Bye Bye Blackbird
Winging Low: Embracing Sweet Goodbyes with Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis
Lyrics
No one here can love or understand me
No one in the current place can love or understand the speaker.
Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me
The speaker is faced with unfortunate stories from others.
Pack up all my cares and woe, here I go, winging low
The speaker decides to leave, leaving behind all worries and sorrows.
Bye, bye, blackbird
The farewell to the "blackbird," symbolizing a goodbye or departure.
Where somebody waits for me
The speaker refers to a place where someone special is waiting.
Sugar's sweet, so is she
Describes the sweetness of both sugar and the person waiting.
Bye, bye, blackbird
A repetition of the farewell to the "blackbird."
No one here can love or understand me
Reiteration of the speaker's feeling of being unloved and misunderstood in the current environment.
Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me
Highlighting the prevalence of hard luck stories the speaker encounters.
Make my bed and light the light, I'll arrive late tonight
The speaker is preparing for the journey, symbolized by making the bed and lighting the light.
Blackbird, bye, bye
A final farewell to the "blackbird."
Bye, bye, blackbird
Repetition of the farewell to the "blackbird."
Where somebody waits for me
Reiteration of the place where someone special is waiting.
Sugar's sweet, so is she
Reiteration of the sweetness of both sugar and the person waiting.
Bye, bye, blackbird
Final repetition of the farewell to the "blackbird."
No one here can love or understand me
Reiteration of the speaker's feeling of being unloved and misunderstood in the current environment.
Oh what hard luck stories they all hand me
Repetition of the prevalence of hard luck stories the speaker encounters.
Make my bed and light the light, I'll arrive late tonight
Repetition of the preparation for the journey, indicating a late arrival tonight.
Blackbird, bye, bye
A final farewell to the "blackbird."
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