Crowded House

Released: October 11, 1993

Songwriter: Neil Finn

Producer: Martin Glover

[Chorus 1]
I've been locked out, I've been locked in
But I always seem to come back again
When you're in that room, oh what do you do?
I know that I will have you in the end

[Verse 1]
And the clouds they are crying on you
And the birds are offering up their tunes
In a shack as remote as a mansion
You escape into a place where nothing moves

[Chorus 2]
And I've been locked out, and I know we're through
But I can't begin to face up to the truth
I wait so long for the walls to crack
But I know that I will one day have you back

[Verse 2]
And the hills are as soft as a pillow
And they cast a shadow on my bed
And the view when I look through my window
Is an altarpiece I'm praying to for the living and the dead

[Bridge]
The twin valley shines in the morning sun
I send a message out to my only one

[Chorus 2]
Yet I've been locked out, and I know we're through
But I can't begin to face up to the truth
And I wait so long for the walls to crack
But I know that I will one day have you back
Yes, I will

[Verse 3]
And I work, bees in the honey
Every night, I circle like the moon
And it's an act of simple devotion
But it can take forever when you've got something to prove

[Outro]
I've been locked out
And I've been locked out
And I've been locked out

Crowded House is a rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The founding members Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass) begain in 1985, and later the band included Finn’s brother Tim, Mark Hart, and Matt Sherrod.

more tracks from the album

Recurring Dream

From the albums

Together Alone (1993)
Reality Bites (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1994)
Recurring Dream (1996)
The Very Very Best of Crowded House (2010)
Together Alone (Deluxe Edition) (2016)

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