Little Hitchhiker
Journey of a Red Suitcase: Grace Potter's Little Hitchhiker Tale
Lyrics
She was on her way to find her mama
Beginning of a journey to find her mother.
Everything she owned in a red suitcase
Carrying her belongings in a red suitcase.
She followed the road along the river
Following a road parallel to a river.
And she sang to herself when it turned late
Singing to herself as night falls.
Ooh, little hitchhiker
Acknowledgment and emphasis on her being a little hitchhiker.
Ooh, you're on your way
Encouraging her on the journey.
Ooh, little hitchhiker
Reiteration of her status as a little hitchhiker.
You're gonna find what you're lookin' for someday
Expressing confidence that she will find what she's seeking eventually.
She awoke in a field full of flowers
Waking up in a field filled with flowers.
Near the bend in the old highway
Close to a bend in an old highway.
Held her thumb out for hour and hours
Attempting to hitchhike, spending a long time doing so.
But the cars just passed by her day after day
Cars passing by without stopping, indicating loneliness.
Ooh, little hitchhiker
Reiteration of her status as a little hitchhiker.
Ooh, you're on your way
Encouraging her on the journey.
Ooh, little hitchhiker
Reiteration of her status as a little hitchhiker.
You're gonna find what you're lookin' for someday
Expressing confidence that she will find what she's seeking eventually.
I remember the night I came upon her
Narrator's recollection of encountering her.
I pulled over, she flashed a sweet smile
Stopping for her, and she responds with a sweet smile.
And her story sounded strangely familiar
Her story resonates with the narrator.
I had that same red suitcase as a child
Connection to the narrator's childhood with a red suitcase.
Singin' ooh, little hitchhiker
Reiteration of her status as a little hitchhiker.
Ooh, you're on your way
Encouraging her on the journey.
Ooh, little hitchhiker
Reiteration of her status as a little hitchhiker.
You're gonna find what you're lookin' for someday
Expressing confidence that she will find what she's seeking eventually.
They found a red bag floating in the river
Discovery of a red bag in the river.
And a rag doll washed up on the banks
A rag doll found on the riverbanks.
It's been thirty years and they never found he
After thirty years, she remains unfound.
Legend goes she still roams these old highways
Legend of her continuing presence on the old highways.
I guess sometimes mother road
Recognition that sometimes the journey itself can't ensure safety.
Can't keep you safe
A concluding acknowledgment of the challenges on the mother road.
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