Valerie Is Sleeping
Lost in Regret: Stan Ridgway's Tale of Valerie's Sleep
Lyrics
Watch the planes take off and touch the clouds
Observing airplanes ascend and reach the sky.
Thinkin' I'm in a mess, in trouble now
Feeling that I'm in a difficult situation, facing trouble.
Buried her in a hole last night
Buried a person named Valerie in a hole the previous night.
Underneath a tree
The burial occurred beneath a tree.
Chorus:
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My life went wrong
Expressing that life took a negative turn.
When I met valerie
Attributing the negative turn to encountering Valerie.
My life went wrong
Reiterating that life went wrong due to Valerie.
When I met valerie
Emphasizing the impact of meeting Valerie on life.
One night we walked into a field
Recalling a night when both walked into a field.
Behind the trailer park she kneeled
Describing Valerie kneeling behind a trailer park.
The moon was hangin' like a mask
Depicting the moon as hanging like a mask.
I lost my temper for the last time then¡º
Recounting a moment when the speaker lost temper for the last time.
Chorus repeat
< strong > Chorus repeat
Repeat this stanza 4x:
< strong > Repeat this stanza 4x:
Valerie is gone now
Stating that Valerie is no longer present.
Valerie is sleeping
Noting that Valerie is currently sleeping.
Valerie is sleeping now...
Reiterating that Valerie is in a state of sleep.
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