Night Workin' Blues
Midnight Struggles: Unveiling the Hard Night Worker's Blues
Lyrics
Well I'm a hard night worker
Expressing the speaker's identity as someone who works hard during the night.
And I work hard every night
Reiteration of the speaker's diligent nighttime work routine.
Well I'm a hard night worker
Reaffirming the speaker's role as a dedicated night worker.
And I work hard every night
Repeating the commitment to working hard every night.
And I can't understand
Expressing confusion about why the speaker's woman doesn't treat him well despite his hard work.
Why my woman won't treat me right
Highlighting the speaker's frustration with the mistreatment from his woman.
When I come home every morning
Describing the negative reception the speaker receives when returning home in the morning.
Everything I do is wrong
Emphasizing that everything the speaker does upon returning home is perceived as wrong.
When I come home every morning
Reiterating the negativity of the speaker's reception upon arriving home in the morning.
Everything I do is wrong
Continuing the theme that all the speaker's actions in the morning are seen as incorrect.
Well I ain't got no breakfast
Expressing a lack of basic needs such as breakfast, and the absence of the speaker's woman.
And my woman she is gone
Indicating the speaker's emotional state due to the absence of his woman.
Well I bring home my money
Stating that the speaker brings home his earnings, mirroring traditional gender roles.
Just like a man gives it to me
Highlighting the speaker's role in providing for his woman, emphasizing the reciprocity expected.
Well I bring home my money
Repeating the theme of the speaker fulfilling his financial responsibilities like a man.
Just like a man gives it to me
Emphasizing the traditional gender roles and the speaker's role as a provider.
Well I try to make her happy
Expressing the speaker's attempt to make his woman happy despite his own misery.
But my life is misery
Conveying the hardship and discontent in the speaker's life despite efforts to bring happiness.
I want all you men to listen
Addressing all men and conveying a message or advice.
There's something that you should know
Indicating that there is important information that all men should be aware of.
I want all you men to listen
Repeating the call for attention to important information directed at men.
There's something that you should know
Stating the importance of acquiring a job while the sun is shining, possibly advising against night work.
Get a job, get a job while the sun is shining
Encouraging men to seek employment during daylight hours, contrasting with the speaker's hard night work.
And let this hard night worker go
Advising the hard night worker to leave his current occupation and find employment during the day.
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