The Timeless Beauty of Townes Van Zandt’s ‘I’ll Be Here In The Morning’

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About The Song

Townes Van Zandt’s ‘I’ll Be Here in the Morning’ is a soft, reflective ballad that explores themes of love, commitment, and the transitory nature of life. The lyrics evoke images of travel and landscapes, but always return to the song’s central core: the promise to be there for a loved one.

The song’s narrator appears to be a traveler or wanderer who has experienced the beauty and freedom of the road. However, despite the temptations of the nomadic life and the wonders he has seen, he recognizes that nothing compares to the love he feels for his partner. The repetition of the refrain ‘Close your eyes / I’ll be here in the morning’ acts as a reassuring mantra, assuring his love that no matter the distractions or calls of the road, he will remain by her side.

The song also touches on the idea that true love is more powerful and real than any other experience. Through the metaphor of the wind and the road, Van Zandt suggests that love is a force that surpasses even the wild nature and the freedom it represents. The promise of being there in the morning is both literal and figurative, implying an emotional and physical constancy in the life of his partner.

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Lyrics

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There’s no stronger wind than the one that blowsDown a lonesome railroad lineNo prettier sight than looking backOn a town you left behindThere is nothin’ that’s as realAs a love that’s in my mind
Close your eyesI’ll be here in the morningClose your eyesI’ll be here for a while
There’s lots of things along the roadI’d surely like to seeI’d like to lean into the windAnd tell myself I’m freeBut your softest whisper’s louderThan the highways call to me
All the mountains and the riversAnd the valleys can’t compareTo your blue lit dancin’ eyesAnd yellow shining hairI could never hit the open roadAnd leave you layin’ there
Lay your head back easy, loveClose your cryin’ eyesI’ll be layin’ here beside youWhen the sun comes on the riseI’ll stay as long as the cuckoo wailsAnd the lonesome bluejay cries.

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