Bauer's Farm
Reminiscing Bauer's Farm: Nostalgic Reflections of Youthful Freedom
Lyrics
As a boy I used to stay
Reflecting on childhood memories when the speaker used to reside on a farm.
On that farm miles away
Describing the farm's location as being located at a considerable distance.
Far out among the clover and the bee
Depicting the farm's remote and serene setting surrounded by clover and bees.
Where the morning glory vines
Referring to vines of morning glory encircling a double-wide trailer.
'Round that trailer double wide
Noting the presence of a red hot rod (car) that sits rusting beneath a tree.
And the red hot rod sat rusting 'neath the tree
Recalling the speaker's carefree and close bond with friends during youth.
We were best friends young and free
Describing the joyous experience of running through green fields as youngsters.
Running through the fields of green
Highlighting the protection felt due to the presence of brothers shielding from harm.
With our brothers near to shield us from all harm
Emphasizing the speaker's nostalgia for the idyllic and carefree moments spent on the farm.
There I spent life's golden hours
Expressing the sentiment of treasuring youthful and blissful times on the farm.
Running wild among the flowers
Recollecting the sense of freedom experienced while playing amidst flowers.
In my boyhood weekend days on Bauer's Farm
Summarizing the speaker's joy during weekends spent at Bauer's Farm in childhood.
Now many decades passed
Highlighting the passage of many decades since the speaker's time on the farm.
Since we ran through that green grass
Despite the time passed, memories of the farm continue to hold a strong influence.
Though its memory still hangs on me like a charm
Describing how memories of the farm remain cherished and influential like a charm.
Every old familiar place
Recalling every familiar place that held significance during the speaker's youth.
Every kind and loving face
Remembering the kind and affectionate faces encountered during childhood.
Every boyhood weekend day on Bauer's Farm
Reiterating the speaker's fondness for the weekends spent at Bauer's Farm in youth.
Then one day as I drew near
Expressing the speaker's return to the beloved land which has undergone drastic change.
That land I loved so dear
Depicting the transformation of the beloved land into a mined and gravel-stripped quarry.
T'was a quarry mined and stripped for gravel road
Portraying the irreversible alteration of the land's natural state into a quarry.
Ten years my best friend's laid
Revealing the passing of ten years since the speaker's best friend's demise.
'Neath that pine tree's quiet shade
Describing the friend's resting place beneath the shade of a pine tree.
Like the rusting red hot rod in days of old
Comparing the friend's resting place to the rusting red hot rod, linking it to days gone by.
We were best friends young and free
Recalling the bond of friendship and carefree experiences shared with the best friend.
Running through the fields of green
Reiterating the joyful memories of running through green fields with protective brothers.
With our brothers near to shield us from all harm
Emphasizing the sense of security derived from the presence of caring siblings.
There I spent life's golden hours
Reiterating the speaker's cherished and carefree moments spent amidst nature's beauty.
Running wild among the flowers
Reflecting on the joyful freedom experienced while playing in fields of flowers.
In my boyhood weekend days on Bauer's Farm
Summarizing the speaker's nostalgic reflections on weekends spent at Bauer's Farm in childhood.
In my boyhood weekend days on Bauer's Farm
Repeating the sentiment of treasuring childhood memories spent at Bauer's Farm.
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