[Verse 1]
I wanna take, to take a vacation
A holiday down by the sea
To set away from all the frustrations
To the place where I can breathe
Cause I'm tired of no time to sleep
[Chorus]
I wanna go where the clocks all stand still
To get away from the heat and the uphill
Where all the work is through
And all I need is you
I wanna take a vacation, just to be with you
I wanna take a vacation, just to be with you
[Verse 2]
I've been running, running on empty
It's time to sit and rest my feet
Say goodbye, goodbye to the busy
And finally I'll rest in peace
Cause I'm tired, of no time to sleep
[Chorus]
I wanna go where the clocks all stand still
To get away from the heat and the uphill
Where all the work is through
And all I need is you
I wanna take a vacation, just to be with you
I wanna take a vacation, just to be with you
[Bridge]
When the stars align
When the time is right
I will be with you
When the stars align
When the time is right
I will be with you
When the stars align
When the time is right
I will be with you
When the stars align
When the time is right
I will be with you
[Chorus]
I wanna go where the clocks all stand still
To get away from the heat and the uphill
I wanna go where the clocks all stand still
To get away from the heat and the uphill
Where all the work is through
And all I need is you
I wanna take a vacation, just to be with you
I wanna take a vacation, just to be with you
I wanna take a vacation
Vacation
Song Meaning
David Dunn names an ordinary, almost tired wish before turning it spiritual in "Vacation" — "I wanna take a vacation, a holiday down by the sea, to get away from all the frustrations, to the place where I can breathe" — and "I'm tired of no time to sleep" keeps the complaint plain and physical rather than abstract.
"I wanna go where the clocks all stand still, to get away from the heat and the uphill" names exhaustion in specific, climate-based terms, and "where all the work is through, and all I need is you" quietly redirects a request for rest toward a person rather than a place. "I wanna take a vacation, just to be with you" repeats twice each time, treating simple presence as the destination itself.
"I've been running, running on empty, it's time to sit and rest my feet" extends the same exhaustion into the second verse without resolving it yet, and "say goodbye, goodbye to the busy" names the actual thing being escaped. The bridge's repeated promise, "when the stars align, when the time is right, I will be with you," answers the whole song's tiredness with patience rather than an immediate arrival, closing on anticipation more than rest already achieved.