The Wagon Wheel
Wagon Wheel Woes: A Journey from Heartbreak to the Colorado Streams
Lyrics
Well I'm heading out west to get out of North Caroline
Expresses the narrator's decision to leave North Carolina due to a troubled relationship.
My baby done me wrong and I think I'm gonna lose my mind
Indicates emotional distress caused by the narrator's partner who has wronged them.
Somebody else gave her the dogwood flower
Refers to someone else giving the partner a dogwood flower, possibly signifying a new romantic interest.
Living this way just turns this ol' boy sour
Describes how the current lifestyle is negatively affecting the narrator's mood.
Hey Carolina you can keep my baby tonight
Challenges North Carolina to keep the narrator's partner for the night.
I'd like to take your wagon wheel and smash it on the floor
Expresses a desire to break the symbolic "wagon wheel" associated with the partner's actions.
I've been hit by your wagon wheel too many times before
Conveys the pain of repetitive experiences and encounters with the partner's actions.
In the car, in the grocery store, when I'm drunk on the barroom floor
Enumerates various situations (car, grocery store, barroom) where the narrator has faced the impact of the partner's behavior.
I'd like to take your wagon wheel and smash it on the floor
Reiterates the wish to break the symbolic "wagon wheel" as a response to the continued suffering.
Well I'm heading out west to those Colorado Rocky streams
Reveals the narrator's new destination, Colorado, and references the calming influence of Rocky streams.
Old crow fiddle and his band are a following me
Introduces Old Crow Fiddle and his band following the narrator, possibly representing a new musical and supportive environment.
Took all his money playing poker last night
Narrates how the narrator acquired money by playing poker but implies potential negative consequences.
Took all the rest from the banjo players wife
Highlights a risky action involving the banjo player's wife, suggesting the narrator's adventurous or reckless behavior.
I hear 'em calling but this man done had his fun
Acknowledges the call of responsibilities but implies the narrator's resistance due to having had enough fun.
I'd like to take your wagon wheel and smash it on the floor
Reiterates the desire to break the symbolic "wagon wheel" associated with the partner's actions.
I've been hit by your wagon wheel too many times before
Repeats the emotional impact of the partner's actions and the desire to end the cycle.
In the car, in the grocery store, when I'm dead down at your door
Describes feeling worn down and expresses the desire to confront the partner.
I'd like to take your wagon wheel and smash it on the floor
Reiterates the wish to break the symbolic "wagon wheel" as a response to the ongoing emotional pain.
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