Supper Time
Yearning for Home: Supper Time's Heartrending Tale
Lyrics
Supper time I should set the table
Expresses the anticipation of preparing for supper.
'Cause it's supper time
Highlights the importance of setting the table for dinner.
Somehow I'm not able 'cause that man of mine
Conveys a sense of inability to perform the usual tasks because her partner is absent.
Ain't coming home no more
Declares that her partner won't be returning home.
Supper time kids will soon be yelling
Addresses the impending chaos as children will soon demand their dinner.
For their supper time
Reiterates the approaching supper time for the kids.
How'll I keep from telling that, that man of mine
Expresses the challenge of not revealing the absence of her partner.
Ain't coming home no more
Reiterates the permanent absence of her partner.
How'll I keep explaining when they ask me where he's gone
Poses a question about explaining the partner's absence when asked by the children.
How'll I keep from crying when I bring their supper on
Questions how she can avoid crying while serving dinner to the children.
How can I remind them to pray at their humble board
Raises the challenge of maintaining a sense of normalcy during family prayers despite the partner's absence.
How can I be thankful when they start to thank the Lord, Lord
Reflects on the difficulty of feeling gratitude when the children express thanks to the Lord.
It's supper time I should set the table
Repeats the idea of setting the table for supper.
'Cause it's supper time
Restates the inability to perform the usual tasks due to the partner's absence.
Somehow I'm not able 'cause that man of mine
Reiterates the permanent absence of her partner.
Ain't coming home no more, ain't coming home no more
Confirms the partner's definitive non-return.
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