I Ain't Got No Home
Wandering Through Hardship: Bruce Springsteen's Tale
Lyrics
I ain't got no home, I'm just a ramblin' around
Feeling displaced and without a permanent residence, constantly moving.
A hard working ramblin' man, I go from town to town
Describing oneself as a hardworking wanderer, traveling from place to place.
The police make it hard wherever I may go
Encountering difficulties with law enforcement wherever one goes.
And I ain't got no home in this world anymore
Expressing a sense of homelessness and not belonging in the world anymore.
I was farmin' on the shares and always I was poor
Being involved in farming on a sharecropping basis and consistently facing poverty.
My crops I laid into the banker's door
Depicting a desperate situation where crops are used as collateral but still facing financial hardship.
And my wife took down and died upon the cabin floor
Tragedy strikes as the speaker's wife passes away in their humble cabin.
And I ain't got no home in this world anymore
Reiterating the lack of a home, emphasizing the speaker's rootlessness.
I ain't got no home, I'm just a ramblin' around
Reiteration of the speaker's homelessness and constant wandering lifestyle.
A hard working ramblin' man, I go from town to town
Reaffirming the hardworking and itinerant nature of the speaker.
The police make it hard wherever I may go
Continuing theme of facing challenges with law enforcement in different locations.
And I ain't got no home in this world anymore
Repeating the sentiment of not having a home in the current world.
Now as I look around it's mighty plain to see
Observing the world and highlighting its harsh realities and contradictions.
This wide wicked world is a funny place to be
Describing the world as wicked and ironic, especially regarding wealth and poverty.
The gamblin' man is rich and the workin' man is poor
Pointing out the disparity between the rich (gamblers) and the poor (workers).
And I ain't got no home in this world anymore
Reiterating the speaker's sense of not having a home in the current societal structure.
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