I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
Embracing the Melancholy: Exploring the Depths of Heartache in 'I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues'
Lyrics
I gotta right to sing the blues
I have the privilege or justification to express my sorrow through singing the blues.
I gotta right to moan inside
I have the right to express my inner pain and suffering.
I gotta right to sit and cry
I have the right to sit and cry, indicating emotional distress.
Down around the river
Referencing a location, possibly a metaphorical place associated with troubles.
A certain man in this little town
Describing a person in the town causing heartache or trouble.
Keeps draggin' my poor heart around
Someone is causing emotional pain by dragging the speaker's heart around.
All I see for me is misery
The speaker's outlook is filled with misery.
I gotta right to sing the blues
Reiterating the right to express sorrow through singing the blues.
I gotta right to moan inside
Reaffirming the right to express internal pain and anguish.
I gotta right to sit and cry
Reiterating the right to sit and cry as a means of coping.
Down around the river
Referencing the location around the river again.
Soon that deep blue sea
Anticipating a future time when the speaker will be drawn to the deep blue sea.
Will be callin' me
Expressing the inevitability of being called by the sea, potentially symbolizing change.
It must be love say what you choose
Suggesting that the speaker's feelings are a result of love, emphasizing choice in interpretation.
I gotta right to sing the blues
Reaffirming the right to sing the blues as a form of expression.
I gotta right to sing the blues
Repeating the assertion of the right to sing the blues.
I gotta right to moan and cry
Reiterating the right to moan and cry in response to emotional distress.
I gotta right to sit and sigh
Emphasizing the right to sit and sigh as a permissible response to suffering.
Down around the river
Referring again to the location around the river.
Soon that deep blue sea
Repeating the anticipation of being called by the deep blue sea.
Will be callin' me
Reiterating the idea that the call of the sea is imminent, suggesting an unavoidable change.
It must be love say what you choose
Reaffirming the idea that the emotions are a result of love, with room for individual interpretation.
I gotta right to sing the blues
Stating again the right to express sorrow through singing the blues.
There's nothing left for me
Expressing a sense of hopelessness and emptiness in the speaker's life.
I'm full of misery
Describing the speaker as being filled with misery.
I gotta right to sing the blues
Reiterating the right to sing the blues as a means of expressing the speaker's emotional state.
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