Trouble in Mind
Eddy Arnold's Troubled Mind: Finding Light in Dark Days
Lyrics
Troubled in mind, I'm little blue
Troubled in mind, feeling a little blue
Bet you I won't be blue always
Confident that the feeling of being blue won't last forever
'Cause that ol' sun's gonna shine
Optimistic about the future because the sun will shine
On Jerry Lee Lewis's back door step someday
Hopeful that success or happiness will come to Jerry Lee Lewis
I'm gonna lay my head
Expressing a desire to find solace, possibly by resting head on a railroad line
On somebody's lonesome railroad line
Choosing a lonely place, perhaps seeking solitude
Let that ol' midnight special
Referring to a midnight train, which may bring relief or distraction
Ease my troubled mind
Desiring relief from a troubled mind through the midnight special
Well, they tell me that old graveyard
Describing a graveyard as a lonely and somber place
Is a mighty lonesome place
Emphasizing the loneliness associated with the graveyard
Lord they put you six feet under
Highlighting the finality of death, with burial six feet under
Shovellin' mud directly in your face
Depicting the harsh reality of mud being shoveled onto the deceased
Well, goodbye baby, may God bless you
Bidding farewell and wishing blessings to a loved one
And may He bless ol' Killer a little bit too
Extending blessings to someone named Killer (possibly Jerry Lee Lewis)
Oh, don't meet you over yonder, baby
Expressing a hope not to meet again in the afterlife
When they throw that Jerry right over you
Suggesting a negative outcome for Jerry Lee Lewis in the future
Troubled in mind, when I'm little blue
Reiterating the feeling of being troubled or blue
Bet you I won't be blue always
Confident that the state of being blue is temporary
'Cause the sun's gonna shine
Repeating optimism about the future due to the sun shining
On, on my back door step
Anticipating a positive change coming to the speaker's doorstep
Some lowdown, lonesome, mother humpin' day
Describing a future day as challenging and lonely
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