In Your Arms Tonight
Yearning for Home: A Sailor's Longing
Lyrics
Another hot and dusty day
Expressing the setting of a hot and dusty day.
The sun beats down on me
Describing the intense heat from the sun.
Melts my dreams away
The heat is causing the dissolution of dreams.
I hear the captain call my name
Hearing a call from a captain or authority figure.
Fifteen long years
Reflecting on 15 years of labor or commitment.
Working on this gang
Working in a challenging or tough environment.
Somebody tell me
Seeking guidance or answers from others.
What am I to do
Expressing uncertainty about the next steps.
I need to get back home
Yearning to return home.
Work my way to you
Desiring to reunite with a loved one.
And maybe someday
Expressing hope for a positive future.
Things will be alright
Anticipating that circumstances will improve.
Wish I could find myself
Longing to be with a special person.
In you're arms tonight
Expressing the desire to be in the arms of a loved one.
Somebody tell me
Repeating the call for guidance or advice.
What am I to do
Reiterating the uncertainty about the next steps.
I need to get back home
Reaffirming the yearning to return home.
Work my way to you
Reiterating the desire to reunite with a loved one.
And maybe someday
Expressing continued hope for a positive future.
Things will be alright
Believing that things will eventually improve.
Wish I could find myself
Repeating the longing for a special person.
In you're arms tonight
Reiterating the desire to be in the arms of a loved one.
And now the sun is going down
Describing the sunset and a change in circumstances.
The life I used to know
Reflecting on a past life now gone or lost.
Buried in the ground
Acknowledging the burial of past experiences.
Still my thoughts return to you
Despite changes, thoughts continue to focus on a loved one.
All the things we planned
Mentioning unfulfilled plans with a loved one.
Never will come true
Accepting that certain dreams will never come true.
Somebody tell me
Reiterating the plea for guidance or answers.
What am I to do
Expressing a sense of resignation or acceptance.
I'll never go back home
Deciding not to return home, possibly due to loss or change.
Find what's left of you
Searching for remnants or memories of a loved one.
But maybe someday
Maintaining a glimmer of hope for a positive future.
Things will be alright
Believing that circumstances may eventually improve.
Wish I could find myself
Repeating the longing to be in the arms of a loved one.
In you're arms tonight
Expressing the enduring desire to be close to a special person.
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