Lyrics
My baby's gone and died on me.
Expressing the loss of the speaker's baby, who has passed away.
She's gone but I'm not free.
Despite her departure, the speaker feels emotionally bound or constrained.
Now I know just how much I loved her.
Realizing the depth of the speaker's love for the departed person.
Now I just sit there and cry
Describing the speaker's state of grief, spending time in sadness and tears.
Oh, yes she's gone,
Reiterating the fact that she is gone, emphasizing the loss.
Oh, yes she's gone
Repeating the acknowledgment of her absence, intensifying the emotional impact.
To that land of no return.
Referring to a place from which there is no return, possibly symbolizing death.
Got to roam, just got to travel.
Feeling compelled to move on, to wander or travel, as a response to the loss.
Any place, any old how.
Expressing a willingness to go anywhere and anyhow to cope with the pain.
Faraway to distant places
Describing the act of going to faraway and distant places, attempting to escape memories.
Try to forget, forget it somehow.
Attempting to forget the pain associated with the loss.
Oh yes, she's gone
Reiterating the acknowledgment of her departure with emotional emphasis.
Oh yes, she's gone
Repeating the acknowledgment of her absence with continued emotional impact.
But my baby I don't know where I'm going.
Expressing confusion and uncertainty about the speaker's direction without the baby.
Got to go back, go back sometime,
Feeling the need to return to a familiar place, suggesting a desire for comfort.
That's where I'll stay, that's where I'll die
Declaring an intention to stay in the familiar place and face the pain there.
Got to go back, go back sometime
Reiterating the need to return to a familiar place, possibly for solace.
That's where you lay, that's where I'll die
Stating the commitment to remain in that familiar place despite the pain.
That's where I'll go.
Emphasizing the inevitability of returning to the place associated with the departed.
That's where I'll go
Repeating the emphasis on going back to the place connected with the lost loved one.
Oh, my precious love, that's where I'll go.
Reiterating the commitment to join the departed person, emphasizing the love and its enduring nature.
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