Fried Chicken and Gasoline
Journey of Longing: Fried Chicken, Gasoline, and the Lonely Road
Lyrics
I been on this road so long it seems
I have been traveling on this road for a considerable time.
That all I can taste is gasoline
The predominant experience or sensation is the taste of gasoline.
I been on this road, Lord, mile after mile
Continuing the journey, covering miles, possibly a metaphorical or literal road.
And it all looks the same to me after a while
The surroundings become monotonous or indistinguishable after a while.
So crow now rooster it's the break of day
A reference to morning with a crowing rooster, indicating the start of a new day.
Twenty-four hours and I can't stay away
The narrator is unable to break away from the road, a continuous cycle.
Fried chicken and gasoline
Introduces the recurring theme of fried chicken and gasoline.
I miss a woman but she don't miss me
The narrator misses a woman, but the feeling is not reciprocated.
Fried chicken and gasoline
Reiterates the combination of fried chicken and gasoline.
It's an empty highway, a cold gray dawn
Describes a desolate highway at dawn, suggesting a sense of emptiness.
Guess I been on the road just a day too long
Suggests that the narrator has been on the road for too long.
I get lonesome and sometimes I dream
The narrator experiences loneliness and dreams during the journey.
Wake up tasting of gasoline
Waking up with a taste of gasoline, linking the dream world with the road.
Fried chicken and gasoline
Repeats the theme of fried chicken and gasoline.
I miss a woman but she don't miss me
Reiterates the narrator's unreciprocated feelings for the woman.
Fried chicken and gasoline
Continues the recurring motif of fried chicken and gasoline.
Well now she feeds the hungry but she won't feed the poor
The woman provides for those who are hungry but doesn't help the poor.
And I wonder who's knocking at her kitchen door
The narrator wonders who is seeking entrance to her life or heart.
I get lonesome and sometimes I dream
Reiterates the loneliness and dreaming, tasting gasoline upon waking.
Wake up tasting of gasoline
Connection between dreams and the lingering taste of gasoline.
Fried chicken and gasoline
Restates the recurring elements of fried chicken and gasoline.
I miss a woman but she don't miss me
Repeats the narrator's longing for the woman without reciprocation.
Fried chicken and gasoline
Concludes with the repetition of fried chicken and gasoline.
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