Ramblin'
Rambling Blues: Aretha's Journey of Love and Departure
Lyrics
I've got the blues for the highway
I feel a sense of longing and melancholy related to the open road
Rambling blues, I got to go
Expressing a desire to travel and move, driven by a restless feeling
I better start running
Recognizing the need to start moving or taking action
Because walking for me is much too slow, oh, yes, it is
Walking is too slow, implying a sense of urgency to cover distance
I'm undecided whether to go or stay
Feeling torn between staying and leaving
It's true I love you, baby, but I can not make it this way
Acknowledging love for someone but unable to continue in the current situation
Oh, baby, I just can't make it this way, oh no, I can't
Expressing the difficulty of continuing in the current relationship
You got me worried every night and day, oh yes, I do now
Feeling anxious and troubled throughout day and night
Well, I'm just plain and tired sick of your funky ways
Expressing exhaustion and frustration with the partner's behavior
Yeah, hey, baby, yeah
A general expression of frustration or emphasis on the preceding line
Tell them about it
Encouraging someone to share their experience or feelings
I understand you
Understanding and empathizing with the other person
Yeah, tell them about it, yeah, oh
Encouraging continued sharing or expression
So long baby, baby, goodbye
Bidding farewell to the partner or a relationship
I'm going start rambling, going to be rambling 'til the day I die
Committing to a lifestyle of continuous wandering until death
Yeah, baby, gonna ramble ramble ramble ramble
Repeating the intention to ramble, suggesting a strong commitment to it
Get into something until the day I die, yes, I am
Planning to engage in various activities until the end of life
Oh, so long, oh, so long
Saying goodbye with a sense of finality
Tell them about it, tell them about it right now
Encouraging others to share the experience or story
So long, baby, oh yeah
Repeating the farewell with emphasis
Tell the story, rambling
Encouraging the narration of the experience of rambling
I'm going to be rambling
Reiterating the commitment to ramble
'Til the day I die, yeah, oh yeah
Committing to rambling until the end of life
You got it, baby, you got it
Acknowledging understanding or agreement from the partner
So long, baby
A final farewell, emphasizing the departure
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