Boxcar's My Home
Wanderlust Rhapsody: Embracing the Hobo Spirit in 'Boxcar's My Home'
Lyrics
Boxcar's my home, railroad my friend
Expressing a close connection to living in a boxcar and having the railroad as a reliable companion.
It's been that way since I don't know when
Describing a long-standing relationship with the boxcar and railroad, dating back to an unspecified time.
I'm here today, tomorrow I'm gone
Conveying a transient lifestyle, being present today but indicating departure tomorrow.
Where I hang my hat is where I call home
Emphasizing that home is wherever the speaker hangs their hat, suggesting adaptability and simplicity.
Stars at night my roof over head
Depicting the open sky as the speaker's roof during the night spent in the boxcar.
The ground below where I make my bed
Referring to the ground as the bed, highlighting the rough and minimalistic lifestyle of a wanderer.
Horizons you see well that is my walls
Describing the vast horizons as metaphorical walls, suggesting a limitless and free existence.
When the sun comes up my hobo blood calls
Indicating a natural inclination to travel when the sun rises, attributing it to the speaker's "hobo blood."
Stars at night my roof over head
Reiterating the imagery of the night sky as a roof and the ground as a bed.
The ground below where I make my bed
Echoing the idea of horizons as walls and the call of hobo blood when the sun comes up.
Horizons you see well that is my walls
Repeating the concept of horizons as symbolic walls, emphasizing the vastness of the speaker's world.
When the sun comes up my hobo blood calls
Reemphasizing the natural instinct to move when the sun rises, driven by the wanderer's spirit.
Boxcar's my home, railroad my friend
Restating the bond with the boxcar and railroad, portraying them as essential elements of the speaker's life.
It's been that way since I don't know when
Affirming the enduring nature of the connection with the boxcar and railroad over an undefined period.
I'm here today tomorrow I'm gone
Expressing the transient nature of the speaker's presence, emphasizing the unpredictability of their whereabouts.
Where I hang my hat is where I call home
Reiterating that the concept of home is flexible, tied to wherever the speaker chooses to hang their hat.
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