Wind Me Up
Winding Through Life's Choices
Lyrics
All's I've gots is my P.O. box
Hendrix only has a P.O. box as her possession.
It's on the corner of Lavaca and Ninth
Her P.O. box is located at Lavaca and Ninth streets.
I do a little and the little I do
Hendrix does a little, but it's sufficient to sustain her vices.
Is enough for me to keep my vice
Her minimal income supports her habits or desires.
Oh wind me up and watch me go. I'm gone
Expressing a desire to be wound up and set in motion, ready to go.
Wind wind wind me up.
Repetition emphasizing the theme of being wound up.
Watch watch watch me go
Emphasizing the act of watching as she goes about her way.
Wind wind wind me up.
Repetition highlighting the winding up process.
Watch watch watch me go
Reiterating the watching as she goes, suggesting a spectacle.
Wind me up and watch me go.
Repeat of the desire to be wound up and watched as she leaves.
Baby I'm gone
Confirming her departure after being wound up.
All's I left was a pile of debts
She left behind only debts, possibly indicating a troubled past.
And a man he would not work
A man refused to work, contributing to her challenges.
I said didn't your mama raise you right
Hendrix questions the upbringing of the man, suggesting he's a jerk.
Baby you always been a jerk
Labeling the man as a jerk, emphasizing his negative qualities.
What a jerk
Reiteration of the man's unfavorable character.
Wind me up and watch me go. I'm gone.
Expressing the act of being wound up and departing, reiterating her leaving.
And all's I left was a sleepyhead
Left behind a sleepyhead, possibly referencing someone who lacked ambition.
One light town by the bay
Reference to a quiet town by the bay, indicating her departure.
I stuck out my thumb when I was done
She hitchhiked after her stay, using her thumb to signal for a ride.
Listening to what that town had to say
Listening to the town suggests reflecting on its gossip or opinions.
Gossip
Describing the town's communication as gossip.
Gossip nothin but gossip.
Reiteration that the town's talk is purely gossip.
I check my mail on Monday morning
She checks her mail on Mondays using her P.O. box key.
P.O. box key in hand
Reaffirmation of the act of checking mail, suggesting routine.
I check my mail for bills
Checking for bills, catalogs, and possibly illegal items.
For catalogs and for contraband........
Enumerating the items she expects to find in her mailbox.
Wind me up and watch me go. I'm gone
Reiteration of the desire to be wound up and set in motion.
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