Santa Fe Blues
Santa Fe's Heartbreak Tale
Lyrics
Ain't gonna tell nobody
A refusal to disclose what happened in Santa Fe.
Santa Fe did to me
Expressing that Santa Fe had an impact on the speaker.
I ain't gonna tell nobody
Reiteration of not revealing the experiences in Santa Fe.
What the Santa Fe did to me
Continuation of withholding information about Santa Fe.
You know, it taken away my lover
Indicating that Santa Fe took away the speaker's lover.
Sin got my old time, used to be
Stating that sin has replaced the speaker's previous joyful moments.
You know, I was standin' at the station
Narrating a moment at the station when the speaker's baby left.
When my baby got on board
Highlighting the emotional scene of the baby boarding the train.
I was standin' at the station
Repetition of the emotional experience at the station.
When my baby got on board
Reiterating the departure of the baby from the station.
Sound like I could here her tellin'
Describing the sound as if the speaker could hear the baby saying goodbye.
"I'm gone this time
Quoting the baby saying she's leaving for good this time.
Lightnin', I won't be back no more"
Further expressing the finality of the departure.
You know, that lil' mean old Santa Fe
Referring to Santa Fe as mean and attributing the loss to it.
Taken my baby away from me
Reiteration of Santa Fe's role in taking the baby away.
You know, that lil' mean old Santa Fe
Emphasizing the impact of Santa Fe on the speaker's life.
Taken my baby away from me
Repeating the idea that Santa Fe is responsible for the separation.
Yeah, she left early one mornin'
Providing additional context about the baby leaving early in the morning.
She left on the Santa Fe
Specifying that the baby left on the Santa Fe train.
You know that old Santa Fe
Characterizing Santa Fe as causing significant misfortune.
Big, bad luck to me
Reaffirming the negative impact of Santa Fe on the speaker's life.
You know that old Santa Fe
Reiterating Santa Fe's role as a source of bad luck for the speaker.
Big, bad luck to me
Emphasizing the adverse consequences of Santa Fe on the speaker.
You know, it taken away my lover
Restating that Santa Fe took away the speaker's lover.
Sin got my old time, used to be
Reiterating that sin has replaced the speaker's previous joyful moments.
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