Name: Bring Our City Back to Life
Duration: P00H03M54S
Description: Hannah wrote this song in summer 2021, when many of her friends were getting vaccinated and the East Coast was experiencing a reawakening after the depths of COVID-19. As we learn to live in a "new normal," this song reminds us to hold out for the things that matters most like connection and time together.

Bring Our City Back to Life

from A Way to Hide by Hannah Jaye and the Hideaways

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Hannah wrote this song in summer 2021, when many of her friends were getting vaccinated and the East Coast was experiencing a reawakening after the depths of COVID-19. As we learn to live in a "new normal," this song reminds us to hold out for the things that matters most like connection and time together.

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Verse 1:
Day one, everything changed
Tele-work, colleagues estranged
Zoom calls, technical snags
Our drive started to drag

Chorus:
Baby I can't wait to be by your side
Take the reins and drive
Go, no stopping us now
Honey, let’s dance, one foot at a time
Fingers intertwined
Oh, let’s savor this night
This is our moment, we will own it
Bring our city back to life

Verse 2:
No end, always in flight
Mask on, overnight
Food stores, the major attraction
Our poise began to lose traction

Verse 3:
Bonds changed, paired up or broke down
Friends moved, away from this town
Brides on hold, birthdays adjusted
Social gears, loneliness made them rusted

Chorus:
Baby I can't wait to be by your side
Take the reins and drive
Go, no stopping us now
Honey, let’s dance, one foot at a time
Fingers intertwined
Oh, let’s savor this night
This is our moment, we will own it
Bring our city back to life

Bridge:
Oooo..oooo…I can hear it coming alive
Oooo…oooo…see it lighting up the sky
Oooo…oooo…smiles returning to the faces
Oooo…oooo…savoring the embraces
Oooo…oooo…oooo…oooo [x2]

Verse 4:
Fingers crossed we weren’t infected
Best practice was to get tested
Strides made at record speed
Shots gave a sense of relief

Chorus:
Baby I can't wait to be by your side
Take the reins and drive
Go, no stopping us now
Honey, let’s dance, one foot at a time
Fingers intertwined
Oh, let’s savor this night
This is our moment, we will own it
Bring our city back to life

This is our moment, we will own it
Bring our city back to life

credits

from A Way to Hide, released July 8, 2022
Lead Vocals & Guitar: Hannah Jaye
Tambourine: Daniel Mears
Upright Bass: Greg Mulley
Banjo & Harmonies: Shannon Orcutt
Fiddle: Will Wheaton

Music & Lyrics by Hannah Jaye.
Produced by Hannah Jaye.
Engineered by Collin Peterson at Manor Time Recording Co.
Mixed and Mastered by Collin Peterson and Greg Lukens.
Single Artwork by Marcos Harkness.

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