Red Eye
Lyrics
Vance Joy
Written by: James Keogh
Produced by: Ryan Hadlock, Edwin White, James Keogh
She don't like small places
Give her highways and byways
And don't get stuck in her head
And it's been so long
And I will read into everything you don't say
All of your silent ways
I'm a dog lying down on a warm bit of pavement
Checking this collar you see what the name is
Think that it's worth it?
Well, I hope that you're right
You're falling asleep on the red eye tonight
And you know that you're looking well
Won't you come through my door asking "How was your day?"
Well you know that I'm still a dog
And I'm trusting my nose
Will it show me the way?
I'm glad that you're still here
Won't you hold up a candle?
I'm stumbling in the dark
And when I needed hope
I remind myself that at least I got one thing right
It will always be right
I'm a dog lying down on a warm bit of pavement
Checking this collar you see what the name is
Think that it's worth it?
Well, I hope that you're right
You're falling asleep on the red eye tonight
And you know that you're looking well
Won't you come through my door asking "How was your day?"
Well you know that I'm still a dog
And I'm trusting my nose
Will it show me the way?
Won't you get out while you can?
Won't you cover your eyes
If you're tired of seeing?
Won't you get out while you can?
Try saving yourself
Can we talk in the morning?
Oh, baby it's late
Can we talk in the morning?
Oh, baby it's late
Can we talk in the morning?
Tell me when, tell me when
Oh, baby it's late
Can we talk in the morning?
Tell me when, tell me when
Oh, baby it's late, baby it's late
Give her highways and byways
And don't get stuck in her head
And it's been so long
And I will read into everything you don't say
All of your silent ways
I'm a dog lying down on a warm bit of pavement
Checking this collar you see what the name is
Think that it's worth it?
Well, I hope that you're right
You're falling asleep on the red eye tonight
And you know that you're looking well
Won't you come through my door asking "How was your day?"
Well you know that I'm still a dog
And I'm trusting my nose
Will it show me the way?
I'm glad that you're still here
Won't you hold up a candle?
I'm stumbling in the dark
And when I needed hope
I remind myself that at least I got one thing right
It will always be right
I'm a dog lying down on a warm bit of pavement
Checking this collar you see what the name is
Think that it's worth it?
Well, I hope that you're right
You're falling asleep on the red eye tonight
And you know that you're looking well
Won't you come through my door asking "How was your day?"
Well you know that I'm still a dog
And I'm trusting my nose
Will it show me the way?
Won't you get out while you can?
Won't you cover your eyes
If you're tired of seeing?
Won't you get out while you can?
Try saving yourself
Can we talk in the morning?
Oh, baby it's late
Can we talk in the morning?
Oh, baby it's late
Can we talk in the morning?
Tell me when, tell me when
Oh, baby it's late
Can we talk in the morning?
Tell me when, tell me when
Oh, baby it's late, baby it's late
Song facts
"I got a couple of ideas from this film, Scent Of A Woman. Al Pacino has a bit of a rant and talks about even a dog gets a warm bit of pavement to lie down and bask in the sun, and I really like that image. Dogs, for some reason are evocative – I can empathise with dogs; there's some kind of connection there – so I kind of created a situation where there's a relationship where someone comes home to see someone and they're trying to fix the relationship or overcome a challenge or the obstacle they're facing, I guess a bit like Paul Kelly's song, To Your Door, the idea of wanting to give it another go but not sure how it's going to turn out right or not." - Vance Joy
