I tried again, I went last night.
Another date was just not right,
And as I drove myself back home,
A little voice said just be alone,
But sometimes, I think I see you in a crowd,
It’s not picture perfect, you’re just meant for me somehow,And I’ll miss you till I meet you,
Oh I’ll miss you till I meet you,
I miss you all the time.…
But there are days I think of you
Saying ‘hey, that’s beautiful,
Yeah, I see it too.’
It all goes by so fast, like waving hands.
You want to capture things,
find someone who understands,And I’ll miss you till I meet you,
Oh I’ll miss you till I meet you,
I miss you all the time.Can you keep me awake?
I thought you could help,
Just to feel my way,
Find my better self.Oh I’ll miss you, Oh I’ll miss you, I miss you all the time.
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Dar Williams. "I’ll Miss You Till I Meet You." My Better Self
"The other common theme to this record is that the songs all put stuff I find important out on the table. Less metaphor and more me. As to the album’s name," she goes on, "it’s best illustrated by the image on the cover, that your better self is not always the one you plan out or even motivate yourself to be."
"As much as I love to control what I write and perform, I know my better self is not an intentional construction," Williams explains. "It’s a spontaneous creation that I stumble across while I try to tell the truth," she candidly admits. (from About page - emphasis mine)
"Just to feel my way, Find my better self." "It’s a search, more than an actual fact…." (From the interview about the title name)
Thank you Dar, for the hope! And thank you Em, for believing in me.