When My Baby Comes
Journey of Longing: When Anticipation Meets Pain
Lyrics
Thank God we don't get all our hurts at once
Expressing gratitude that life's hardships are not experienced all at once.
That would be a really bad thing
Reflecting on the negative impact of getting all hurts simultaneously.
When my baby comes
An anticipation of positive change or relief when the speaker's baby arrives.
Thank God we don't get all our olds at one time
Thankful that the aging process is gradual, not all at once.
Listen to me talking in my hospital gown
The speaker, possibly in a vulnerable state, discussing experiences in a hospital gown.
When my baby comes
Reiterating the anticipation of positive change when the baby arrives.
Best thing about this place are the showers
Highlighting the positive aspect of showers in the current situation.
Worst thing is the visiting hours
Mentioning the downside of limited visiting hours in the current context.
Hey, careful of the carpet
A cautionary remark, possibly related to the impending arrival of the baby.
When my baby comes
Reiterating the theme of positive anticipation when the baby arrives.
They had pistols and they had guns
Recalling a past traumatic event involving pistols and guns.
They threw me on the ground and they emptied into me
A vivid description of a violent encounter, possibly a flashback.
I was only fifteen
Revealing the young age (fifteen) of the speaker during the traumatic incident.
When my baby comes
Connecting the traumatic past with the anticipation of the baby's arrival.
Just how long you gonna be, my baby?
Repetition of questions about the duration until the baby arrives, emphasizing anticipation.
Just how long you gonna be, my baby?
-Until you come?
-Just how long you gonna be, my baby?
Continuation of the repetitive questioning, underscoring the theme of waiting.
Just how long you gonna be, my baby?
-Until you come?
-She got hands as white as milk
Repetition of the same questions, possibly emphasizing the prolonged wait for the baby.
And she weaves a web of spider's silk that glistens
-When my baby comes
-There is an ancient question behind her eyes
-That I can't even begin to describe
-(Hey, hey listen, don't do that on the carpet!)
-When my baby comes
-Does anyone out there, wasted their lives
-On booze, and drugs, and husbands, and wives and making money?
-When my baby comes
-Well they had pistols and they had guns
-My skirt above my head I was so much older
-When I crawled out from under their mushroom cloud
-Just how long you gonna be my baby?
-Just how long you gonna be my baby?
-Until you come?
-Just how long you gonna be my baby?
-Just how long you gonna be my baby?
-Until you come?
-Just how long you gonna be my baby?
-Just how long you gonna be my baby?
-Until you come?
-Just how long you gonna be my baby?
-Just how long you gonna be my baby?
-Until you come?
-Just how long you gonna be my baby?
-Just how long you gonna be my baby?
-Until you come?
-Just how long you gonna be my baby?
-Just how long you gonna be my baby?
-Until you come?
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