I Stumble In [Shaw/Blades featuring Tommy Shaw]

I Stumble In
Written by Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades
Lead Vocals by Jack Blades

There you were with your umbrella
Standing in the pouring rain
Lining up for a night of expectation

He held you close
And you danced together
Late into the night it seemed
As good as you could have ever imagined

But it's all the same
You wake up empty again
Well you know where there's
A shoulder you can lean on

I stumble in
And I can't help myself from falling
I stumble in and I can't help myself no more
I can't begin to tell you
Everything I'm thinkin'
Sometimes I'd rather
Just not think at all

Yes I know
What you've been missing
Yes I know I understand
That you need every breath

I will be your destination
I'm your ticket home, my friend
Feel that train arrivin'
At your station

When it's all the same
You come up empty again
Well you know where there's
A shoulder you can dream on

I stumble in
And I can't help myself from falling
I stumble in and I can't help myself no more
I can't begin to say
What I don't know
We've still got a long long way to go
It makes no sense
Makes no sense at all

Cry baby cry
They say you should have known better
Why baby why
You should be sayin' no never
Whoa....

I stumble in
And I can't help myself from falling
I stumble in and I can't help myself no more
I can't begin to tell you
Everything I'm thinkin'

Oh yes, I stumble in
And I can't help myself from falling
Oh yes, I stumble in
And I can't help myself no more

I can't begin to say
What I don't know
I still got a long...way to go

It makes no sense
Makes no sense at all

Interpretation

You thought you had a good thing with him, but it didn't work out. As your friend, I've been there for you. Now I can't help but fall in love with you. It's like I'm stumbling and unable to stop from falling.