Keeping Me Away
Journey Through Long Nights: Keeping Love Alive
Lyrics
Out working that rail road again
Refers to the narrator being involved in railroad work again.
All the nights, all of the days
Signifies the passing of time, encompassing all the nights and days.
Keep me away
Expresses a force or circumstances preventing the narrator from being present.
Oh they're keeping me away
Reiterates the idea of external forces keeping the narrator away.
Heading home but my train is delayed
Indicates a delay in the narrator's journey home due to issues with their train.
Replacement service and a cancelled train
Mentions a replacement service and a canceled train, further impeding the journey home.
Keep me away
Re-emphasizes the external factors preventing the narrator from reaching home.
Oh they're keeping me away
Reiterates the idea of external forces keeping the narrator away.
Too many nights
Highlights the excessive duration of nights away.
Too many days
Highlights the prolonged absence during days.
Too many places
Suggests that the multitude of locations or circumstances is causing the separation.
Keeping me away
Stresses how the various places or situations are a barrier to being together.
Working late, no time to eat
Indicates working late without having time for meals.
Three missed calls haunting me
Mentions missing calls, indicating a sense of guilt or concern for not being available.
You're on my mind
Shows that the person they care about is occupying their thoughts.
Yeah you're on my mind
Reiterates that the person they care about is consistently on their mind.
Twelve hour nights, three shifts in
Describes the long and exhausting hours worked, leading to sleep deprivation.
Those days are long when you had no sleep
Emphasizes the difficulty of enduring long shifts without adequate rest.
You're on my mind
Reiterates that the person they care about is consistently on their mind.
Yeah you're on my mind
Confirms that the person they care about remains a constant thought.
Too many nights
Reiterates the prolonged duration of nights causing separation.
Too many days
Reiterates the extended absence during days.
Too many places
Reiterates that various places or circumstances are causing the separation.
Keeping me away
Highlights how these places or situations are a barrier to being together.
I know you'll be there
Repeatedly affirms the certainty of the person they care about being there despite the obstacles.
I know you'll be there
-I know you'll be there
-I know you'll be there
-I know you'll be there
-I know you'll be there
-I know you'll be there
-I know
-I feel it now
Indicates an awareness or realization of the situation.
I gotta slow it down
Expresses a need to slow down the pace of life.
Get my feet on the ground
Describes the desire to regain stability or control.
I feel it now
Reiterates the need to slow down and reconnect with reality.
I gotta slow it down
Reinforces the idea of slowing down and grounding oneself.
Get my feet on the ground
Emphasizes the necessity of getting a foothold in reality.
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