Nice to Be Out
Exploring History's Footprints: Nice to Be Out
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You asked me so where have you been
You inquired about my whereabouts
Let me think now let me see
Reflecting on my experiences
I stood once where Hitlers feet
I once stood where Hitler spoke
Had stood when he made his speech
Describing the location of Hitler's speech
In Nuremberg in thirty eight
Referring to Nuremberg in 1938
When he tried to build the perfect race
Hitler's attempt to create a superior race
He said black man ain't gonna run
Quoting Hitler's racist views
Alongside our perfect sons
Excluding black men from the "perfect race"
There was Dallas too, the library
Mentioning the Dallas library and Kennedy's assassination
The place they ended Kennedy
Describing the location of Kennedy's death
We stood where Oswald took his shot
Referring to the place where Oswald shot Kennedy
In my opinion there's a bigger plot
Suggesting a conspiracy theory around Kennedy's death
Costner's back and to the left
Referring to the movie "JFK" and the Kennedy assassination
The picket fence the better bet
Suggesting a conspiracy involving a picket fence
Paris came and summer went
Noting the passing of time, mentioning Paris
The tunnel's now a flower bed
Referring to the transformation of the tunnel into a flower bed
The famous turf that made Jeff Hurst
Mentioning the turf where Jeff Hurst played
The vodka stops to quench my thirst
Stopping for vodka to quench thirst
The Golden Gate stroke Alcatraz
Mentioning the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz
And the fat man failed to get us passes
Recalling an incident where someone failed to get passes
Jimmy's corner in Raging Bull
Referring to a location in the movie "Raging Bull"
De Niro's jokes and bottled pills
Mentioning Robert De Niro's jokes and pills
Elvis tales from Mr Woodward
Recalling Elvis stories from Mr. Woodward
Any Richard Burton if you could
Referencing Richard Burton and his stories
Tourists stare at tourist stops
Observing tourists at popular destinations
One more picture one more God
Desiring more experiences, possibly spiritual
Another top up for a change
Seeking change through new experiences
It makes you think, it makes you sane
Reflecting on life, promoting mental well-being
Talking more about yourself
Encouraging self-reflection and introspection
There's a mirror too, have a check
Suggesting the importance of self-awareness
Cheque's are always passing through
Highlighting the transient nature of financial transactions
Some depart but a lot come too
Noting the constant influx and departure of people
Restaurant talk or pick your teeth
Depicting mundane choices and actions
You bite your tongue or chew your meat
Highlighting the struggle between silence and expression
Sleep or drink or drink to sleep
Depicting the choices between rest and activity
And one more week and we will meet
Anticipating a future meeting after a week
We'll talk of what we haven't done
Planning to discuss unfulfilled activities since parting
Since we departed back a month
Reflecting on the passage of time and missed opportunities
We argue why we have to shout
Highlighting conflicts and the need to communicate loudly
All in all it's nice to be out
Summarizing the overall positive feeling of being outside
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