Loretta
Loretta's Farewell: A Journey Beyond Love and Home
Lyrics
sometimes we get carried by the wind
Sometimes we are influenced or directed by external forces, like the wind.
never to be seen again
Occasionally, the influence takes us to a point where we are no longer visible or known.
and loretta i can't tell you but this will be
The singer addresses someone named Loretta, hinting at a significant message or revelation.
the last time we meet
This encounter with Loretta is emphasized as the final meeting between the two.
i'll come knockin at your door
The singer expresses the intention to visit Loretta, knocking at her door.
you'll be waiting like a hundred times before
Loretta has been waiting for the singer multiple times in the past.
and we can play the same games if we try
Suggesting the possibility of repeating familiar patterns or behaviors in their relationship.
like i'll never ever leave you til the day that i die
The commitment to stay with Loretta until the end of the singer's life is declared.
i'm going home
The singer announces the decision to return home.
away from
Leaving the current location or environment.
the place where i was born
Referring to the departure from the place of the singer's birth.
here i am on a sleeper train
The singer is on a sleeper train, possibly reflecting a journey or transition.
on through west virginia again
Mention of passing through West Virginia again, indicating movement through familiar territory.
and as i awake from minutes of sleep
Upon waking, the singer observes the disappearance of mountains, symbolizing change or loss.
i see the mountains disappear on me
i'll come knockin at your door
Reiteration of the singer's intention to visit Loretta and knock at her door.
you'll be waiting like a hundred times before
Loretta's repeated waiting is emphasized again.
and we can play the same games if we try
Suggesting the possibility of repeating familiar patterns or behaviors in their relationship.
like i'll never ever leave you til the day that i die
The commitment to stay with Loretta until the end of the singer's life is reiterated.
i'm going home
The singer restates the decision to go back home.
away from
Reiteration of leaving the place of the singer's birth.
the place where i was born
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