Beer for Breakfast
Morning Blues and Broken Hearts: Channing Wilson's Soulful Journey
Lyrics
At a table for one
Expressing solitude or loneliness, sitting alone at a table.
Early morning sun
Describing the time as early morning.
Shining through a broken blind
Light entering through a damaged window blind.
Sure ain't no fun
Conveying the lack of enjoyment or pleasure in the current situation.
The coffee pot's busted
Highlighting a broken coffee pot, possibly indicating a difficult or dysfunctional situation.
The cabinets are empty
Emphasizing emptiness in the cabinets, reflecting scarcity or hardship.
And the bills are piled up
Referencing financial struggles with bills accumulating.
Like cards stacked against me
Comparing the bills to cards stacked against the speaker, suggesting adversity.
And I'm on my way
Indicating a journey or transition.
To missing the days
Expressing nostalgia for simpler times with fewer responsibilities.
When I only had one or two
Recalling a past when the speaker had fewer worries.
But now beer for breakfast
Introducing the coping mechanism of consuming beer for breakfast.
And whiskey by noon
Adding whiskey consumption by noon as part of the coping strategy.
Cause I can't get over you
Linking the coping mechanism to the inability to move on from a past love.
I used to be tough
Reflecting on a time when the speaker was emotionally resilient.
That used to be enough
Suggesting that toughness was once sufficient for emotional challenges.
But there ain't no safety net
Highlighting the absence of a safety net in the context of falling in love.
When you're falling in love
Describing the vulnerability when emotions are at stake.
When hearts are on the line
Emphasizing the cost or consequences when hearts are involved.
Ain't nothing free
Conveying the idea that nothing comes without a cost.
And the way that you left
Referring to the emotional impact of the way the speaker's partner left.
It did a number on me
Expressing the negative effect of the partner's departure on the speaker.
I've tried moving on
Describing attempts to move forward or let go of the past.
Shaking it off
Attempting to overcome or ignore past experiences.
But what gets me through yesterday's news
Using the coping mechanism to deal with the emotional impact of previous events.
Is the beer for breakfast
Reiterating the use of beer for breakfast as a means of coping.
And whiskey by noon
Continuing the coping strategy with whiskey consumption by noon.
Cause I still can't get over you
Linking the coping mechanism to the ongoing struggle of moving on.
Well, I've always heard
Referring to a common saying about avoiding mixing alcohol and sadness.
No matter how bad you hurts
Emphasizing the importance of avoiding alcohol when feeling emotionally hurt.
You never mix booze with the blues
Expressing the idea that mixing alcohol with sadness is not advisable.
Cause beer for breakfast
Repeating the use of beer for breakfast as a coping mechanism.
And whiskey by noon
Continuing the coping strategy with whiskey consumption by noon.
Is all I got to get over you
Summarizing the coping mechanism as the speaker's primary way to move on.
That's all I've got to get over you
Reiterating that beer for breakfast and whiskey by noon are the speaker's only means to overcome the past relationship.
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