It Won't Be Right
Resilience at Dawn: Defying Adversity in The Doobie Brothers' Melody
Lyrics
Early in the mornin' when the sun come up
Describing the early morning when the singer is present as the sun rises.
You'll find me sittin' at the table, drinkin' from a wooden cup
The singer is seated at a table, drinking from a wooden cup.
The mortgage is a comin' tryin' to take my home away
Reference to the impending threat of losing the singer's home due to mortgage issues.
I'm not gonna let it turn my head away
Expressing determination not to let the mortgage issue distract or disturb the singer.
It won't be right
Stating that the situation won't be morally or ethically right.
No matter what they say
Regardless of what others say, emphasizing the inherent wrongness of the situation.
Won't be right
Reiterating that it won't be morally right.
Tryin' to take my home away
Highlighting the threat of losing the home and the associated injustice.
Won't be right
Emphasizing the moral incorrectness if they proceed to take the singer's home.
If they do this thing to me
Expressing dissatisfaction with the potential action against the singer.
I don't have to take it
Declaring the singer's refusal to accept the unfavorable situation.
And I really don't want to see
Expressing a desire not to witness or experience the negative consequences.
Early in the evenin' long about supper time
Transitioning to the evening, around supper time.
There's nothin' left here for me but a bottle of wine
Indicating a lack of desirable things, with only a bottle of wine remaining.
I'm gonna be evicted along about the hour of five
Referring to the impending eviction around 5 o'clock.
Well, it's enough to make me wonder why I'm alive
Expressing existential doubt or questioning the purpose of life in such challenging circumstances.
It won't be right
Reiterating the moral wrongness of the situation.
No matter what they say
Regardless of opinions, emphasizing the inherent moral incorrectness.
Won't be right
Reaffirming the moral objection to attempting to take the singer's home.
Tryin' to take my home away
Emphasizing the injustice of trying to take away the singer's home.
Won't be right
Stating the moral objection if they proceed with the action.
If they do this thing to me
Expressing the singer's unwillingness to accept the negative outcome.
I don't have to take it
Declaring the singer's refusal to tolerate or endure the unfavorable situation.
And I really don't want to see
Reiterating the desire not to witness or experience the negative consequences.
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