I thought I saw your face todayBut I just turned my head awayYour face against the treesBut I just see the memoriesAs they comeAs they comeAnd I couldn't help but fall in love againNo, I couldn't help but fall in love againI saw it glitter as I grewAnd loved a boy I never knewI thought this place was heaven-sentBut now it's just a monumentIn my mindIn my mindAnd I couldn't help but fall in love againNo, I couldn't help but fall in love againThe cars and freeways implore me to stayAway out of this placeMy mother said, "Just keep your headAnd play it as it lays"The cars and freeways implore me to stayAway out of this placeMy mother said, "Just keep your headAnd play it as it lays"I somehow see what's beautifulIn things that are ephemeralI'm my only friend of mineAnd love is just a piece of timeIn the worldIn the worldAnd I couldn't help but fall in love againNo, I couldn't help but fall in love againNo, I couldn't help but fall in love againNo, I couldn't help but fall in love again
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나무들 사이에서 언뜻 상대의 얼굴을 본 것 같다는 착각으로 곡이 시작된다. 화자는 이내 고개를 돌리면서도 “And I couldn’t help but fall in love again”처럼 지나간 사랑에 자꾸 다시 빠지는 자신을 고백한다.
어머니가 건넨 “Just keep your head, and play it as it lays”라는 조언을 떠올리며, 아름답지만 덧없는 것들 속에서 살아가는 법을 배워간다. 오래된 장소가 이제는 추억의 기념비일 뿐이라는 걸 받아들이면서도 완전히 놓지는 못하는 곡이다.