Another Spoke in the Wheel
Corporate Struggles: A Journey through the Spokes of Life
Lyrics
Another train passing through an empty town
Describes a train passing through a deserted town
Only outbound
Emphasizes that the train is only leaving, not entering
Since corporate isn't sticking around
Suggests that corporate entities are leaving the town
Giving up on promises of come hell or high water
Expresses frustration with broken promises
Won't you pay no mind to the suffering of a man
Asks not to ignore a man's suffering
And take ya severance with the shake of my hand
Proposes accepting severance with a handshake
Drowning my worries in the river
Symbolic drowning of worries in a river
Understand
Requests understanding
This bottles gonna take me to the promised land
Intends to find solace in a bottle
When walking the walk
Refers to living true to one's words
And talking the talk
Emphasizes the ineffectiveness of words alone
Won't help me steer
Acknowledges the difficulty in steering life
Cuz I've been working for the company dime
Worked for the company, possibly without personal gain
Dropped into the Peabody coal mines
Mentions working in Peabody coal mines
Watching the time
Observing time passing, feeling like a small part in a system
Turning like another spoke in the wheel
Compares life's journey to being another spoke in a wheel
Ahh yeah
Expresses a realization or acknowledgment
And I know money talks but it ain't been talking to me
Money isn't providing solace or solutions
Between the bank and the bills
Highlights the thin line between financial stability and struggle
It's a real fine line
Life decisions require finding something valuable
I need to find something
The need for a purpose that justifies a lifetime
Worth spending a lifetime
Emphasizes the struggle for extra wealth
On the grind for a little extra wealth
Burning at both ends for a meager light
Burning at both ends for a light
Challenges the idea of making a living through wishful thinking
Cuz no one makes a living off a wishing well
Repeats the symbolic drowning of worries in a river
Drowning my worries in the river
Requests understanding again
Understand
Anticipates finding solace in a bottle
This bottles gonna take me to the promised land
Reiterates the desire for the promised land
When walking the walk
Repeats the idea of living true to one's words
And talking the talk
Emphasizes the inadequacy of words alone
Won't help me steer
Acknowledges the difficulty in steering life
Cuz I've been working for the company dime
Reiterates working for the company without personal gain
Dropped into the Peabody coal mines
Repeats the mention of Peabody coal mines
Watching the time
Repeats the observation of time passing
Turning like another spoke in the wheel
Repeats the metaphor of being another spoke in a wheel
Thirty-seven years under the sycamore
Specifies the duration of 37 years under a sycamore tree
Up until a carpet-bagger cut her down
Describes the tree's downfall due to an outsider
Drowning my worries in the river
Repeats the symbolic drowning of worries in a river
Understand
Requests understanding for the last time
This bottles gonna take me to the promised land
Reiterates the desire for the promised land
When walking the walk
Repeats the idea of living true to one's words
And talking the talk
Emphasizes the inadequacy of words alone
Won't help me steer
Acknowledges the difficulty in steering life
(ah yeah)
Expresses affirmation or agreement (ah yeah)
Cuz I've been working for the company dime
Reiterates working for the company without personal gain
Dropped into the Peabody coal mines
Repeats the mention of Peabody coal mines
Watching the time
Repeats the observation of time passing
Turning like another spoke in the wheel
Repeats the metaphor of being another spoke in a wheel
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