[Verse 1]
I wrote a song called "The Longing Is All"
Instead of callin' you I'd hope that it solve me
For now I go to where the reeds grow tall
Fall flat and small, then they'll never find me
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
On raft
Racing dusk
Chasing light
At the edge of night
Paddling for land, hand on heart and heart in hand
Start again, George Washington
[Chorus]
And when it swells on me
I'll press into it
And push a little closer
Yeah when it swells on me
[Outro]
We're already there
We're already there
We're already there
We're already there
We're already there
A significant echo from the beginning of the album, “This Ole King.” The line repeats here to underscore the major themes of death and rebirth.
Instead of talking about his problems he writes songs about them hoping that things will magically get better but they don’t.
From now on, he’ll take on his problems head on instead of hiding in the reeds or hiding in a song.
This evokes the image of Washington crossing the delaware during the revolutionary war. Phttps://s3.amazonaws.com/filepicker-images-rapgenius/UoEJ2OdwQDSqu5uPOkr3_Washington_crossing_the_delaware.jpgotomac, trying to start a new country.