Lyrics
Storm clouds cruising cross the blue skies
Storm clouds moving through the clear skies.
Shadows float across the fields of barley
Shadows drifting over the fields of barley.
I find myself an island in an island
Feeling isolated within a larger, isolating environment.
I have to sort things out just my way
Necessity to handle things in a personal and unique way.
And all I find is my bar
Personal refuge in a bar.
To laugh, to me I say
Using humor and self-talk to cope.
Like all you know is true
Asserting that what is known is true.
Is for every time we know it's mine
Recognition that certain experiences are individually owned.
I saw clouds cruise floating cross the blue sky
Reiteration of clouds and shadows in the sky.
Shadows float across the fields of barley
Repeating the imagery of shadows over barley fields.
Hero down the right way
Mention of a hero following the correct path.
Everything will come out my way
Expectation that everything will resolve favorably.
Now I know, I see, I find
Realization, perception, and discovery.
It's the only way I ever felt the way I do today
Expressing the unique way the speaker feels today.
All I say, I play the game
Participation in life's challenges and uncertainties.
I know I never could be sure of all the places that I've seen
Acknowledging uncertainty about the places visited.
Clouds cruising cross the blue skies
Reiteration of clouds moving through the sky.
Shadows float across the fields of barley
Repeating the image of shadows on barley fields.
Every self an island in an island
Feeling like an isolated entity within a larger isolation.
Working every problem out my way
Addressing and resolving problems in a personal manner.
Now I see, I feel, I know
Further realization, feeling, and knowledge.
It's the only way that anything could sort out to the way
Emphasizing the necessity of a specific way for things to resolve.
I say you'll find it's out of mind
Suggesting that understanding may be beyond conventional thinking.
It's the only way I could have been
Emphasizing the unique way the speaker could have experienced things.
It's the only way I stand
Asserting that standing firm is only possible in a specific way.
Clouds cruise
Reiteration of clouds cruising.
Float upon the barley
Repeating the idea of shadows floating on barley.
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