Lyrics
Well, I woke up this mornin'
Expressing the start of a new day.
With ramblin' on my mind
Feeling the urge to wander or roam in one's thoughts.
Well, I woke up this mornin'
Reiteration of the morning and the persistence of wandering thoughts.
With ramblin' on my mind
Continuation of the theme of having a restless mind.
Well, my babe had quit me
Indicating a personal relationship issue; the speaker's partner has left.
And I couldn't hardly keep from cryin'
Expressing the emotional difficulty in dealing with the partner's departure.
She brought me up North
Referring to a past event where the partner took the speaker to the northern part of the country.
When I was just out of school
Recalling a time when the speaker was young and inexperienced.
She brought me up North
Repetition of the partner's action of taking the speaker to the North.
When I was just out of school
Highlighting the vulnerability of the speaker during that time.
Since she got me up North
Suggesting negative consequences or regrets resulting from going North.
She tried to play me for a fool
Implying that the partner deceived or manipulated the speaker.
When a woman said she love you
Offering advice to not take a woman's declaration of love too seriously.
Man, don't pay that no mind
Encouraging emotional detachment from a woman's expressions of love.
When a woman said she loves you
Repetition of the caution against trusting a woman's love professed.
Man, don't pay that no mind
Reiterating the importance of not letting a woman's love declarations affect one's judgment.
She'll have you out of your home
Warning of the potential consequences of believing a woman's love.
Just like I'm outta mine
Personal experience of losing home due to misplaced trust in a woman's love.
When you see me leave you
Addressing the future departure of the speaker.
Hang crepe on your door
Symbolic suggestion to mourn or be prepared for a change in the speaker's absence.
When you see me leavin'
Reiteration of the impending departure and its impact.
Hang crepe on your door
Repeating the symbolic act of mourning for the speaker's departure.
Well, I won't be dead
Clarifying that the speaker will be physically alive but absent.
But I ain't comin' here no more
Final confirmation of the speaker's decision to leave and not return.
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