All Along

In the summer of 2012, I left a great job at Harvard University, moved out of my apartment in Harvard Square, and went to Europe with a small suitcase and a travel guitar. I told myself I'd figure out the rest when I got back to Boston. This is a song about that journey - Allison

So I left a great apartment, on a quiet Cambridge Street,
And I moved in with some good friends, who had a room just for me.
And I bought a one-way ticket, all of Europe for me to see,
Packed my life into a suitcase, and left Boston by the sea.

And everywhere I turned to, the answer was the same.
Forget about your worries, just get up on that plane.
There I was, in an airport bar,
With my backpack and guitar, saying this is who you are.

And all along I found myself
Searching for you, burning for you.
And all along, I told myself
That you would appear, if only if I stopped my searching,
I’d find you here.

So I flew into Vienna, then down to Napoli,
And I stayed with some good friends, who had a room just for me.
Took a ferry to Makarska, where I floated in the sea,
And I played guitar in a crowded by, for all the world to see.

And everywhere I turned to, the answer was the same.
Forget about your worries, just get up on that stage.
There I was, in a Croatian bar,
With my backpack and guitar, saying this is who you are.

And all along I found myself
Searching for you, burning for you.
And all along, I told myself
That you would appear, if only if I stopped my searching,
I’d find you here.

At the end of my journey, I arrived in Paris,
And in the city of lights I had no friends who were waiting there for me.
But I walked the streets at midnight, brought my guitar with me,
And I made new friends, and found the city was waiting for me.

And everywhere I turned to, the answer was the same.
Your time here is over, just get up on that plane.
There I was, in an airport bar,
With my backpack and guitar, saying this is who you are.

But all along I find myself
Searching for you, burning for you.
And all along, I tell myself
That you will appear, that only if I stop my searching,
I’ll find you here.