Long Day Comin'
Embracing Life's Unexpected Turns: Long Day Comin'
Lyrics
Close your eyes, you've got a long day comin'
Prepare yourself for a challenging day ahead.
Your mama will be callin', that old rooster will crow
Expect calls from your mother and the morning rooster crowing.
Close your eyes, you've got a long day comin'
Reiteration of the impending difficult day.
You should have been sleepin' a long time ago
Suggests the person should have been sleeping already to face the challenges refreshed.
There are certain things in life
Life includes unexpected events that deviate from our plans.
That do not go the way we plan them
Acknowledges the unpredictability of life's course.
There are mysteries to 'Love'
Refers to mysterious aspects of love that the person is too young to comprehend.
You're too young to understand them
Highlights the person's lack of experience in understanding certain aspects of love.
These are not tears, just smoke in my eyes
Denies shedding tears, attributing it to the smoke in the eyes.
Smoke from the bridges I'm burning tonight
Smoke is symbolic of the consequences of burning bridges, possibly severing connections.
Close your eyes, you've got a long day comin'
Reiterates the anticipation of a challenging day.
Your mama will be callin', that old rooster will crow
Foretells that the mother will call and the rooster will crow as the day begins.
Close your eyes, you've got a long day comin'
Emphasizes the inevitability of facing the upcoming difficult day.
You should have been sleepin' a long time ago
Reiterates the suggestion that the person should have been asleep by now.
Guess it's time to say goodnight
Signals the time to bid farewell and end the day.
I've sung you every song I know
Expresses having shared all known songs, possibly referring to life experiences.
Let me stand and watch you dream
Wants to witness the person's dreams before departing.
One more time before I go
A final observation before leaving.
Tomorrow you'll wake and you'll wonder why
The person will wake up and realize the emotional distance between them.
There's so many miles between you and I
Expresses the significant physical separation between the speaker and the listener.
Close your eyes, you've got a long day comin'
Repeats the warning about the challenging day ahead.
Your mama will be callin', that old rooster will crow
Reiterates the expected calls and the rooster's crow marking the start of the day.
Close your eyes, you've got a long day comin'
Emphasizes the inevitability of facing the upcoming difficult day.
You should have been sleepin' a long time ago
Reiterates the suggestion that the person should have been asleep by now.
Close your eyes, you've got a long day comin'
Repeats the warning about the challenging day ahead.
You should have been sleepin' a long time ago
Reiterates the suggestion that the person should have been asleep by now.
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