Lyrics
There's a dive in the east bank I frequent
Describing a bar on the east bank frequented by the singer
The barmaid's named Sue, like the falls
The barmaid's name is Sue, akin to a waterfall
She lured me alone, upstairs to her home
Sue led the singer upstairs to her place
And removed the phone to stop calls
She removed the phone to prevent interruptions
Her hair hung like willow in the summer
Describing Sue's hair resembling a willow tree in summer
It was plain this was love not just thrills
Implying that their relationship was more than just casual, it was love
As my life begun, she said this thing's done
Sue ended their relationship abruptly
And reached for my pocket of bills
She reached for the singer's money
All out, all out
Expressing the feeling of giving everything in a situation
Guess now they'll nickname me fool
Anticipating being ridiculed or labeled as foolish
All out, all out
Reiterating the feeling of complete emptiness
My world is all out of you
Feeling like the world is devoid of the person the singer loved
I'm sittin' in the street with a bottle
Depicting a scene of despair, sitting in the street with an empty bottle
It's empty, and my heart is too
Both the bottle and the singer's heart are empty
My candle of fears just melted to tears
Metaphorically, the singer's fears have turned into tears
At dawn I must light something new
Realizing the need for a fresh start at dawn
All out, all out
Repeating the sentiment of giving everything
Guess now they'll nickname me fool
Expecting to be mocked or seen as foolish
All out, all out
Reinforcing the sense of complete emptiness without the loved one
My world is all out of you
Feeling like the world is empty without the person the singer loved
My world is all out of you
Reiterating the feeling of emptiness and loss
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