Go It Alone
Journey of Solitude: Clint Black's Tale of Independence
Lyrics
Here we are again my old friend
Reflecting on the enduring nature of friendship, addressing an old friend.
We rode to the ends of the earth and back again
Recalling journeys together, exploring the depths and returning.
We've seen all and done all that there is to do
Having experienced everything life offers, feeling a sense of completion.
Now you're ridin' the sky with the others we knew
Friend is now deceased and part of the sky, joining others who passed away.
Ridin' free like the drifer you are
Acknowledging the friend's free-spirited nature, like a drifter.
With your back to the wind
Imagery of freedom, facing the wind, symbolizing challenges.
But I have seen you and me with our backs to the wall
Recalling challenging times where they faced adversity.
We have fought to be free from both sides of the law
Struggling for freedom, confronting challenges from both legal and illegal perspectives.
Sometimes we're forgiven the chances we take
Acknowledging forgiveness for risks taken, the consequences faced.
Most times we're just bending the rules when they break
Often bending rules when they are violated, navigating difficulties.
But this is one ride just you alone have to make
Emphasizing a unique journey that the friend must undertake alone.
Win, lose or draw
Regardless of outcomes, emphasizing the solitary nature of this journey.
You go it alone my old friend
Reiterating the theme of facing life's challenges alone.
We could never know how just how it would end
Uncertain of the outcome of life's journey.
We're just flesh and bone, we break and we bend
Highlighting human vulnerability, the fragility of the body and spirit.
It's chiseled in stone, we say our amen
Expressing the permanence of life's choices and experiences.
And you go it alone
Reiterating the idea of facing life's challenges alone.
There once was a time when we knew the trails
Reflecting on a time when they knew the paths of life intimately.
Now ahead or behind are fences and rails
Life now constrained by obstacles, symbolized by fences and rails.
We've outlived the lifetime and ran out of room
Having surpassed the expected lifespan, with limited space for more experiences.
But every hand finally throws up his hat to the moon
Symbolizing the end of the road, acknowledging life's final moments.
Now the fiddler's just played his last tune
Reference to the end of music, storytelling, and possibly life.
And told his last tale
Recognizing the conclusion of narratives and tales.
He said, you go it alone my old friend
Reiterating the theme of facing life's challenges alone.
We could never know how just how it would end
Emphasizing the uncertainty of life's conclusion.
We're just flesh and bone, we break and we bend
Reiterating the vulnerability of human existence.
Now it's chiseled in stone, we've said our amen
Stating the permanence of life's choices and the conclusion of their journey.
And you go it alone
Reiterating the idea of facing life's challenges alone.
You go it alone, you go it alone
Concluding with a repeated emphasis on facing life's challenges alone.
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