Lyrics
Give me water for my whiskey
Expressing a desire for a drink to ease internal bitterness.
For there's bitterness in me
Acknowledging a sense of bitterness within oneself.
I did not come here for your council
Declaring a lack of interest in seeking advice or guidance.
Just a drink to sleep easy
Clarifying the primary purpose of being there – seeking solace through a drink.
I'll do all that I can do to get back home to you
Promising to make every effort to return home.
Hannah
Addressing or referring to someone named Hannah.
There's no champagne or chandeliers
Highlighting the absence of luxury or extravagance in the narrator's life.
When my working day is done
Describing the simplicity of life after the narrator finishes work.
Just a cold bed in some old hotel
Portraying a lonely night in a basic hotel room.
After all my songs are sung
Suggesting weariness after completing creative endeavors (songs).
I'll do all that I can do to get back home to you
Reiterating the commitment to return home to Hannah.
And I'll do all that I can do to come on home to you
Emphasizing the determination to come back home.
Hannah
Reaffirming the presence or importance of someone named Hannah.
I'm so hungry and high
Expressing intense emotions of hunger and yearning while possibly under the influence.
With longing for your skin
Longing for the touch or closeness of the person addressed as "lady."
All I need now is you lady
Stating a current need for the presence of a specific person, presumably Hannah.
And a chance to rest again
Desiring an opportunity to find rest and repose.
I'll do all that I can do to get back home to you
Committing to doing everything possible to return to Hannah.
And I'll do all that I can do to come on home to you
Reiterating the determination to come back home to Hannah.
Hannah
Closing with the repeated mention of Hannah, reinforcing the central theme.
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