It’s comin' on the end of August
Another summer’s promise almost gone
And though I heard some wise man say
That every dog will have his day
He never mentioned that these dog days get so long
I don’t know when I realized the dream was over
Well, there was no particular hour, no given day
You know, it didn’t go down in flame
There was no final scene, no frozen frame
I just watched it slowly fade away
And I’ve been waiting in the weeds
Waiting for my time to come around again and
Hope is floating on the breeze
Carrying my soul high up above the ground and
I’ve been keepin' to myself
Knowin' that the seasons are slowly changing
Even though you’re with somebody else
He’ll never love you like I do
I’ve been biding time with the crows and sparrows
While peacocks prance and strut upon the stage
If finding love is just a dance
Proximity and chance
You will excuse me if I skip the masquerade
And I’ve been waiting in the weeds
Waiting for the dust to settle down along the
Back roads running through the fields
Lying on the outskirts of this lonesome town
And I imagine sunlight in your hair
You’re at the county fair
You’re holding hands and laughing
And now the ferris wheel has stopped
You’re swinging on the top
Suspended there with him
And he’s the darling of the chic
The flavor of the week is melting
Down your pretty summer dress
Baby, what a mess you’re making
I’ve been stumbling through some dark places
Now I’m following the plow
I know I’ve fallen out of your good graces
It’s alright now
And I’ve been waiting in the weeds
Waiting for the summer rain to fall upon the
Wild birds scattering the seeds
Answering the calling of the tide’s eternal tune
The phases of the moon
The chambers of the heart
The egg and dart of small gray
Spiders spinning in the dark
In spite of all the times the web is torn apart
And I’ve been waiting in the weeds
Waiting for the time to come around again and
Hope is floating on the breeze
Carrying my soul high up above the ground and
I’ve been keeping to myself
Knowing that the seasons are slowly changing
Even though you’re with somebody else
He’ll never love you like I do
There is something so sad and melancholy about this song. Loss of opportunity, trapped by your own apathy, knowing that this is happening to you and yet embracing that loss of love and the inability to improve your happiness.. Life and love goes on without you and you simply watch it go by with both a longing for it and a 'good riddance' attitude towards it. There is just so much going on in this song. It touches my innermost emotions
I've been listening to The Eagles for over 35 years and I never tire of their music. This song is amongst the best 3 or 4 they've ever made. Very sad Glenn passed away, he was a unique talent and sadly missed, but the music will live on forever. PS; great video sir.
I am an Arab, and I love this song, I think the lyrics are unmatched. I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it in 2008, and still loving it in 2020.
Music is and has been my God for my 49 years. I listen to and read the words of songs from the 60s 70s 80s and can't help but notice most song truly only have a hand full of words, that are of course repeated.
Don Henley and the Eagles are ahead of their time with the layout and writings of their songs.
Just look at this masterpiece, you are drawn into the whole story like a small child being read a bed time book by your Dad, as many of their in their own league songs , taking you on your personal journey.
Hotel California
End of the innocence
Many many more.
Much more than Just songs
You will excuse me if i skip the masquerade ... Mister Henley, your lyrics, your voice, your sense for creating emotions ... thank you for everything (we are missing Glenn RIP) ....
This song just wakens up so many emotions in me. It appeals to my sad melancholy so much. The music, the words, the melody. It just all comes together to paint a sad tableau of lost love and lost opportunities and saying 'to hell with it all, I'm choose to be lonely'. It creates so many images in my mind. I think of some of the girls I let get away in my younger days and think of the happy lives they are living now. Me, I'm divorced and alone and you always can't help but think about how things might have been.
I absolutely adore The Eagles and have seen them live a few times. Never tire of their music. This song is just brilliant and these images just take me away to another place altogether. Brilliant and thank you!
Incredible song. If this song came out during their heyday in the 70s it would still be played on Classic Rock stations along with Desperado and Tequila Sunrise.