Boston - Long Time

Boston - Long Time (1:55)

The song opens to a drum and guitar riff like a person waking up to a realization.  The song appears to be about a person who has been settled down in life for a long time and comes to realize they want to move on.  The song picks up after their departure; when he's on the highway "chasin' a dream."

He wishes he could say something to the one he's leaving behind, but he's leaving anyways.  The song breaks down into a steady pace during this moment.  He tells his significant other that they'll eventually move on.

It's been a while since he has left home, he's been on the road for a long time.  The guitar solo queues in, also indicating an inner struggle.  Being on the road for so long and chasing a dream that he may never find would be lonely and exhausting; he's beginning to miss his lover.  He wants to forget about her, but it's impossible.

Eventually, he realizes, again, that time isn't on his side.  The music picks up again.  So, he figures it's best to just continue moving on, regardless of his feelings.  And though he "may never find it" he's "always just behind it."  The song fades out with the lyrics "Takin' my time, just movin' along" as if to suggest that he hasn't found it and probably never will.