Last Chance County
Discover the Desperate Journey Through Last Chance County
Lyrics
Open my eyes to find I'm on a bus
Opening scene on a bus in Last Chance County, setting the stage.
At the edge of the county where most folks have given up
Describes the county as a place where hope is scarce.
My seat is towards the back and the ride here is full up
The narrator is on a crowded bus, suggesting a shared journey.
The smell is overwhelming and the occupants are mostly drunk
Portrays a grim atmosphere with the smell and drunken occupants.
Don't you feel we must go?
Expresses a sense of urgency to leave, highlighting the repetitiveness and lack of progress.
Don't you feel we must go?
-We go around here in circles
-We go around to no end
-Last Chance County
Introduces the concept of Last Chance County as a final opportunity.
Last chance for me
-I was on my way to the job where I am stuck
The narrator is trapped in a job with oppressive rules and a bleak outlook.
Where the men in the store run the rules like before
-And the rest of us suck it up
-I was hoping yesterday would be the day
Expresses hope for change and advancement in the narrator's life, which doesn't materialize.
Where the lines would all change, my life rearrange
-But no promotion did appear that day
-Don't you feel we must go?
Reiterates the need to leave, emphasizing the circular and unproductive nature of the current situation.
Don't you feel we must go?
-We go around here in circles
-We go around to no end
-Last Chance County
Reaffirms the critical nature of the situation in Last Chance County for the narrator.
Last chance for me
-Going 'round and 'round and 'round
Describes the monotony of the journey, with no progress and a limited bus pass.
And no new avenues are found
-And now they've got another mile
-'Til my bus pass is run down
-The wheels on this bus, they are rotten, full of puss
Metaphorically describes the bus as rotten, symbolizing the decay and unfulfilled potential in their lives.
The past undigested, the truth never spoken
-The aves never travelled, the rules never broken
-Go around in circles, we go to nowhere
-The lives we were meant to lead all got off back there
-Last Chance County
Reiterates the theme of Last Chance County as the final opportunity for change.
Last chance for me
-Last Chance County
-Last chance for me
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