Hungry Heart
Journey of Longing: Swamp Dogg's Hungry Heart Revealed
Lyrics
Got a wife and kids in Baltimore, Jack
Refers to having a family in Baltimore, but the narrator left them.
I went out for a ride and I never went back
The narrator left home without returning.
Like a river that don't know where it's flowing
Comparing the narrator's journey to a river that doesn't have a set direction.
I took a wrong turn and I just kept going
Reflects making a mistake and continuing on the wrong path.
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Indicates that everyone desires something or has unfulfilled desires.
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Reiterates the idea that everyone has unfulfilled desires or needs.
Lay down your money and you play your part
Suggests that individuals invest or gamble with their emotions.
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Restates that everyone has unfulfilled desires or needs.
I met her in a Kingstown bar
Describes meeting someone in a bar in Kingstown.
We fell in love I knew it had to end
Realizing the love was doomed from the start.
We took what we had and we ripped it apart
They destroyed what they had together.
Now here I am down in Kingstown again
The narrator is back in Kingstown after the relationship ended.
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Reiterates that everyone desires something or has unfulfilled desires.
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Reaffirms that everyone has unfulfilled desires or needs.
Lay down your money and you play your part
Implies that individuals invest or gamble with their emotions.
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Emphasizes that everyone has unfulfilled desires or needs.
Everybody needs a place to rest
States the universal need for a place to belong or find solace.
Everybody wants to have a home
Expresses the desire for a stable and comforting home.
Don't make no difference what nobody says
Asserts that others' opinions don't affect this need.
Ain't nobody like to be alone
Highlights the aversion to being alone.
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Reaffirms that everyone desires something or has unfulfilled desires.
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Reiterates that everyone has unfulfilled desires or needs.
Lay down your money and you play your part
Suggests that individuals invest or gamble with their emotions.
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Emphasizes that everyone has unfulfilled desires or needs.
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