I Know You Rider
Eternal Longing: Embrace the Poignant Melody of 'I Know You Rider' by Janis Joplin
Lyrics
I know you rider, you're gonna miss me when I'm gone
I anticipate, rider, that you will feel my absence and long for me when I'm not around.
I know you rider, you're gonna miss me when I'm gone
Reiteration of the expectation that the rider will miss the speaker when she's gone.
You're gonna miss your lovin' baby runnin', I said runnin' in your arms
The rider will miss the affectionate moments, expressing the longing for being in the rider's arms.
Don't the moon look lonesome, when it's shinin' down through the trees
Observation about the moon appearing lonely as it shines through the trees.
Don't the moon look lonesome, when it's shinin' down through the trees
Reiteration of the moon's lonesome appearance and a comparison with the attractiveness of the speaker's man.
Don't my, don't my man looks fine, when he comes runnin', runnin' after me
The speaker's man looks appealing when chasing after her.
I know you rider, you're gonna miss me when I'm gone, honey when I'm gone
Repeated expression of the rider missing the speaker when she's gone.
Say now, I know you rider, you're gonna miss me when I'm gone
Restating the anticipation of the rider feeling the absence and longing for the speaker.
You're gonna miss your lovin' baby runnin', I said runnin' in your arms!
Reiteration of the rider missing the speaker's affection when she's away.
I know you rider. you're gonna miss me when I'm gone
Continued expression of the rider's anticipated longing and missing the speaker.
I know you rider, you're gonna miss me when I'm gone
Reiteration of the rider missing the speaker when she's gone.
Yeah, you're gonna miss your lovin' baby runnin',
The rider will miss the speaker's loving presence.
oh, I said runnin' in your arms!
Reiteration of the idea that the rider will miss the speaker in their arms.
And I know my baby, says he's bound to love me so, love me so
The speaker is confident that her baby is committed to loving her deeply.
Said I, I know my baby, and he's bound to love me so
Reiteration of the speaker's confidence in her baby's love and commitment.
You know he'll close his arms around me,
Describing the intimate embrace of the baby, forming a circle of love and understanding.
like a circle, he thinks I'll understand
The baby closes his arms around the speaker, symbolizing a circle of mutual understanding.
I know you rider
Reiteration of the anticipation that the rider will miss the speaker when she's gone.
Said you're gonna miss me when I'm gone
Confirmation that the rider will miss the speaker when she's no longer present.
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