Lyrics
There’s this kid
There is a young person
Isn’t scared about nothing
Who is unafraid of anything
He’s been tricked
He has been deceived or fooled
Ripped off gone left behind
He has been cheated, left behind, or abandoned
Out there
Out in the world
For to grow old to
With the aim to grow old
His mama’s sick
His mother is ill
His mama’s sick with the drinking
His mother is ill due to alcoholism
His daddy’s a dick
His father is unpleasant or disrespectful
‘Cause he went up and left on the fly
His father departed suddenly or hastily
Out there
Out in the world
One night met up
One night they met
Sat on the corner of sixth street
Sat together on the corner of sixth street
Tears in his eyes
The young person had tears in their eyes
Told me that he’s gonna leave this town
Expressed the intention to leave the town
And get out there
To go somewhere where they feel they belong
Somewhere to belong to
He didn’t leave
They did not leave
He didn’t go
They got entangled or caught up in something
He got caught up
It's a recurring or repetitive cycle
It’s cyclical
Another drink consumed
Another beer down
Drinking alcohol by oneself
Drinking alone
The nights end similarly or predictably
These nights end the same
Collapsed or passed out on the floor
Passed on the floor
The narrator didn’t question if anything was wrong
And I didn’t wonder
If anything was wrong
Progressing a bit, then regressing more
One step forward
Two steps back
-Keeps you from moving
-Keeps you from getting on track
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