Boys' Town
Embracing Life's Journey: Settling Down in Boys' Town
Lyrics
Well there ain’t no use to sit and cry
Expressing that there is no point in dwelling on sorrow.
You’ll be an angel by and by
Suggesting that the person will become an angel in the afterlife.
I got a home in old boy’s town
Referring to a home in a place called "boy's town."
That’s the place I’ll settle down
Indicating an intention to settle down in this particular place.
When I get my new house done
Anticipating the completion of a new house.
I’ll give the old one to my son
Planning to pass the old house to the speaker's son.
Then I’ll lay me down to sleep
Referencing a peaceful sleep, perhaps alluding to death.
To this world my soul to keep
Expressing a surrender of the soul to the world.
Time ain’t gonna catch up with me
Asserting that time won't catch up with the speaker.
I’ve no place I’d rather be
Stating a lack of preference for any other place.
Wrap your arms all around me I’m gonna settle down
Desiring to settle down, seeking comfort in an embrace.
Time ain’t gonna catch up with me
Reiteration of the idea that time won't catch up.
I’ve no place I’d rather be
Reaffirming the lack of preference for any other place.
Wrap your arms all around me I’m gonna settle down
Repeating the desire to settle down and find comfort.
I got more than I can keep
Expressing abundance, both in material possessions and gardens.
Pockets full and gardens deep
Highlighting full pockets and deep gardens as signs of wealth.
I got a home in old boy’s town
Repeating the idea of having a home in "boy's town."
That’s the place I’ll settle down
Reiterating the intention to settle down in that place.
When I get my new house done
Anticipating the completion of a new house (repeated from line 5).
I’ll give the old one to my sone
Planning to pass the old house to the speaker's son (repeated from line 6).
And there ain’t no use to sit and cry
Reiterating that there is no use in sitting and crying.
You’ll be an angel by and by
Repeating the idea that the listener will become an angel in the afterlife.
Time ain’t gonna catch up with me
Reiteration of the assertion that time won't catch up.
I’ve no place I’d rather be
Reaffirming the lack of preference for any other place.
Wrap your arms all around me I’m gonna settle down
Repeating the desire to settle down and find comfort.
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