Already Gone
Life's Journey Unveiled: A Roadmap of Love and Loss
Lyrics
My Mama mapped out the road that she knows
His mother provided guidance for his journey.
Which hands you shake and which hands you hold
Advice on choosing relationships wisely.
In my hand-me-down Mercury, ready to roll
Ready to embark on a journey in a used Mercury.
She knew that I had to go
His mother understood his need to leave.
And hangout, make lots of noise
Engaging in social activities and being loud.
Lay out and hang with the boys
Relaxing and spending time with male friends.
Make the mistakes that she made 'cause she knew all along
Learning from the mistakes his mother made.
I was already gone
Already feeling detached or separated from his past.
I was already gone
-I was already gone
-Life is a runaway train you can't wait to jump on
Life is unpredictable and should be embraced.
They say the first time won't ever last
Advice that initial experiences may not last.
But that didn't stop me. the first time he laughed
Ignoring advice, captivated by someone's laughter.
All my friends tried to warn me the day that we met
Friends warned about getting emotionally involved.
"Girl, don't you lose your heart yet"
Caution not to give away one's heart too soon.
But his dark eyes dared me with danger
Attraction to danger in the person's dark eyes.
And sparks fly like flame to a paper
Intense attraction like fire to paper.
Fire in his touch burning me up, but still I held on
Passionate relationship, despite potential harm.
I was already gone
Feeling detached again, despite the intense connection.
I was already gone
-I was already gone
-Life is a runaway train you can't wait to jump on
Reiteration of life being an unpredictable journey.
The last time I see him, we packed up my things
Last encounter with the person, packing belongings.
And he smiled like the first time he told me his name
A reminiscent smile during the farewell.
And we cried with each other
Mutual emotional expression during the separation.
We split the blame for the parts that we couldn't change
Shared responsibility for aspects beyond their control.
Pictures, dishes and socks
Reducing shared life to essential items in a box.
It's our whole life down to one box
Symbolic representation of their entire life together.
There he was waving goodbye on the front porch alone
Final image of him waving goodbye on the porch.
But I was already gone
Reiteration of the feeling of detachment or preemption.
I was already gone
-I was already gone
-I was already gone
-I was already gone
-Hangout, make lots of noise
Revisiting the idea of making mistakes and life's nature.
Lay out late with a boy
-Make the mistakes that she made, life is a runaway train
-My mama mapped out the road that she knows
Recalling his mother's advice on relationships.
Which hands to shake, which hands you hold
Emphasizing the importance of choosing wisely.
In my hand-me-down Mercury
Reiteration of the journey in a hand-me-down Mercury.
Life is a runaway train you can't wait to jump on
Final reminder of the unpredictable nature of life.
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