Strawberry Wine
Eternal Essence: Love's Journey in Strawberry Wine
Lyrics
He was working through college on my grandpa's farm
He worked on his grandpa's farm while attending college.
I was thirsting for knowledge and he had a car
The narrator desired knowledge, and the person in question had a car.
I was caught somewhere between a woman and a child
The narrator was in a transitional phase between womanhood and childhood.
When one restless summer we found love growing wild
During a restless summer, they experienced love growing wildly.
On the banks of the river on a well beaten path
Love blossomed on a well-trodden path by the river.
It's funny how those memories they last
Memories of that time endure, much like strawberry wine.
Like strawberry wine and seventeen
Describes the nostalgic quality of the memories, mentioning strawberry wine and being seventeen.
The hot July moon saw everything
The events were witnessed by the hot July moon.
My first taste of love oh bittersweet
The narrator's first experience of love was bittersweet.
Green on the vine
Refers to the innocence of youth represented by the greenness of the vine.
Like strawberry wine
Reiterates the comparison of love to strawberry wine.
I still remember when thirty was old
Reflects on the narrator's perception of age when thirty seemed old.
And my biggest fear was September when he had to go
September was feared as it marked the person's departure.
A few cards and letters and one long distance call
Communication dwindled to cards, letters, and a long-distance call.
We drifted away like the leaves in the fall
They drifted apart, akin to leaves falling in the fall.
But year after year I come back to this place
The narrator revisits the place annually to reminisce.
Just to remember the taste
Rekindling the memory and taste of strawberry wine and being seventeen.
Of strawberry wine and seventeen
Repeats the nostalgic theme of strawberry wine and being seventeen.
The hot July moon saw everything
The hot July moon observed everything during those moments.
My first taste of love oh bittersweet
The first taste of love is described as bittersweet.
Green on the vine
Green on the vine symbolizes the youthfulness of the experience.
Like strawberry wine
Reiterates the comparison of love to strawberry wine.
The fields have grown over now
Fields have changed over time, representing the passage of years.
Years since they've seen the plow
Years have passed since the fields were plowed.
There's nothing time hasn't touched
Time has left its mark on everything.
Is it really him or the loss of my innocence
The narrator questions whether the longing is for the person or the loss of innocence.
I've been missing so much
Expresses the profound sense of missing something.
Like strawberry wine and seventeen
Repeats the nostalgic theme of strawberry wine and being seventeen.
The hot July moon saw everything
Highlights the moon as a silent witness to past events.
My first taste of love oh bittersweet
Recalls the bittersweet nature of the first taste of love.
Green on the vine
Green on the vine symbolizes the enduring youthfulness of the memory.
Like strawberry wine
Reiterates the comparison of love to strawberry wine.
Strawberry wine
Repeats the title, emphasizing the significance of strawberry wine.
Strawberry wine
Concludes with the poignant mention of strawberry wine.
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