Verse          Chorus ----------     ------------ Em  02200x     Am7   x0201x D   xx023x     Bm7   x2023x C   x3201x     Em    0220xx                G     32000x Capo 7th fret [Intro]               [Verse 1]    Sometimes I wake at night And watch the rain fall through the street lights    ’Cause you’re standing still in my mind Fading out waving goodbye [Chorus 1] And I wonder where you are tonight If the one you’re with was a compromise As we’re walking lines in parallel That will never meet and it’s just as well        [Verse 2]    Sometimes I’m overcome By every choice I couldn’t outrun    The junctions all disappear You can’t double back to your summer years [Chorus 2] And I wonder where you are tonight If the one you’re with was a compromise As we’re walking lines in parallel That will never meet and it’s just as well And I wonder where you are tonight And the one you’re with was a compromise   As we’re walking lines in parallel That will never meet and it’s just as well it’s just as well [Bridge]               [Chorus 3] And I wonder where you are tonight If the one you’re with was a compromise As we’re walking lines in parallel That will never meet and it’s just as well And I wonder where you are tonight And the one you’re with was a compromise   As we’re walking lines in parallel That will never meet and it’s just as well it’s just as well

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque une mélancolie persistante face à des souvenirs et des choix passés, notamment ceux d'une relation qui ne s'est pas concrétisée comme espéré. L'artiste se retrouve souvent à se demander ce que devient l'autre personne, tout en réalisant que leurs chemins, bien qu'en parallèle, ne se croiseront plus jamais. Les réflexions sur le passage du temps et les choix iréversibles accentuent le sentiment de nostalgie, laissant une empreinte de regret sur les belles années vécues. C’est une contemplation des relations passées, teintée d’un réalisme poignant sur la nature des compromis que l'on fait dans la vie.