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You take the skyway, high above the busy little one-way
In my stupid hat and gloves, at night I lie awake
Wonderin' if I'll sleep
Wonderin' if we'll meet out in the street
But you take the skyway
It don't move at all like a subway
It's got bums when it's cold like any other place
It's warm up inside
Sittin' down and waitin' for a ride
Beneath the skyway
Oh, then one day, I saw you walkin' down that little one-way
Where, the place I'd catch my ride most everyday
There wasn't a damn thing I could do or say
Up in the skyway
Skyway
Skyway (sky away)
In my stupid hat and gloves, at night I lie awake
Wonderin' if I'll sleep
Wonderin' if we'll meet out in the street
But you take the skyway
It don't move at all like a subway
It's got bums when it's cold like any other place
It's warm up inside
Sittin' down and waitin' for a ride
Beneath the skyway
Oh, then one day, I saw you walkin' down that little one-way
Where, the place I'd catch my ride most everyday
There wasn't a damn thing I could do or say
Up in the skyway
Skyway
Skyway (sky away)
Lyrics submitted by punkynoisething
Track duration: 02:06
"Skyway" as written by Paul Westerberg
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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The song brings up images of two famous star-crossed lovers: Romeo and Juliet. At the start, this Romeo is looking upwards towards Juliet but in this case, they can't talk because there is a barrier between them.
In the end, like the other couple, there is a misunderstanding. In Paul's case, it is caused by a lack of communication whereas Shakespeare's is by miscommunication. This is what prevents them from being together.
The girl he sees on the skyway represents the goal he is trying to achieve. When he tries to meet her by going on the skyway he misses her because she decided to take the street. If he would have been in the street he would have met up with her.
He changed his normal routine to meet this girl and it backfired.
What he is saying is that if you wait and be true to yourself success will happen.
The Replacements were on the verge of becoming a successful rock band at this point in their career and Paul was deciding if they should keep doing what they have been doing all along to become successful or should they change it up. At that point to change would be to sell out. Alas, The Replacements never got the recognition or success they deserved.
Bands like Soul Asylum and Goo Goo Dolls used their sound and style to become popular and make money.