One for the Highway
Journey of Heartache: Fats Domino's 'One for the Highway' Unveiled
Lyrics
Give me one for the highway
Expressing a desire for a drink before hitting the road.
Give me two for the road
Requesting two drinks, possibly indicating a long journey ahead.
Give me three for my Baby
Asking for three drinks for the singer's baby who has been taken by someone else.
That someone else done stole
Acknowledging the theft of the singer's baby by another person.
Since my baby been gone
Expressing the pain and difficulty of coping since the baby's departure.
I just can't go on
Conveying the singer's emotional struggle and inability to move on.
I'm leavin' here today
Deciding to leave the current place or situation.
It had no use to stay
Acknowledging the futility of staying in the current circumstance.
But is anything happen to me
Expressing concern for the singer's well-being if something happens.
No matter where I'll be
Assuring that no matter where the singer is, someone should be aware.
Make sure that I'll be seen
Emphasizing visibility in the singer's hometown, New Orleans.
In my hometown New Orleans
Specifically mentioning New Orleans as the singer's hometown.
Tell them Bye Baby Bye
Instructing to say goodbye to the baby.
Byebye Baby Byebye
Repeating the farewell, possibly indicating the difficulty in letting go.
It hurts but I understand
Expressing understanding and acceptance of the baby being with another person.
You've got you another man
Acknowledging the presence of a new man in the baby's life.
But is anything happen to me
Reiterating the concern for the singer's well-being in case of anything happening.
No matter where I'll be
Restating the assurance that someone should know the singer's whereabouts.
Make sure that I'll be seen
Emphasizing visibility in the singer's hometown, New Orleans, once again.
In my hometown New Orleans
Reaffirming the connection to and importance of New Orleans in the singer's life.
Oh Give me one for the highway
Repeating the initial desire for a drink before hitting the road.
Give me two for the road
Requesting two drinks again, emphasizing the journey.
Give me three for my Baby
Asking for three drinks for the missing baby once more.
That someone else done stole
Reiterating the fact that someone else has taken the singer's baby.
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