Lyrics
Well I'm leaving you baby
Expressing the decision to leave the partner
This time its for good
Emphasizing the finality of the decision to depart
I'm going home to my mama
Stating the intention to return to the speaker's mother
Just as terrified as she should
Implies the mother's justified concern about the situation
Well I'm broke and I'm busted
Describing financial and emotional depletion
I don't know where I am
Feeling lost and disoriented
But I'm sick of hitch hiking alongside
Tired of traveling alongside an unappreciative individual
An ungrateful man
Expressing frustration with an ungrateful partner
Oh you ungrateful man
Reiterating the sentiment of dealing with an ungrateful person
Why don't you call me stupid and ugly one more time
Challenging the partner's hurtful behavior
While I sneak out the greyhound station and leave you behind
Planning to leave without confrontation
Why don't you tell me I'm lying
Inviting accusations to sever ties
Say I'm wrong and its all my fault
Anticipating blame for the situation
Well can you hear the howling of the hell hounds
Metaphorical reference to impending troubles
Coming to call?
Implying inevitable consequences for actions
Well they're coming
Reiterating the certainty of impending troubles
You push back your jet black hair out of your face
Describing the partner's appearance and actions
Lit up a smoke and lean in real close with the devils grace
Depicting the partner's demeanor as devilish
Whisper that poison, sweet to the taste
Characterizing the partner's words as poisonous yet alluring
And you brand me like cattle with your fingertips on my rib cage
Metaphorically depicting manipulation and control by the partner
Well I'm leaving you baby
Reiterating the decision to leave
This time its for real
Emphasizing the seriousness of the departure
I ain't got no money left
Stating financial depletion and time constraints caused by the partner
No time left for you to steal
Accusing the partner of stealing time
I'm broke and I'm busted
Reiterating financial and emotional depletion
I don't know where I am
Expressing disorientation
But I'm sick of hitch hiking
Disliking the experience of traveling alongside the ungrateful partner
Alongside an ungrateful man
Repeated frustration with an ungrateful individual
Oh you ungrateful man
Reiteration of frustration with the ungrateful partner
You can keep your jealousy
Rejecting the partner's negative emotions
And your rage and your fear of god
Listing the partner's negative traits and fears
And you can take it out on me from my dust trail
Allowing the partner to release emotions without confrontation
All you want
Accepting the consequences of the partner's actions
And you can call out my name
Inviting the partner's harsh words
Just as profane as you can
Anticipating offensive language from the partner
I wont be standing behind you
Declaring independence from supporting the partner
And I wont be holding your hand
Rejecting emotional connection with the partner
Oh you ungrateful man
Reiteration of frustration with the ungrateful partner
Well it may be lonely
Acknowledging the potential loneliness of leaving
On the rugged scape of this land
Describing the desolate landscape but still choosing to leave
But I'm leaving you baby
Reiterating the decision to depart
And I wont be missin' no ungrateful man
Stating the lack of longing for the ungrateful partner
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