Up All Night
Longing Echoes: Love, Loss, and Pursuit
Lyrics
Well Johnny Mae And William J
Johnny Mae and William J hitched a ride from Los Angeles.
Hitched a ride from sunny L.A.
They traveled with a soldier who had gone AWOL and was heading to the stockade.
With a soldier who'd gone AWOL Stockade bound
They disembarked in Texas amidst rain and caught a train headed towards Atlanta.
And they got off in the Texas rain
Johnny Mae danced in a go-go bar while William J tried playing bass guitar in a poor punk bar.
And they hopped a southern diesel train
Johnny Mae left the Georgia clay and a musician incapable of playing, going to Boston silently.
Headed to Atlanta
William J faced music struggles, turned to substance abuse, got involved in crime, and is now on a county farm.
My hometown
Both Johnny Mae and William J are haunted by memories of their past loves, keeping them awake at night.
Where she danced all night
Reiterates the haunting memories and unanswered goodbyes of Johnny Mae and William J's lost loves.
In a go-go bar
-And he tried his best
-To play bass guitar
-In the absolute worst punk bar ever heard
-Yeah, but she got tired of that Georgia clay
-And a drunk musician
-Who couldn't even play
-So she took a bus to Boston
-Without a word
-He never got to say goodbye
-And he has to wonder why
-It keeps him up all night
The memories of their partners' characteristics (hair, voice) torment Johnny Mae and William J.
The way she wore her hair
-It keeps him up all night
-Her voice is everywhere
-It keeps him up all night
-She's out there
-Searchin' somewhere
-For somethin' of her own
William J's downward spiral due to failed music, substance abuse, crime, and current situation on a county farm.
Well old Will kept makin' bad music worse
-But the whiskey and the pills
-Wouldn't quench his thirst no more
-So he stuck a needle in his arm
-Then he lost his band
-He started liftin' shops
-It didn't take long
-To get cuffed by the cops
-And right about now
-He's workin' on the county farm
-It's never easier to say goodbye
Johnny Mae's struggle with memories and the void left by her lost love, pushing her to search for her own identity.
And she has to wonder why
-It keeps her up all night
-The way he held her hand
-It keeps her up all night
-He was her only man
-It keeps her up all night
-She's out there
-Searchin' somewhere
-For somethin' of her own
-To get where you need to be
General reflections on the hardships faced in pursuing one's desires, emphasizing the significance of love and the perpetual search for fulfillment.
You'll go through anything
-Yes, you will
-And on your way to be free
-You know, love is everything
-Baby, love is everything
-It keeps us up all night
-Yes, love is everything
-It keeps us up all night
-Yes, love is everything
-It keeps us up all night
-We're out there
-Searchin' somewhere
-For somethin' of our own
-It keeps us up all night
-We're out there
-Searchin' somewhere
-For somethin' of our own
-Yeah, keep on searchin you
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