Lyrics
She sits alone, an empty stare
Depicts a woman sitting alone with a vacant expression.
A mother's face she wears
Describes the woman as wearing the face of a mother.
Where did she go wrong,
Raises the question of where the mother went wrong.
The fight is gone
Suggests a loss of the fighting spirit, possibly in a relationship.
Lord help this broken home
Calls for divine intervention in the context of a broken home.
Hey, mother, father, sister
Addresses mother, father, and sister, perhaps seeking their attention.
Hey, come back, tryin', believein'
Encourages a return and emphasizes trying and believing.
Hey, mother, father, dreamer
Reiterates the call to mother, father, and adds the term "dreamer."
Don't you know that I'm alive for you
Expresses a commitment to being alive for someone, possibly a loved one.
I'm your sevenths son
Identifies the speaker as the seventh son, a symbolic or familial reference.
And when lightin' strikes the family
Mentions the impact of lightning striking the family, urging faith and belief.
Have faith, believe.
Encourages maintaining faith and belief in challenging times.
With dreams he tried, lost his pride
Describes someone who attempted dreams but lost pride and resorts to drinking.
He drinks his life away
Highlights the person's coping mechanism of drinking to escape life.
One photograph, in broken glass
Refers to a photograph in broken glass, symbolizing a shattered memory.
It should not end this way.
Expresses that life should not end in such a destructive manner.
Through bitter tears
Touches on the emotions of bitter tears and wounded years.
And wounded years, those ties
Addresses the strength of family ties despite difficult times.
Of blood were strong
Emphasizes the resilience of blood ties that remain strong.
So much to say, those yesterdays
Reflects on the weight of unspoken words and memories from the past.
So now don't you turn away.
Urges not turning away from the present situation.
Hey, mother, father, sister
Repeats the plea to mother, father, and sister for attention.
Hey, come back, tryin', believein'
Reiterates the call to come back, try, and believe in the relationship.
Hey, mother, father, dreamer
Echoes the appeal to mother, father, and now, specifically, to a dreamer.
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