Lyrics
Well I hear that lonesome whistle blow
Expressing awareness of a distant, melancholic sound (whistle), signaling an impending departure.
I'll soon begone to before I know
Anticipating a departure to an unknown destination soon, suggesting a lack of control or certainty.
I'll leave my love and I don't know why?
Leaving a loved one without understanding the reason behind the decision, expressing confusion or internal conflict.
I know I'll make her cry
Acknowledging the emotional impact of the departure, anticipating that it will cause the loved one to cry.
I been so long in this old town
Reflecting on a prolonged stay in a familiar place (town), hinting at a struggle to settle down.
I tried my best to settle down
Trying earnestly to establish roots or stability but facing challenges in doing so.
But deep within the soul of me
Acknowledging an internal conflict within the speaker's soul, indicating a need for personal freedom.
I know I must be free
Expressing a deep-seated realization that personal freedom is essential despite the desire to settle down.
I was born to wander travel over yonder
Declaring a fundamental inclination or destiny to wander, travel, and explore distant places.
Through the open roads and the sky above
Describing the journey through open roads and the sky, suggesting a nomadic and adventurous spirit.
I could never stop like than old spinning top
Comparing oneself to a spinning top that can't stop, emphasizing the inability to be stationary or tied down.
Without a home, without love
Highlighting a life without a permanent home or love, emphasizing the transient nature of the speaker's existence.
Now I see the blinking sky above
Observing the sky while on the road away from love, possibly indicating a contemplative or reflective mood.
I'm on that road going from my love
Confirming the act of being on a journey, physically moving away from the speaker's love.
She knows now it could never be
Recognizing that the relationship can never be, accepting the reality of an irreparable separation.
My heart and soul are free
Affirming that the speaker's heart and soul are free, emphasizing the value placed on personal liberty over a romantic connection.
Well I was born to wander travel over yonder
Reiterating the intrinsic inclination to wander, reinforcing the idea of a life filled with exploration and movement.
Through the open roads and the sky above
Revisiting the description of the journey through open roads and the sky, emphasizing the continuous exploration.
I could never stop like than old spinning top
Reemphasizing the inability to stop, likening oneself to a spinning top, reinforcing the theme of perpetual motion.
Without a home without love
Restating the absence of a permanent home or love, concluding the song with the central theme of a wandering and love-free existence.
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