Out of My Mind
Journey Through Regret: Out of My Mind by John Gorka
Lyrics
You're out of my mind
You are no longer in my thoughts or considerations.
Guess that makes two of us
It seems that you also don't think about me.
Being lead by the blind
Being influenced or guided by those who lack insight or understanding.
It can't be true of us
It's hard to believe that this situation applies to us.
Taking lessons from the man
Learning from a person who sells pencils on the street corner, possibly suggesting a lack of valuable guidance.
Who sells the pencils on the corner
Expressing a sense of desperation or disbelief.
Baby please where do I sign
Asking for evidence or confirmation that you are no longer in my thoughts.
To prove you're out of my mind
Seeking a way to prove or validate that you are out of my mind.
I'm forgetting with wine
Trying to forget or ignore with the help of wine.
But that's not the half of it
Indicating that forgetting with wine is only part of the story.
I'm crossing the line
Crossing a line, possibly metaphorical, with the consumption of more wine.
With one more carafe of it
Continuing to indulge in wine, possibly to cope with a difficult situation.
But really sheriff sir
Addressing a figure of authority, perhaps a sheriff, and explaining a situation involving speed.
I wasn't doing more than fifty
Clarifying that the speed wasn't excessive, suggesting innocence or a misunderstanding.
Oh you mean it was your car
Realizing that the sheriff is referring to a car taken without permission.
I took from Merle's grill and bar
Acknowledging taking a car from Merle's grill and bar.
Now I'm doing time
Serving a sentence in prison and engaged in making license plates.
And making license plates
Engaged in a mundane and repetitive task while in prison.
You're catching dimes
Collecting small amounts of money, possibly from other inmates.
Just off the interstate
Close to the highway, possibly indicating proximity to freedom or escape.
Things could have been worse
Reflecting on the situation and realizing it could have been worse.
We could be cursing would-be children
Considering a scenario where they could be dealing with troublesome children.
So how've you been, I've been fine
Asking about the well-being since you've been out of my mind.
Since you're been out of my mind
Expressing contentment or well-being since the person has been out of the speaker's mind.
Out of my mind
Reiterating the state of being out of the speaker's mind.
Out of my mind
Repeating the assertion that you are out of my mind.
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