant to be
[Verse 3]
Well, they say that love is in the air, never is it clear
How to pull it close and make it stay
Butterflies are free to fly, and so they fly away
And I'm left to carry on and wonder why
Even through it all, I'm always on your side
[Chorus]
But is there someplace far away, someplace where all is clear?
Easy to start over with the ones you hold so dear
Or are we left to wonder, all alone eternally?
But is this how it's really meant to be?
No, is it how it's really meant to be?
[Verse 4]
Well, if they say that love is in the air, never is it clear
How to pull it close and make it stay
If butterflies are free to fly, why do they fly away?
Leavin' me to carry on and wonder why
Was it you that kept me wandering through this life
When you know that I was always on your side?
Always on Your Side was written by Sheryl Crow.
Always on Your Side was produced by John Shanks & Sheryl Crow.
Sheryl Crow released Always on Your Side on Tue Sep 27 2005.