Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
Embracing Heartache: Linda Ronstadt's Melancholy Reflections
Lyrics
The torch I carry is handsome
The torch I carry is attractive or impressive.
It's worth its heartache in ransom
It brings heartache that is valuable or significant.
And when the twilight steals
During the evening or approaching darkness.
I know how the lady in the harbor feels
Understanding the emotions of a woman in the harbor.
When I want rain I get sunny weather
Contrary to expectations or desires.
I'm just as blue as the sky
Feeling sad or depressed.
Since love is gone can't pull myself together
Unable to regain composure after the loss of love.
Guess I'll hang my tears out to dry
Deciding to express and confront one's sadness.
Friends ask me out
Declining social invitations due to emotional distress.
I tell them I'm busy
Providing a false excuse to avoid socializing.
I must get a new alibi
Need for a new excuse to explain absence.
I stay at home and ask myself where is he
Reflecting on the absence of a loved one at home.
Guess I'll hang my tears out to dry
Choosing to confront and express emotions again.
Dry little teardrops
Small tears, symbolic of emotional pain.
Hanging on a string of dreams
Depicting memories as fragile and hanging by a thread.
Fly little memories
Memories taking flight, possibly escaping or fading.
My little memories
Personal memories triggering thoughts of shared plans.
Remind him of our crazy schemes
Recalling joint endeavors or plans with the absent person.
Somebody said just forget about him
Advice to forget about the absent person.
So I gave that treatment a try
Trying the suggested method of forgetting.
Strangely enough I got along without him
Surprisingly managing life without the absent person.
Then one day he passed me right by
Encountering the absent person unexpectedly.
Oh well I guess I'll hang my tears out to dry
Resignation and acceptance of expressing tears.
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