Lyrics
Green leaf
Reference to a green leaf.
Green melon
Reference to a green melon.
Green is the colour that my true love wears
Expressing that green is the color worn by the true love of the speaker.
When she meets me downtown beneath the big skyscraper
Describing a meeting place with the true love beneath a big skyscraper in the downtown area.
Green green
Repetition emphasizing the color green.
Green little girl
Describing the true love as a green little girl.
Green grass
Mentioning green grass.
Green lizard
Reference to a green lizard.
Green like the blanket on my true love's bed
Comparing the color green to the blanket on the true love's bed.
Where we lay in the sunlight streaming down through the window
Describing a scene where the speaker and the true love lay in the sunlight streaming down through the window.
Green green
Repetition emphasizing the color green.
Green little girl
Describing the true love as a green little girl.
When I think back on my life
Reflection on the speaker's life.
I'm ashamed of all the time
Expressing shame about the speaker's past actions.
I spent so carelessly
Regret for spending time carelessly and selfishly.
And selfishly
Continuation of regret for selfish behavior.
Nobody would believe
Indicating disbelief from others regarding the speaker's feelings.
That for a little while that girl
Noting that the girl had a significant impact on the speaker's life.
Had me higher than a cypress tree
Describing the emotional state the girl brought the speaker to, higher than a cypress tree.
Oh she was my
Referring to the girl as a green little bean.
Green little bean
Describing the girl as a green patch of clover.
Green patch of clover
Additional description of the girl's origin, Carolina.
The girl from Carolina
Expressing difficulty in moving on from the girl.
I just can't get over
Reiteration of the speaker's inability to get over the girl from Carolina.
I feel my season's changing
Noting a change in the speaker's emotional season.
So maybe I can be
Expressing hope for a return to a green state similar to the girl.
Green again like her
Repetition emphasizing the desire to be green like the girl.
Green again like her
Expressing a longing to be like the forever evergreen memories of the girl.
Oh in my memories of her
Indicating that the memories of the girl are everlasting.
She's forever evergreen
Concluding that the girl remains forever evergreen in the speaker's memories.
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