St. Louis Blues
Heartache in the Gateway City: Unveiling the Depths of St. Louis Blues
Lyrics
I hate to see that evening sun go down,
The speaker is saddened by the setting of the evening sun.
I hate to see that evening sun go down,
Repetition emphasizes the speaker's sorrow as the evening sun goes down.
'Cause my lovin' baby done left this town.
The speaker attributes the departure of their loved one to the town.
If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today,
The speaker expresses a persistent emotional state, possibly heartache.
If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today,
Reiteration of the emotional state and a potential decision to leave.
I'm gonna pack my trunk and make my getaway.
The speaker plans to leave, suggesting a desire to escape the current situation.
Oh, that St. Louis woman, with her diamond rings,
Introduction of a woman from St. Louis with influence over the speaker's man.
She pulls my man around by her apron strings.
The woman controls the speaker's man through material possessions.
And if it wasn't for powder and her store-bought hair,
The woman's use of powder and store-bought hair keeps the man committed.
Oh, that man of mine wouldn't go nowhere.
Without the woman's influence, the man wouldn't leave.
I got those St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be,
The speaker has the St. Louis blues, feeling deeply sad.
Oh, my man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,
The speaker compares their man's heart to an unyielding rock in the sea.
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me.
The man has distanced himself from the speaker.
I love my man like a schoolboy loves his pie,
The speaker loves their man intensely, using a simile for emphasis.
Like a Kentucky colonel loves his rocker and rye
Comparison of love to a Kentucky colonel's affection for his drinks.
I'll love my man until the day I die, Lord, Lord.
The speaker pledges love until death.
I got the St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be, Lord, Lord!
Reiteration of the St. Louis blues, emphasizing deep sadness.
That man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,
Restatement of the man's heart being like a rock, explaining his departure.
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me.
Reiteration of the man distancing himself from the speaker.
I got those St. Louis blues, I got the blues, I got the blues, I got the blues,
Repetition emphasizes the enduring presence of the St. Louis blues.
My man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,
Reiteration of the man's heart being like an unyielding rock.
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me, Lord, Lord!
Restatement of the man going far from the speaker, reinforcing the sense of loss.
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