The Things That I Used to Do
Reckoning with Regret: A Blues Tale of Redemption
Lyrics
The things that I used to do
The speaker reflects on past actions or behaviors.
Lord, I won't do no more
The speaker expresses a commitment to cease those past actions.
The things that I used to do
Reiterates the speaker's acknowledgment of past actions.
Lord, I won't do no more
Reiterates the commitment to refrain from those past actions.
I used to sit and hold your hand, baby
Describes a scene where the speaker used to hold the listener's hand, expressing emotional vulnerability.
Crying, begging you not to go
The speaker recalls a moment of pleading and sadness, trying to prevent the listener from leaving.
I would search all night for you, baby
Expresses the speaker's dedication to searching for the listener throughout the night.
Lord, and my search would always end in vain
Highlights the futility of the speaker's search for the listener.
I would search all night for you, baby
Reiterates the speaker's persistent but unsuccessful search for the listener.
Lord, and my search would always end in vain
Repeats the idea of the speaker's futile efforts in searching.
But I knew all along, darling
The speaker acknowledges that they were aware all along that the listener was with someone else.
That you was hid out with your other man
Confirms the listener's involvement with another person.
I'm going to send you back to your mother, baby
The speaker declares the intention to end the relationship and send the listener back to their mother.
Lord, and I'm going back to my family, too
Expresses the speaker's decision to return to their own family.
I'm going to send you back to your mother, baby
Repeats the intention to send the listener back to their mother and return to the speaker's family.
Lord, and I'm going back to my family, too
Reiterates the speaker's choice to go back to their family.
'Cause nothing I do that please you, baby
The speaker states that nothing they do pleases the listener, indicating frustration or dissatisfaction.
Lord, I just can't get along with you
Expresses the speaker's difficulty in getting along with the listener due to unresolved issues.
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