Feeling Blue
Love's Trial: Eric Burdon's Soulful Journey Through Heartbreak
Lyrics
Forty days and forty nights
Experiencing a period of difficulty lasting forty days and nights.
Since my baby left this town
Reflecting on the absence of the speaker's significant other in the town.
Sunshinin' all day long
Despite the presence of sunshine, there is emotional turmoil represented by the continuous rain.
But the rain keep comin' down
Symbolizing the persistently challenging emotional state due to the departure of the loved one.
She's my life I need her so
Expressing the importance of the departed person in the speaker's life.
Why she left I just don't know
Expressing confusion and bewilderment about the reasons for the departure.
Forty days and forty nights
Continuing the period of emotional distress and longing for the departed person.
Since I set right down and cried
Indicating a moment of intense emotional release through crying.
Keep rainin' all the time
Despite the tears, the emotional difficulties persist, likened to continuous rain.
But the river is runnin' dry
Contrasting the emotional state with a dry river, suggesting a lack of fulfillment or resolution.
Lord help me it just ain't right
Seeking divine assistance, expressing the speaker's feeling of injustice or imbalance in the situation.
I love that girl with all-a my might
Affirming the deep love the speaker has for the departed person.
Forty days and forty nights
Highlighting the extended duration of emotional distress since the heartbreak.
Since my baby broke my heart
Emphasizing the impact of the heartbreak caused by the departure of the loved one.
Searchin' for her in a while
Illustrating the search for the departed person, akin to a blind man in darkness.
Like a blind man in the dark
Conveying the difficulty of finding the departed person in the emotional turmoil.
Love can make a poor man rich
Exploring the dual nature of love, which can bring richness or heartbreak.
Or break his heart I don't know which
Expressing uncertainty about whether love has enriched or broken the speaker's heart.
Forty days and forty nights
Reiterating the enduring period of emotional difficulty similar to a ship navigating the sea.
Like a ship out on the sea
Drawing a parallel between the speaker's journey and a ship at sea, emphasizing vulnerability.
Prayin' for her each night
Expressing a nightly prayer for the return of the departed person.
That she would come back-a home to me
Desiring the return of the loved one to the speaker's home.
Life is love and love is right
Reflecting on the interconnectedness of life and love, hoping for a positive resolution.
I hope she come back home tonight
Expressing hope for the imminent return of the departed person.
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