Kevin Johnson
Southern Echoes: Kevin Johnson's Journey through Life
Lyrics
Kevin Johnson born on Southern soil
Kevin Johnson is born in the Southern region.
Kevin Johnson born on Southern soil
Reiteration of Kevin Johnson's Southern origin.
Had a mammy and a pa
Kevin had parents (mammy and pa).
Brother sister had it all
Kevin's siblings (brother and sister) had a comfortable life.
Kevin Johnson born on Southern soil
Repeat of Kevin Johnson's Southern birth.
Kevin Johnson sat on Pappy's knee
Kevin sat on his father's (Pappy's) knee.
Kevin Johnson sat on Pappy's knee
Reiteration of Kevin's time with his father.
Oh Big Brother'll try to take from you
Warns that influential figures (Big Brother) may try to exploit or harm.
Else he'll try to break you
Suggests potential challenges and hardships from those in power.
Kevin Johnson sat on Pappy's knee
Reiteration of Kevin sitting on his father's knee.
Kevin Johnson, raised a godly man
Kevin is raised to be a virtuous and morally upright person.
Kevin Johnson, raised a godly man
Reiteration of Kevin's upbringing.
Well the world looked good to him
The world seems promising and desirable to Kevin.
I wish I too walked in Eden
Expresses a desire to experience an idealized state like Eden.
Kevin Johnson, raised a godly man
Reiteration of Kevin being raised as a godly man.
Kevin Johnson took a bonny wife
Kevin marries a beautiful and cheerful woman.
Kevin Johnson took a bonny wife
Reiteration of Kevin's marriage.
But when the two lay down to bed
Implies marital discord with a disturbance during bedtime.
There was a rattle in her head
Suggests a mental or emotional disturbance in his wife.
Kevin Johnson took a bonny wife
Reiteration of Kevin's marriage with a troubled aspect.
Kevin had a daughter and a son
Kevin has a son and a daughter.
Kevin had a daughter and a son
Reiteration of Kevin's children.
To his son he said fight
Advises his son to fight, suggesting a challenging path.
To his daughter take your lot in life
Advises his daughter to accept her fate or circumstances.
Kevin had a daughter and a son
Reiteration of Kevin's children with their prescribed roles.
Kevin Johnson heard the people cry
Kevin responds to people's distress.
Kevin Johnson heard the people cry
Reiteration of Kevin's responsiveness to people's cries.
He said I can do that too
Expresses Kevin's confidence in addressing problems.
Listen it's not hard to do
Encourages others by suggesting that addressing issues is not difficult.
When Kevin Johnson heard the people cry.
Reiteration of Kevin Johnson's responsiveness to people's cries.
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