Good Gracious
Escape from Regret: Adam Baldwin's Good Gracious Journey
Lyrics
Head full of crazy
Feeling mentally overwhelmed or chaotic
and a belly full of Tanqueray
Having consumed Tanqueray, a brand of gin, possibly indicating intoxication
Well I'm flying down the highway
Driving at high speed on the highway
Trying to make a getaway
Attempting to escape or flee
Cause I held up a station for cigarettes and money
Committed a robbery at a station for cigarettes and money
on highway 203
Location reference, possibly indicating a specific highway
Now I'm up ahead of every cop in Shelburne County
Successfully evaded the police in Shelburne County
Oh good gracious me
Expressing surprise or disbelief at the situation
Oh good gracious me
-Red and blue lights
Police lights are very close
closer than they might appear
A play on the warning "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear"
Well I'd sooner meet the devil
Would rather face extreme consequences than a long prison sentence
than have a judge gimme twenty years
Fearful of a harsh judgment or sentence
The young fella came up firing from behind the counter
Describing a confrontation with a young person behind a counter
Winchester .33
Refers to a Winchester .33, a type of firearm
Well I was aiming for his shoulder but I caught him in the belly
Failed to hit the intended target, accidentally causing more harm
Oh good gracious me
Reacting to the consequences with surprise or shock
Oh good gracious me
-Well you win some
Reflecting on life's ups and downs
you lose some
Accepting the unpredictable nature of fate
Buddy it's the hand of fate
Realization that luck is not always on one's side
Thought that I was holding aces
Initially thought he had a winning advantage
But the mounties they were holdin' a straight
The police had a stronger hand or strategy
They tossed out the spikes and they gutted my wheels
Police action damaged the getaway vehicle
rolled my pickup right into the sea
Describes the destruction of his pickup truck
Oh why'd I have to buy a crooked Smith & Wesson
Regret over choosing a flawed weapon
Oh good gracious me
Continued expression of surprise or dismay at the unfolding events
Oh good gracious me
-Oh good gracious me
-Oh good gracious me
Repetition of the surprise or shock at the situation
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