Lyrics
She says she's alright
Expressing that she claims to be fine
The words fall from her lips
Her words are spoken
She looks into my eyes
She makes eye contact with the speaker
The whole horizon shifts
A significant change or revelation occurs
Words they ring hollow
Her words lack sincerity or truth
An honest way to lie
Using honesty as a way to deceive
She says not to follow
Advising not to follow her actions
And I don't ask her why
The speaker refrains from questioning her
Hey little girl you've got a long way to go
Addressing the subject as "little girl" with a challenging journey ahead
It's late in the night and the moon's sinking low
Describing the late night with a sinking moon
Doesn't matter which way you take out of town
Emphasizing the irrelevance of the chosen path out of town
Being good as gone ain't good enough now
Being merely absent is insufficient now
Last glimpse in the moonlight
Observing her last appearance in the moonlight
As she ran across the tracks
She runs across tracks, leaving the speaker behind
Disappeared in the tree line
She disappears into the tree line, her destination unknown
Don't know where she went after that
The uncertainty of her whereabouts after the disappearance
Now we drink to the old days
Toasting to past times, possibly nostalgic but not missed
I don't miss those days much
Expressing a lack of longing for those days
If there's a debt to pay
Suggesting she has already paid a significant price
Well I think she's paid enough
Implies the speaker believes she has suffered enough
Hey little girl you've got a long way to go
Reiteration of the challenging journey ahead
It's late in the night and the moon's sinking low
Emphasizing the late hour and the sinking moon
Doesn't matter which way you take out of town
Reaffirming the insignificance of the chosen path
Being good as gone ain't good enough now
Repeating that being "good as gone" is inadequate now
Lord... lord above
Invocation or plea to a higher power
Good as gone ain't good enough
Stating that being "good as gone" falls short
Good as gone ain't good enough
Repetition for emphasis on inadequacy
Good as gone ain't good enough
Continued emphasis on the insufficiency
Hey little girl you've got a long way to go
Addressing the challenging journey again
It's late in the night and the moon's sinking low
Reiterating the late night and sinking moon
Doesn't matter which way you take out of town
Restating the irrelevance of the chosen path
Being good as gone ain't good enough now
Reiterating that being "good as gone" is not enough
Lord... lord above
Another invocation or plea to a higher power
Good as gone ain't good enough
Reiterating that being "good as gone" is insufficient
Good as gone ain't good enough
Repeating the assertion that being "good as gone" falls short
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