Gotta Get Myself Back Home
Journey to Belonging: Rare Earth's Soulful Quest in 'Gotta Get Myself Back Home'
Lyrics
I'll be alright in the morning
I expect to be fine in the morning.
When I get myself back home
The resolution is to return home.
I been gone such a long long time
I've been away for an extended period.
Gettin' weary bein' on my own
Feeling tired and lonely from being alone.
I just got to get myself back home
The determination to return home is emphasized.
Back to the place I know I once belonged
Yearning to return to a familiar place of belonging.
Well I been workin', I'm a river man
The speaker is employed as a river worker.
Drivin' down the mighty river bed
Driving along the riverbed.
An' after thirty-six days on a ? ? barge
After an extended time on a barge, the need for companionship arises.
You know a body gets in need of a friend
Expressing the human need for friendship.
I just got to get myself back home
Reiteration of the strong desire to return home.
Back to the place I know I once belonged
Longing for the place where one truly belongs.
My body's achin' and the sun's on my back
Physical exhaustion under the sun's heat.
And the captain's really bringing me down
The captain's actions or demeanor are negatively affecting the speaker.
My woman, she wrote, said she needs me tonight
The woman communicates a need for the speaker's presence tonight.
And I'm hopin' we won't be long
Hopeful for a swift return home.
Well I just got to get myself back home, back home
Emphasizing the urgency to return home.
You know I got to get back to the place I once belonged
Reiterating the need to return to the place of belonging.
Hey I've got to get back
A strong affirmation of the necessity to return.
I just got to get myself back home
Repeating the determination to get back home.
Back to the place I know I once belonged
Reiteration of the desire to return to a familiar place.
I know I once belonged
A recognition of the past sense of belonging.
I just got to get myself back home
Strong emphasis on the need to return home.
I wanna get home
Expressing a strong want to be home.
Back to the place I know I once belonged
Reiteration of the desire to return to a place of belonging.
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