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Searching for Love: Jackie Greene's Melodic Quest
Lyrics
Tell me baby, tell me baby
Tell me baby, express your desires or thoughts
What you want, honey, what you want?
What you want, honey, what are your wishes or needs?
Well, it's 95 miles between here and mobile
It's 95 miles between here and Mobile, a specific distance with available time
And I ain't got nothing but time to kill
I have nothing but time to kill
So tell me what you want?
Requesting clarity on desires or intentions
Don't mistreat me, don't mistreat me
Emphasizing the need for fair treatment
And I won't hurt you, I won't hurt you
Commitment not to cause harm in return for fair treatment
You can love me fast, you can love me long
Expressing openness to different forms of love
You can love me all night or all day long
Willingness to engage in love for extended periods
Just don't mistreat me, honey don't
Reiteration of the plea for fair treatment
I'm gonna move out, I'm gonna move out
Decision to move away from the current situation
Away from here, away from here
Desire to build a simple life away from the current place
Gonna build my house in the mud and sticks
Intention to build a home with minimal resources
Just me, myself and the devil in a fix
Imagery of a solitary existence with challenges
Gonna move out away from here
Reiteration of the decision to move away
Operator, operator
Seeking spiritual guidance by calling on Jesus
Dial me Jesus! Dial me Jesus!
Repetition of the plea to connect with Jesus
Now I been waiting so long, so patiently
Expressing long and patient waiting
I been waiting too long just to be set free
Waiting for freedom or release
Dial me Jesus, dial him now
Reiteration of the plea to connect with Jesus
Sun is bleeding, sun is bleeding
Describing a challenging or intense situation
On my head, on my head
Imagery of distress or suffering
They call me boy, they call me kid
Highlighting the speaker's identity and lack of understanding from others
But they don't understand a word I said
People don't comprehend the speaker's words
Sun's bleeding on my head
Continuation of the challenging situation
Take me home, baby, take me home, baby
Expressing a desire to be taken home
Let me be your other man
Offering to be an additional romantic partner
Well, I ain't good looking and I ain't too bright
Self-deprecating description but offering companionship
But I can keep you busy in the middle of the night
Confident in providing entertainment during the night
So take me and take me home
Reiterating the desire to be taken home
Seven sisters, seven sisters
Thinking about seven different women
Are on my mind, they're on my mind
These women are on the speaker's mind
They all live apart and they don't ever speak
These women live separately and don't communicate
So I can have me one every day of the week
Implication of the speaker's desire to have one woman every day
Seven sisters are on my mind
Reiteration of thinking about seven different women
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