Lyrics
Do you know what is means
Expressing a question about understanding the significance
To miss New Orleans
Referring to the city of New Orleans
And miss it each night and day
Feeling the absence of New Orleans both day and night
I know I'm not wrong
Asserting confidence in the feeling of missing the city
The feeling's getting stronger
Indicating an intensifying emotional experience
The longer I stay away
Describing how the emotions strengthen with time away
Miss the moist covered vines
Longing for the presence of dew-covered vines
The tall sugar pines
Yearning for the presence of tall sugar pines
Where mocking birds used to sing
Recalling the melody of mockingbirds that used to sing
And I'd like to see the lazy Mississippi
Expressing a desire to witness the lazy Mississippi
A hurrying into spring
Anticipating the rapid arrival of spring along the Mississippi
The Mardi Gras memories
Reflecting on memories of Mardi Gras festivities
Of creole tunes that filled the air
Remembering the creole tunes that once filled the air
I dream of oleanders in June
Dreaming about oleanders in June
And soon I'm wishing that I was there
Expressing a strong desire to be in New Orleans
Do you know what it means
Repeating the initial question about understanding the significance
To miss New Orleans
Reiterating the intense feeling of missing New Orleans
When that's where you left your heart
Highlighting that the city holds the heart's affection
And there's something more
Implies an additional layer of longing or someone missed
I miss the one I care for
Expressing a stronger attachment to a specific person
More than I miss New Orleans
Emphasizing the greater importance of a person over the city
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