Holland Lyrics

When you're going to have a baby

It's like you've planned your greatest trip

You've got your language dictionary

And a pocket full of tips

You've got your maps

And you've picked out the sights

You're so longing to see

Then you buy your ticket

And you board the plane

And you're off to Italy

But when you reach your destination

And that plane's about to land

The attendant says enjoy your stay

Welcome to Holland

Your heart climbs up into your throat

Fear drowns you like a sinking boat

But you're here now

And it's here that you must stay

But in your heart you hear

A small voice say

I don't want to be here

Can't they understand

I was off to see the sights of Rome

Now here I'm in Holland

Oh, I don't want to be here

Can't somebody see

This was not my destination

No, I was bound for Italy

But with time you start to settle in

You start to find your way around

You begin to learn the language

Meet folks you never would have found

And you realize it's not awful

You're just in a different place

And the pain can all but disappear

Looking in your baby's face

But sometimes late at night

After another long hard day

Though you hate yourself for feeling it

You can hear that small voice say

I don't want to be here

Can't they understand

I was off to see the sights of Rome

Now here I'm in Holland

Oh, I don't want to be here

Can't somebody see

This is not my destination

No, I was bound for Italy

And for all your life you're gonna feel the pain

Of what you didn't get to do

As all your friends share their excitement

You'll say yes, I dreamed that too

But if you lose yourself in what might have been

You are never going to see

Though it's a slower, different pace of life

Holland has its own beauty

Though you didn't want to be here

You come to understand

That Holland has its windmills

And Holland has Rembrandts,

And Holland has tulips

And you will finally see

This was not your destination

But it is where you're meant to be

And it all makes sense somehow

When my baby smiles at me