Early Morning Rain
Yearning for Home: Emotions in Early Morning Rain
Lyrics
In the early morning rain with a dollar in my hand
In a state of despair, I find myself in the early morning rain with only a dollar.
With an aching in my heart and my pockets full of sand
Feeling emotional pain and having pockets filled with sand, perhaps symbolizing emptiness.
I'm a long way from home and I miss my loved ones so
Being far away from home, there is a deep longing for the presence of loved ones.
In the early morning rain and no place to go
Stranded in the early morning rain with nowhere to go.
Out on runway No 9 big 7-0-7 set to go
Observing a Boeing 707 on runway No 9, set for departure.
But I'm standing on the grass where the cold wind blows
Standing on the grassy area where the cold wind blows, possibly symbolizing desolation.
Well the liquor tasted good and the women all were fast
Indulging in alcohol, finding solace in its taste, and encountering fast-paced, fleeting relationships.
There she goes my friend she's a rolling now at last
Witnessing the departure of a female companion, expressing a sense of loss.
Hear that mighty engines roar see the silver bird on high
Hearing the powerful roar of airplane engines and seeing a silver bird soaring high.
She's away and westward bound far above the clouds she'll fly
Describing the departure of the airplane, destined westward above the clouds.
Where the morning rain don't fall and the sun will always shine
Imagining a place where there's no morning rain and the sun always shines.
She'll be flying o'er my home in about three hours time
Anticipating the airplane flying over the narrator's home in about three hours.
This old airport's got me down it's no earthly good to me
Expressing frustration with the current state of an old and unhelpful airport.
Cause I'm stuck here on the ground cold and drunk as I can be
Feeling stuck on the ground, experiencing the discomfort of being cold and drunk.
You can't jump a big jet plane like you can an old freight train
Highlighting the impossibility of hitching a ride on a big jet plane like one could on a freight train.
So I'd best be on my way in the early morning rain
Recognizing the need to move on and leave the current situation behind in the early morning rain.
So I'd best be on my way in the early morning rain
Reiterating the urgency to depart in the early morning rain.
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