The Quiet Side of Town

[Verse 1] I left the avenue before the buses filled Past the bakery shutters and the newspaper stands Found a path where the morning stood perfectly still With a folded day waiting inside my hands A sparrow worked the gravel like a tiny clerk A groundskeeper waved once, then went on his way I heard my own footsteps doing honest work For the first time in weeks, i had nothing to say [Pre-Chorus] Let the towers keep their appointments Let the traffic keep its tune I’ve got a bench beneath the sycamore And half a morning to spend with you [Chorus] This is the quiet side of town Where the whole wide world slows down No one asking where i’m going No bright sign telling me to hurry There’s a little room inside the day For a man to hear his thoughts this way I don’t need much, i’ve finally found The quiet side of town [Verse 2] A child chased a red kite over the soccer field An old man fed the ducks from a paper sack The city was a distant, silver-colored shield But every breath here brought the feeling back I watched the sunlight cross the pond in bands Counted three clouds moving west in a row Sometimes a life can fit inside your hands When you stop insisting that it has to grow [Pre-Chorus] Let the towers keep their appointments Let the traffic keep its tune I’ve got a bench beneath the sycamore And half a morning to spend with you [Chorus] This is the quiet side of town Where the whole wide world slows down No one asking where i’m going No bright sign telling me to hurry There’s a little room inside the day For a man to hear his thoughts this way I don’t need much, i’ve finally found The quiet side of town [Bridge] Maybe peace is not a far-off place Maybe it’s a path i choose A little time with an unhurried pace And nothing urgent left to prove [Chorus] This is the quiet side of town Where the whole wide world slows down Let the horns and headlines carry on I’ll be here until the morning’s gone There’s a little room inside the day For a man to hear his thoughts this way I don’t need much, i’ve finally found The quiet side of town [Outro] When the sidewalks start to fill around I’ll remember the quiet side of town