Lyrics
Mama's cooking in the kitchen on the daily but she doesn't have a recipe
Mama's daily cooking lacks a specific recipe.
For the medicine she needed for the heartache
She couldn't find a remedy for heartache in her cooking.
So she found another remedy
She discovered an alternative solution for her pain.
It was almost 3 o'clock in the morning
It's nearly 3 am, contemplating escape from struggles.
She thought that she could run away
She considered running away from her challenges.
Left a note on the door for the reader
Left a note, indicating departure and a potential return.
Saying "I'll be back some day"
The note expresses a future comeback.
Oh I'll never be good enough
Feeling inadequate and not meeting expectations.
Good enough good enough
Repeated affirmation of not being good enough.
For anybody
This inadequacy applies to everybody.
For anyone
This sense of insufficiency extends to anyone.
If I'm ever good enough
If ever achieving adequacy, it might not be sufficient.
Good enough good enough
Reiterating the hope that being good enough will matter.
I hope that it will be enough
Desiring that eventual adequacy will be satisfactory.
He's been waiting on the bus for hours
A person waiting for a bus for an extended period.
But it might already be to late
Fearing it's too late for the desired job opportunity.
For the job that he wants in the city
The job in the city may not hire those who delay.
Won't hire if they have to wait
Implying a struggle and sacrifice for economic gain.
So he goes on back to the alley
Returning to a place where money comes with pain.
Where money only comes with pain
A reflection on the difficulty of achieving success.
Saying "why would you ever want sunshine
Questioning the pursuit of happiness over convenience.
when it's easier to make it rain?"
Suggesting opting for an easier but less fulfilling path.
Oh I'll never be good enough
Continued sense of personal inadequacy.
Good enough
Reiteration of not being good enough.
Good enough
Further emphasis on feelings of inadequacy.
For anybody
Applicability of inadequacy to everybody.
For anyone
Applicability of inadequacy to anyone.
If I'm ever good enough
If achieving adequacy, it might not be sufficient.
Good enough good enough
Repeating the hope that being good enough will matter.
I hope that it will be enough
Desiring that eventual adequacy will be satisfactory.
I'll never be good enough
Reaffirmation of personal inadequacy.
Good enough
Restating not being good enough.
Good enough
Further restatement of not being good enough.
For anybody
Applicability of inadequacy to everybody.
For anyone
Applicability of inadequacy to anyone.
If I'm ever good enough
If achieving adequacy, it might not be sufficient.
Good enough good enough
Reiterating the hope that being good enough will matter.
I hope that it will be enough
Desiring that eventual adequacy will be satisfactory.
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