Alejandro Escovedo

Slow Down

Alejandro Escovedo


Let me take your hand, 
something I wanna show 
Close your eyes, 
and you can hear 
the music in the wind 
Out on the pier, 
that's the acatina sol revere? 
I don't know 
what this means to you, 
but it was everything to me 

I was, free as the sun, 
shining on our faces 
Free as the light 
that comes down 
from some other places 
Slow down, slow down, 
it's moving much too fast 
I can't live in this moment, 
when I'm tangled in the past 

Won't you take my coat, 
baby won't you wear it 
There's so much 
I wanna share with you, 
every little thing I am 
Put your arms around my body, 
feel your skin against my skin 
This is where my life begins, 
begins again with you 

The past is gone, 
but it still lives inside of me 
Hold on tight, 
as we slip into this revelry 
Slow down, slow down, 
it's moving much too fast 
I can't live in this moment 
when I'm stumbling 
through the past 
Slow down, slow down, 
yeah, it's too fast 
Loving this moment, 
gotta let the other pass 

Slow down, 
it's too fast 
Live in this moment, 
but I'm tangled in the past