“I wanted to write an uplifting song. All of my songs seem to have such weight — long and daunting if you’re not in the right mood. So I set out to write something that could play out, almost as a children’s song. Like the way Nina Simone or Bob Dylan would have these very simple and innocent songs right in the middle of an album, I wanted to write a song like that. So I wrote an ode to everyone and everything I’ve ever known as a friend — all of them boarding my train and departing at different stations. Some come round again, and some stay only a memory.”

Kevin Morby Explains His New Album, 'City Music' Track By Track — NPR.org

You're in a New York apartment, alone on a warm night, hearing the sounds of the city drift up from the streets. Or you're in Paris and part of the noise, moving through the crowded streets and sidewalks, both feeling the weight of the world and a being a part of that weight.