New Street Blues
Escaping the Urban Struggle: Gerry Rafferty's New Street Blues Tale
Lyrics
Sitting here is really bringing me down
Sitting in the current situation is making me feel depressed.
I think I'll get up and go downtown
Deciding to stand up and head to the downtown area.
Have a drink and maybe look up a friend
Planning to have a drink and possibly meet a friend.
To talk the hours away and hope the night will never end.
Intending to engage in conversation for hours, hoping the night won't end.
Look in my pockets to see what I've got
Checking the contents of my pockets to see what I have.
I count my money, I don't have a lot
Counting my money, realizing I don't have much.
The situation is always the same
Expressing frustration that the situation is consistently the same.
I've got to get out of here, this place is driving me insane.
Feeling the need to leave, as the current place is causing mental distress.
Hold on, I'm getting the new street blues.
Anticipating a sense of melancholy or blues associated with a new street or location.
About a year ago, I knocked on this door
Reflecting on a past event where I sought refuge by asking a friend for a place to sleep.
I asked my friend if I could sleep on the floor
Expressing gratitude for being allowed to stay, even if it meant sleeping on the floor.
He took me in, said I was welcome to stay
Committing to repay the friend for their kindness.
I told him then that I was going to pay him back someday.
Informing the friend of the intention to repay the favor in the future.
He took me in and all he asked was a song
Recalling that the friend only asked for a song in return for the favor.
It didn't sound me when I knew it was wrong
Feeling uneasy as it becomes apparent that fulfilling the request felt wrong.
It got so bad that we were drunk every night
Describing a worsening situation where both individuals were consistently intoxicated.
And I'd pretend that come tomorrow night things would be alright.
Pretending that things would improve the next night, despite the current struggles.
Hold on, I'm getting the new street blues.
Reiterating a sense of impending blues associated with a new street or place.
Sitting here is really bringing me down
Experiencing a continued sense of sadness while sitting in the current location.
I think I'll get up and go downtown
Deciding to change the environment by going to the downtown area.
Have a drink and maybe look up a friend
Planning to socialize, have a drink, and potentially meet a friend.
To talk the hours away and hope the night will never end.
Intending to engage in conversation for hours, hoping the night won't end.
Look in my pockets to see what I've got
Checking the contents of my pockets to see what I have.
I count my money, I don't have a lot
Counting my money, realizing I don't have much.
The situation is always the same
Expressing frustration that the situation is consistently the same.
I've got to get out of here, this place is driving me insane.
Feeling the need to leave, as the current place is causing mental distress.
Hold on, I'm getting the new street blues.
Anticipating a sense of melancholy or blues associated with a new street or location.
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