Washington Square Lyrics
I sold my piano
It couldn't come with me
I locked up my bedroom and I walked out into the air
When nothing I needed was left there behind me
I walked out through the shadows of Washington Square
I wandered the highways from Dublin to Berkeley
And I heard the songbirds of Ballyporeen
But I loved like a fountain
And it left me with nothing
Just memories of walking through Washington Square
Now I live in the shadows where light is electric
And time is a number that rests on a wall
And nobody knows me
My friends and my family
Are as far from this city as Washington Square
So cover this warm night in a blanket of starlight
And I’ll follow this freeway out into the air
In case you should wander and wanted to find me
I’m traveling homeward to Washington Square
It couldn't come with me
I locked up my bedroom and I walked out into the air
When nothing I needed was left there behind me
I walked out through the shadows of Washington Square
I wandered the highways from Dublin to Berkeley
And I heard the songbirds of Ballyporeen
But I loved like a fountain
And it left me with nothing
Just memories of walking through Washington Square
Now I live in the shadows where light is electric
And time is a number that rests on a wall
And nobody knows me
My friends and my family
Are as far from this city as Washington Square
So cover this warm night in a blanket of starlight
And I’ll follow this freeway out into the air
In case you should wander and wanted to find me
I’m traveling homeward to Washington Square
About
Genius Annotation
The song’s namesake comes from Washington Square Park in San Francisco. Adam Duritz considres the San Francisco Bay Area one of his homes, as he spent much of his early life living in the area, with Washington Square being one of the many landmarks of the city
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What did Counting Crows say about "Washington Square"?
Verified Commentary
Counting CrowsGenius Answer
This song is about Washington Square Park in New York City, where I spent a lot of winter nights walking and thinking about the events in this song in particular.
- 1.1492
- 2.Hanging Tree
- 3.Los Angeles
- 4.Sundays
- 6.Cowboys
- 7.Washington Square
- 10.Anyone But You
- 12.Le Ballet D’or
- 14.Come Around
- 16.Sessions
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