Old Home Place
Heartache Echoes: A Tale of Loss, Love, and the Old Home Place
Lyrics
It's been ten long years since I left my home
Expressing the passage of ten years since leaving home.
In the hollow where I was born
Referring to the birthplace in a hollow or valley.
Where the cool fall nights make the wood smoke rise
Depicting the atmosphere with cool fall nights and wood smoke.
And the foxhunter blows his horn
Mentioning the foxhunter signaling with his horn.
I fell in love with a girl from the town
Narrating a love story with a girl from the town.
I thought that she would be true
Expressing an expectation of her faithfulness.
I ran away to Charlottesville
Detailing a decision to leave for Charlottesville.
And worked in a sawmill or two
Describing employment in sawmills after leaving home.
What have they done to the old home place
Pondering changes made to the old home place.
Why did they tear it down
Questioning the reason for tearing down the old home.
And why did I leave the plow in the field
Reflecting on leaving agricultural work for town jobs.
And look for a job in the town
Expressing regret and questioning choices made.
Well my girl she ran off with somebody else
Revealing a betrayal as the girl leaves with someone else.
The taverns took all my pay
Indicating financial difficulties due to spending in taverns.
And here I stand where the old home stood
Describing the narrator standing where the old home once stood.
Before they took it away
Expressing loss and nostalgia for the demolished home.
Now the geese they fly south and the cold wind blows
Symbolizing seasonal changes with migrating geese and cold winds.
As I stand here and hang my head
Depicting a moment of despair with bowed head.
I've lost my love I've lost my home
Summarizing the narrator's losses in love and home.
And now I wish that I was dead
Expressing a deep sense of regret and despair.
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