Freddy's Blues
Midnight Reflections: Peter Stampfel's Soulful Journey of Love and Longing
Lyrics
Midnight turns the corner on me
Feeling a sense of loneliness or melancholy as midnight approaches.
Followin' me around
Feeling as if time is following and lingering, perhaps symbolizing a sense of inevitability or persistence.
Only to see me ball my head on mourning
Expressing sadness, possibly through the act of lowering the head in mourning.
Where can I lay my love down?
Pondering where to find a place to express or deposit one's love.
Strange young girls come to my doorway
Referring to the arrival of unfamiliar or unconventional young girls at the speaker's doorstep.
Trying their best to drown
Describing the attempt of these girls to distract or overwhelm the speaker, possibly in a romantic or chaotic sense.
Pulling them up, I find that I am sinking
Discovering that helping these girls is causing the speaker to feel overwhelmed or emotionally submerged.
Where can I lay my love down?
Reiterating the quest for a suitable place to express and share love.
Too much to say, nobody listenin'
Expressing frustration at not being heard despite having much to say.
Too little time, too much to do
Feeling a sense of time pressure and a multitude of tasks to complete.
Too big a risk, someone's complainin'
Highlighting the significant risks and challenges involved, with someone expressing dissatisfaction or objections.
Well I don't mean to impose upon you
Asserting that the speaker does not intend to burden or inconvenience others.
Too much to say, nobody listenin'
Repetition of frustration at not being heard despite having much to say.
Too little time, too much to do
Reiteration of feeling time constraints and overwhelmed by tasks.
Too big a risk, someone's complainin'
Reiteration of the challenges and objections faced, possibly emphasizing their magnitude.
Well I don't mean to impose upon you
Reassuring that the speaker does not intend to impose or cause inconvenience.
Here it comes, another evening
Anticipating the arrival of another evening, suggesting a cyclical or repetitive nature of events.
I gotta go downtown
Expressing the need to go downtown, possibly for social or personal reasons.
Hundred and fifty people wanna see me
Highlighting a high demand for the speaker, with 150 people wanting to see them.
Where can I lay my love down?
Reiterating the quest for a suitable place to express and share love, possibly intensified by the upcoming evening.
Where can I lay my love down?
Repeating the question about where to lay down one's love, underscoring the ongoing search or dilemma.
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