Washington
Sarah Harmer * Track #6 On Oh Little Fire
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Washington by Sarah Harmer
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Sarah HarmerAbout
In a 2010 interview with the Globe and Mail, Harmer stated that the song is about her regret at not joining her friends on a roadtrip to the inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2009:
“I woke up the next morning and regretted not accompanying them. I wrote some of the song that day; I got the...
Washington Lyrics
I didn't go to Washington, instead I swept the floor
The only things I've ever done you can't see anymore
I knew there would be magic but I turned down the last chance
These idle hands are staying scared of making any plans
'Cause the fire needed tending and the windows are so wide
Sometimes I feel I'm in the world when I'm looking from inside
I will pack down the snow, make a path to the road
And I'll think of the long ride
I hope you don't need snow tires through the Pennsylvania night
'Cause I didn't go, I said no, I said no when you asked
Now the only things I'm feeling are the empty minutes pass
The sun came up and moved around, it's down behind a cloud
I didn't go to Washington and you'll be almost there by now