The Other Side of This Life
Navigating Life's Unknown Paths: A Musical Journey by Peter, Paul and Mary
Lyrics
Would you like to know a secret, just between you and me.
Expressing a desire to share a confidential secret.
I don't know where I'm goin' next, don't know where I'm gonna be.
Uncertainty about future plans and destination.
Refrain:
Refrain - A repeated section emphasizing a theme.
But that's another side to this life, I've been leadin',
Acknowledging an alternative aspect of the speaker's life.
But that's another side to this life.
Reiterating the presence of another side to life.
I think I'll go to Nashville, down to Tennessee,
Considering a trip to Nashville, Tennessee.
The ten cent life I've been leading here,
Describing the current low-cost lifestyle as problematic.
Is gonna be the death of me.
Expressing concern that the current lifestyle may lead to the speaker's demise.
(Refrain)
Refrain - Reiteration of the theme of an alternative life.
I don't know what I'm doing half the time,
Admitting confusion and lack of direction in the speaker's actions.
I don't know where I'll go,
Uncertain about future decisions and destinations.
I think I'll get me a sailin' boat
Considering getting a sailing boat to navigate the Gulf of Mexico.
and sail the Gulf of Mexico.
Refrain - Repeating the theme of an alternative life.
(Refrain)
Reiterating the existence of chaos and confusion in the speaker's world.
My whole world's in an uproar, my whole world's upside down,
Expressing disarray and turmoil in the speaker's life.
Don't know what I'm doin' here, but I'm always hangin' round.
Confusion about the speaker's current situation but a tendency to remain present.
And that's another side to this life, I've been leadin',
Highlighting another side to the speaker's life experiences.
And that's another side to this life.
Repeating the acknowledgment of an alternative aspect of life.
Would you like to know a secret, just between you and me.
Reintroducing the idea of sharing a secret between the speaker and the listener.
Don't know where I'm goin' next, don't know where I'm gonna be.
Expressing continued uncertainty about future plans and destinations.
And that's the other side to this life, I've been leadin',
Reiterating the presence of another side to the speaker's life experiences.
And that's the other side of this life.
Emphasizing the existence of an unexplored aspect of the speaker's life.
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