El Paso
Journey Through El Paso: A Tale of Reflection and Longing
Lyrics
I was told long ago that you learn more on
I was told long ago that practical learning on a building site is more valuable than traditional education in school.
A building site than you would in school
Highlighting the contrast between practical experience and formal education.
I don't know who's to know in El Paso
The uncertainty of knowledge or understanding in El Paso is expressed.
Friday night still floodlights you
Despite it being Friday night, the presence of floodlights suggests an active or illuminated atmosphere in El Paso.
Hear us roar sing the town til we die
A sense of community pride is depicted as the town sings together passionately.
Then our throats went sore
After singing, the throats become sore, perhaps symbolizing the sacrifices made for their shared expression.
We have grown on the road to El Paso
Development and growth are experienced on the journey to El Paso.
Photographs on your mantlepiece they fade
Fading photographs on the mantelpiece suggest the passage of time and memories losing clarity.
Sitting at some bus stop in the pouring rain
Reflecting on moments spent at a bus stop in the rain, emphasizing life's challenges.
In your mind things that you've seen
Mind holds the memories and experiences witnessed.
Leather shoes on the other foot
Shifting perspective by putting oneself in another's shoes and questioning how it feels.
How does that feel
Asking about the emotional impact of experiencing someone else's situation.
If you want to go I'll take you there
Offering to accompany someone on a journey if they desire.
Feel the rain on your face in the morning
Immersing in the sensory experience of feeling rain on the face in the morning.
Ahh let's go back, take me back to El Paso
Expressing a nostalgic desire to return to El Paso.
Go around with your tie and
Observing someone with a formal appearance, possibly detached from the emotions of El Paso.
Your briefcase with a look
Perceiving a judgmental look, feeling devalued.
On your face like I'm a waste of space
Expressing a sense of being considered insignificant.
Take me back, take me back to El Paso
Reiterating the desire to return to El Paso.
Ohhh take a walk, take a
Suggesting taking a reflective walk down the echo road while waiting.
Walk down the echo road, i'll be waiting
Waiting with anticipation for a return, emphasizing patience.
Don't you know I'll be waiting
Reassurance that the speaker will be waiting for the listener.
And if you want to go I'll take you there
Offering companionship for a journey if the listener wishes.
Feel the rain on your face in the morning
Repeating the sensory experience of feeling rain on the face in the morning.
Ahh let's go back, take me back to El Paso
Expressing a nostalgic longing to return to El Paso.
Go around with your tie and
Observing someone with a formal appearance, possibly detached from the emotions of El Paso.
Your briefcase with a look
Perceiving a judgmental look, feeling devalued.
On your face like I'm a waste of space
Expressing a sense of being considered insignificant.
Take me back, take me back
Reiterating the desire to return to El Paso.
Take me back, let's go back to El
Emphasizing the longing to return to El Paso.
Paso, to El Paso, to El Paso
Repeated emphasis on returning to El Paso.
To my El Pas-o-o-o-o-o
Final repetition of the desire to return to "my" El Paso.
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