Drinking Games
Chasing Shadows: A Tale of Love, Loss, and Whiskey
Lyrics
Look here baby
Expressing attention or calling someone's focus.
Whoa
Exclamation, possibly indicating surprise or intensity.
Whoa
-Whoa oh
-She's gone away
Repetition of "She's gone away" suggests loss or departure.
Oh whoa oh
-She's gone away
-Oh whoa oh
-She's gone away
-Oh whoa oh
-Whoa oh
-Smoking trains, drinking games
Reference to engaging in vices like smoking and drinking.
Got me head so gone
Feeling disoriented or intoxicated.
99 bottles of beer
Reference to consuming alcohol (99 bottles of beer).
I been drinking too long
Admitting to prolonged drinking, possibly as a coping mechanism.
Said she's leaving
Acknowledging a departure, expressing a desire for the person to stay.
And she's never coming back this way
-Need you a little while longer
-Baby want you just stay
-Not the girl of my dreams
Describing a person who couldn't be saved from personal struggles.
But could back up a trailer
-Fighting all her demons
-The Lord couldn't save her
-Never lost a drinking game
Reflecting on past mistakes and taking responsibility.
Never really did complain
-Guess it wasn't you
-It was me
-You warned me not fall
Ignoring warnings and regretting actions that led to separation.
And I tripped anyways
-Tried so hard to keep me close
-And I still slipped a way
-Girl I swear I'd take it all back
Expressing regret but acknowledging irreversible actions.
I made a big mistake
-But it's done
-And now you're on the run
-I had somebody who would hold me down
Reflecting on losing someone who supported and cared.
I had somebody who would ease my pain
-I had someone who always put me first
-I can't believe I let her get away
-Oh no
Expressing dismay or realization.
Smoking trains, drinking games
Repetition of drinking and smoking, emphasizing the emotional state.
Got me head so gone
-99 bottles of beer
-I been drinking too long
-Said she's leaving
-And she's never coming back this way
-Need you a little while longer
-Baby want you just stay
-She's the girl of my dreams
Describing an idealized person, potentially the lost love.
Found her way to my heart
-I could tell you about her
-I don't know where to start
-But she's a, perfect 10
-Boot wearing with tan skin
-Shuts it down in any crowd that she stands in
-Whiskey sipping, pour it on up
Additional details about the person's habits and the narrator's environment.
99 bottles in the floor of my truck
-Well alright
References to vehicles and mud, possibly symbolizing being stuck.
Chevy boy, she can't get enough
-Riding through the mud got me stuck on her love
-Maybe tomorrow
Speculating about the future but acknowledging uncertainty.
Won't be like today
-But we'll never find out
-Cause she's gone away
-Whoa oh
Repetition of the theme of loss or departure.
She's gone away
-Oh whoa oh
-She's gone away
-Oh whoa oh
-She's gone away
-Oh whoa oh
-She's gone away
-Oh whoa oh
-She's gone away
-Oh whoa oh
-Whoa oh
-Smoking trains, drinking games
Repetition of the emotional impact of drinking and the desire for the person to stay.
Got me head so gone
-99 bottles of beer
-I been drinking too long
-Said she's leaving
-And she's never coming back this way
-Need you a little while longer
-Baby want you just stay
-Look here baby
Returning attention to someone (Look here baby) and expressing solitude in playing drinking games.
Guess I'll be playing drinking games alone
-Guess I'll be playing drinking games alone
Expressing the continuation of playing drinking games alone, possibly emphasizing loneliness.
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