Early Morning Rain
Journey of Longing: Early Morning Rain's Poignant Tale
Lyrics
In the early morning rain with a dollar in my hand
In a difficult situation in the early morning, holding only a dollar.
With an aching in my heart and my pockets full of sand
Feeling pain in the heart, with pockets full of sand (symbolic of emptiness).
I'm a long way from home and I miss my loved ones so
Far from home, missing loved ones.
In the early morning rain with no place to go
Stuck in the early morning rain with no destination.
Out on runway No 9 big 7-0-7 set to go
On runway No 9, observing a 707 plane ready to depart.
But I'm standin' on the grass where the cold winds blow
Standing on a grassy area where cold winds blow.
Where the liquor tasted good and the women all were fast
Recalling a place where alcohol was enjoyable, and people were fast.
There she goes my friend she's a rolling now at last
Referring to the plane as it starts rolling.
Hear the mighty engines roar see the silver bird on high
Noting the powerful sound of the plane's engines and its takeoff.
She's away and westward bound far above the clouds she'll fly
Describing the plane's westward journey above the clouds.
Where the morning rain don't fall and the sun always shine
Contrasting the destination with the current situation, where rain falls in the morning.
She'll be flying o'er my home in about three hours time
Anticipating the plane flying over the speaker's home in a few hours.
This old airport's got me down it's no earthly good to me
Expressing dissatisfaction with the current state of the airport.
Cause I'm stuck here on the ground as cold and drunk as I can be
Feeling stuck on the ground, cold, and intoxicated.
You can't jump a big jet plane like you can an old freight train
Comparing the inability to board a plane to jumping on a freight train.
So I'd best be on my way in the early morning rain
Expressing the need to leave in the early morning rain.
So I'd best be on my way in the early morning rain
Reiterating the urgency to depart in the early morning rain.
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