Jubilee Lyrics - Carpenter Mary-chapin

I can tell by the way you're walking 

That you don't want company 

I'll let you alone and I'll let you walk on 

And in your own good time you'll be 

Back where the sun can find you 

Under the wise wishing tree 

And with all of them made we'll lie under the shade 

And call it a jubilee 

And I can tell by the way you're talking 

That the past isn't letting you go 

But there's only so long you can take it all on 

And then the wrong's gotta be on its own 

And when you're ready to leave it behind you 

You'll look back, and all that you'll see 

Is the wreckage and rust that you left in the dust 

On your way to the jubilee 

And I can tell by the way you're listening 

That you're still expecting to hear 

Your name being called like a summons to all 

Who have failed to account for their doubts and their fears 

They can't add up to much without you 

And so if it were just up to me 

I'd take hold of your hand, saying come hear the band 

Play your song at the jubilee 

And I can tell by the way you're searching 

For something you can't even name 

That you haven't been able to come to the table 

Simply glad that you came 

And when you feel like this try to imagine 

That we're all like frail boats on the sea 

Just scanning the night for that great guiding light 

Announcing the jubilee 

And I can tell by the way you're standing 

With your eyes filling with tears 

That it's habit alone keeps you turning for home 

Even though your home is right here 

Where the people who love you are gathered 

Under the wise wishing tree 

May we all be considered then straight on delivered 

Down to the jubilee 

'Cause the people who love you are waiting 

And they'll wait just as long as need be 

When we look back and say those were halcyon days 

We're talking 'bout jubilee