Someday Soon Baby
Someday Soon Redemption: Fleetwood Mac's Timeless Tale of Hope
Lyrics
I don't care how long you gone
I am indifferent to how long you've been away.
I don't care how long you stay
I am indifferent to how long you choose to stay.
Good kind treatment
Expecting good treatment to eventually bring you back home.
Bring you back home someday
Anticipation that the good treatment will lead to your return.
Someday, baby
Emphasis on the eventual return, expressing hope for the future.
You ain't gon' worry my mind anymore!
You will not cause me worry or distress in the future.
Ah that wind
Reference to a symbolic wind, possibly representing challenges.
That old chilly breeze
Describing the discomfort brought by an old, chilly breeze.
Come blowin' through
The breeze blowing through, a metaphor for challenges or troubles.
Your BVDs
Reference to undergarments being affected by the breeze.
But someday baby you ain't gon' worry my mind anymore
Reiteration that you won't be a source of concern in the future.
If you don't quit bettin'
Warning against excessive gambling as it won't lead to gains.
Boy them dice won't pay
Caution about the consequences of persistent gambling with dice.
It's gonna send you home
The consequences of gambling will lead you home in a negative way.
On your yes yes yes
Emphasis on a negative outcome through repetition (yes yes yes).
But someday baby
Reiteration of the assurance that you won't be a concern anymore.
You ain't gonna worry my life anymore
Expressing confidence that future worries will be eliminated.
It ain't but the one thing that give a man the blues
Highlighting that a particular thing causes distress or sadness.
He ain't got no bottom
Symbolizing hardship through the lack of basic necessities.
On is last pair of shoes
Reassurance that future worries will be alleviated.
But someday baby
Confidence that concerns will no longer trouble the mind.
You ain't gonna worry my mind anymore
Restating the assurance that worries will be eliminated.
I tell all the people in your neighborhood
Informing people in the neighborhood about the person's negative traits.
You's a no good woman
Labeling the person as untrustworthy and mean.
You's a mean old girl
Reinforcing negative qualities attributed to the person.
But someday baby
Confidently reiterating that the person won't be a concern anymore.
You ain't gonna worry poor John's mind anymore
Expressing relief that the person will no longer trouble John's mind.
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