Bristol, Tennessee

A lady on the plane says she's going to Atlanta
Her daughter has a baby who she finally gets to see
Oh the lady wrapped her knees in an oversized sweater
She leaned over and smiled and smiled at me

I know new days are comin'
Old days leaving just as slow
I know new days are coming
I know I know I know I know
I know I know I know

There was a man I saw at graduation
A kid who danced and smiled nice
I was sad I didn't get to know him
Before we picked up brand new lives, before our brand new lives
I wish I'd made that old connection
I told my friend in the second row
I wish I'd rushed to make that bus
To make that bus to Carrboro, to get to Carrboro
Ze said don't you worry
You can't be friends with everybody
If you'd ran to make that train
You'd be in Carrboro

I know new days are comin'
Old days leaving just as slow
I know new days are coming
I know I know I know I know
I know I know I know

Becca said when she left hotels
She left a piece of her as well
I've got plenty me to share but where is she now, where?
Here's my soul, Idaho, here's my soul, Michigan
Here's my soul, mama's house, but where am I now?
I know you always ask of me
Where is it that I want to be
Win that race to home base, but I know I'll always lose
Gusty days are always scary leave behind things you hold dearly
Caroline or Canada but do I have to choose?

I know new days are comin'
In New York or Toronto
I know new days are comin'
I know I know I know I know
I know I know I know

Cause in the end the folks you meet don't always have to walk that street
Winds take you where they will and you can't plan to spend your heart
I'll write you letters, write you songs
Even when the miles are long
Cause in the end I'll love you even when we are apart
But riding buses, hopping trains, beds I've slept in aren't my chains
People don't have roots but I'm ivy on the fence
No one place has got it all and is perfectly comfortable
But when you're there or anywhere, mean the things you do
Oh mean the things you do, oh mean the things you do
I know a new day's comin' through so mean the things you do

I know new days are comin'
Old days leaving just as slow
I know new days are coming
I know I know I know I know
I know I know I know

I know that I'm here - and someday I'll hold you near
I hope my every step can blend right into every road
Just know the wind is constant and that flowers grow all over
And maybe all these days will start moving a little slower