Rolling Stone
Wanderlust Blues: A Rollin Stone's Journey through Love and Longing
Lyrics
Well, I wish I was a catfish
Expressing a desire to be a catfish, a reference to freedom and a carefree life.
Swimmin in a oh, deep, blue sea
Imagining swimming in a deep, blue sea, symbolizing a vast and unrestricted existence.
I would have all you good lookin women
Desiring the attention of attractive women who would be pursuing the speaker.
Fishin, fishin after me
Using fishing metaphorically to depict women pursuing the speaker romantically.
Sure 'nough, a-after me
Reiterating the idea of women being interested in the speaker, emphasizing the certainty.
Sure 'nough, a-after me
-Oh 'nough, oh 'nough, sure 'nough
-I went to my baby's house
Visiting the speaker's lover, discovering her husband has just left.
And I sit down oh, on her steps
Sitting on her steps, possibly contemplating the situation or seeking comfort.
She said, "Now, come on in now, Muddy
The lover invites the speaker in, revealing her husband's recent departure.
You know, my husband just now left
-Sure 'nough, he just now left
-Sure 'nough, he just now left"
-Sure 'nough, oh well, oh well
Expressing a resigned acceptance of the situation.
Well, my mother told my father
Recalling a conversation between the speaker's parents about his future as a "rolling stone."
Just before hmmm, I was born
Timing the discussion just before the speaker's birth, implying a predestined fate.
"I got a boy child's comin
The mother predicts the birth of a son who will lead a nomadic and unsettled life.
He's gonna be, he's gonna be a rollin stone
Confirming the son's destiny as a "rolling stone," someone who won't settle down.
Sure 'nough, he's a rollin stone
Reiterating the certainty of the speaker's role as a "rolling stone."
Sure 'nough, he's a rollin stone"
-Oh well he's a, oh well he's a, oh well he's a
Expressing acknowledgment or acceptance of the predicted fate.
Well, I feel, yes I feel
The speaker reflects on a feeling of a low point in life, suggesting hardship or struggle.
Feel that a low down time ain't long
Anticipating that the difficult time will not last long.
I'm gonna catch the first thing smokin
Deciding to leave and seek a better situation, possibly using "smokin" metaphorically.
Back, back down the road I'm goin
Committing to a journey back down the road, reinforcing the decision to move on.
Back down the road I'm goin
-Back down the road I'm goin
-Sure 'nough back, sure 'nough back
Emphasizing the resolution to go back, echoing the certainty of the decision.
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