Get Mine
Chasing Fortune: Rival Sons' Anthem of Struggle and Survival
Lyrics
I'm done wasting my time, I'm tired of picking off the fleas.
I've decided to stop wasting my time and dealing with insignificant issues.
I've got a coffee can full of liquor store change that I've been counting
I have a container filled with loose change from liquor store purchases, and I've been counting it while on my knees.
On my knees.
Expressing a humble or desperate state, possibly reflecting a difficult situation.
Get off the floor, look in the mirror.
Encouragement to rise above challenges by looking at oneself in the mirror.
Keep looking that good, some girl's gonna buy your dinner.
Suggesting that self-confidence will attract positive attention, even leading to someone else paying for a meal.
Got so much money, I know I owe.
Acknowledging financial obligations and debts despite having some money.
Go downstairs and my car's getting' towed.
Discovering an additional problem of the car being towed, adding to the existing challenges.
I've got to get mine, make it through the day.
Expressing determination to secure one's needs and goals to survive the day.
Get mine, I've got bills to pay.
Highlighting the practical aspect of needing to earn money to meet financial obligations.
I've got to get mine, I can find a way.
Believing in finding a solution or path to achieve personal goals.
I've got to get mine.
Reiteration of the determination to fulfill personal needs and objectives.
I've got blood on my lips, I've got a head full of rhymes.
Symbolic imagery suggesting the speaker has experienced violence or intense situations.
I've got a pistol on my hip, and a long list of names of people running out
List of challenges faced, possibly indicating a sense of retribution or justice.
Of time.
Emphasizing urgency or pressure on the people mentioned in the list.
Sleep with a pistol, under my head.
Revealing a cautious or defensive approach, keeping a pistol close while sleeping.
It's full of water cause' I can't afford the lead.
Unable to afford bullets, using water as a substitute in the pistol.
Plenty of butter, the women keep me fed.
Despite challenges, there is enough comfort and support from women.
My only problem is that I can't find the bread.
Main problem is the inability to find sustenance or financial stability (bread).
I've got to get mine, make it through the day.
Continued emphasis on the determination to survive and succeed.
Get mine, I've got the bills to pay.
Reiterating the necessity of earning money to fulfill financial responsibilities.
I've got to get mine, I can find a way.
Believing in finding a solution or path to achieve personal goals, echoing line 11.
I've got to get mine
Reiteration of the commitment to obtaining what is necessary for survival or success.
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