Strawberry Wine
Timeless Echoes of Youth: Strawberry Wine's Bittersweet Symphony
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He was working through college on my grandpa's farm
Working on the grandpa's farm while in college, setting the scene
I was thirsting for knowledge and he had a car
The person telling the story is seeking knowledge, and the other person has a car
I was caught somewhere between a woman and a child
The narrator is in a transitional phase between womanhood and childhood
When one restless summer we found love growing wild
Describing a summer where wild love blossomed
On the banks of the river on a well beaten path
Love discovered on a familiar path by the river
It's funny how those memories they last
Memories are enduring, akin to the lasting impact of strawberry wine
Like strawberry wine and seventeen
Recalling the sweetness of love at seventeen
The hot July moon saw everything
The moon witnessed the events of that passionate July
My first taste of love oh bittersweet
First love is described as bittersweet
Green on the vine
Symbolizing the youthfulness of love with "Green on the vine"
Like strawberry wine
Reiterating the imagery of strawberry wine in relation to love
I still remember when thirty was old
Reflecting on the perception of age when thirty seemed old
And my biggest fear was September when he had to go
September is feared because it marks a departure
A few cards and letters and one long distance call
Communication dwindled to cards, letters, and a long-distance call
We drifted away like the leaves in the fall
The relationship drifted apart like leaves falling in the fall
But year after year I come back to this place
Returning to the place each year to reminisce about the taste of love
Just to remember the taste
Reiterating the lingering taste of strawberry wine at seventeen
Of strawberry wine and seventeen
The moon witnessed the memories, emphasizing the romantic association
The hot July moon saw everything
Recollection of the bittersweet first taste of love
My first taste of love oh bittersweet
Green on the vine symbolizes the freshness and youth of that love
Green on the vine
Reiterating the connection between love and strawberry wine
Like strawberry wine
Emphasizing the enduring nature of the memories
The fields have grown over now
Fields have changed over time, marking the passage of years
Years since they've seen the plow
The land has not been plowed for years, suggesting the passage of time
There's nothing time hasn't touched
Time has left its mark on everything except the memories
Is it really him or the loss of my innocence
Questioning whether the longing is for the person or the innocence lost
I've been missing so much
Expressing the profound sense of missing and loss
Like strawberry wine and seventeen
Reiterating the enduring impact of strawberry wine and being seventeen
The hot July moon saw everything
The moon witnessed the events, underscoring their significance
My first taste of love oh bittersweet
Recollecting the bittersweet taste of first love
Green on the vine
Green on the vine symbolizes the freshness and vitality of that love
Like strawberry wine
Reiterating the enduring connection between love and strawberry wine
Strawberry wine
Repeating the poignant imagery of strawberry wine
Strawberry wine
Final emphasis on the enduring impact of strawberry wine
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