I Wanta Know I'm Goin' Home
Journey Home Through Mississippi Waters
Lyrics
Well I hope the years that wrinkled up our faces
Expressing a hope that the passage of time has been enjoyable for both individuals, despite the physical effects of aging.
Have enjoyed us half as much as we did then
Hoping that the enjoyment experienced in the past has been equally felt by both parties in their shared experiences.
And if I should die before you jump your traces
If the speaker dies before the listener, they ask for a final favor.
Would you do one more favor for a friend
Requesting a favor from the listener in case of the speaker's death.
Remember all my songs and all their meanings
Asking the listener to recall the speaker's songs and their significance.
And remember how they helped you to believe
Encouraging the listener to remember how the songs were influential in helping them maintain belief or faith.
Then turn my body into ashes and take me with you when you leave
Expressing the desire for the speaker's body to be cremated and taken along by the listener when they depart.
Then take my ashes to St Louie
Specifically mentioning the destination for the speaker's ashes, St. Louis.
Drop 'em in the Mississippi
Requesting the dropping of the ashes in the Mississippi River.
Where the current's strong
Referencing a location in the river where the current is strong.
I wanna flow back through the south land
Expressing the desire to return to the southern region by flowing with the river's current.
I want to know I'm going home
Yearning to feel a sense of returning home through this symbolic act.
Well I ain't plannin' on it happenin'
Not expecting the event mentioned (death) to occur soon.
No time soon now
Emphasizing that the possibility of death is not a constant thought or preoccupation.
And it ain't something that I sit around
Clarifying that thinking about this particular event (death) is not a frequent occurrence.
And think about all the time
Highlighting the shared experiences of howling at the moon with the listener.
But me and you we've howled at
Reflecting on the many instances of howling at the full moon with the listener.
A lot of full moons now
Admitting that occasionally the thought of death crosses the speaker's mind.
And I'll admit that every now and then
Admitting that the speaker sometimes contemplates the event of death.
The thought does cross my mind
Reiterating the desire for the ashes to be taken to St. Louis and dropped in the Mississippi.
So take my ashes to St Louie
Repeating the wish for the ashes to be taken to St. Louis.
Drop 'em in the Mississippi
Reiterating the request to drop the ashes in the Mississippi River.
Where the current's strong
Re-emphasizing the desire for the ashes to be dropped where the river's current is strong.
I wanna flow back through the southland
Repeating the wish to return to the southern region through the river's flow.
I want to know I'm going home
Reiterating the longing to feel a sense of going back home symbolically.
So take my ashes to St Louie
Continuing the request to take the ashes to St. Louis.
Drop 'em in the Mississippi
Reiterating the intention to drop the ashes in the Mississippi River.
Where the current's strong
Re-emphasizing the location in the river where the current is strong for dropping the ashes.
I wanna flow back through the southland
Repeating the desire to return to the southern region through the river's current.
I want to know I'm going home
Reiterating the longing to feel a sense of going back home symbolically.
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