It Serves Me Right to Suffer
Reflections of Lost Love: John Lee Hooker's Poignant Tale
Lyrics
It serves me right to suffer
Reflecting on the consequences that I deserve to endure
It serves me right to be alone
Acknowledging that being alone is a fitting consequence for my actions
It serves me right to suffer
Reiterating that the suffering is a result of my own actions
It serves me right to be alone
Reiterating that being alone is a consequence I rightly face
You see, I'm living in the memory
Explaining that the speaker is dwelling in memories of a past day
Of a day that has passed and gone
Elaborating on living in the recollection of a bygone day
Every time I see a woman
Expressing that encountering women triggers thoughts about a particular woman
You know it makes me think about mine
Affirming that seeing women reminds the speaker of someone from their past
Every time I see a woman
Repeating the impact of seeing women on the speaker's thoughts
You know it makes me think about mine
Reiterating that encounters with women evoke memories of a specific person
You see, I'm living in the memory
Reiterating that the speaker is living in the memories of a past relationship
Of a woman I've left behind
Clarifying that the memories are about a woman the speaker left behind
It serves me right to suffer
Reaffirming that the suffering is a just consequence
It serves me right to be alone
Affirming that being alone is a deserved consequence
It serves me right to suffer
Emphasizing the rightful nature of the suffering
It serves me right to be alone
Emphasizing that being alone is a fitting consequence
Now I'm living in the memory
Stating the current state of dwelling in memories of a woman who is no longer present
Of a woman that has passed and gone
Highlighting that the memories are of a woman who has passed away or left
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