I'm The One For You
Escape, Love, and the Open Road: I'm The One For You
Lyrics
Last week I's in Brownsville in the pouring rain
Last week, I was in Brownsville in the pouring rain.
Some trouble at a liquor store and I hopped a train
Encountered trouble at a liquor store and decided to escape by hopping a train.
Up through Galveston, St Louis it's all the same
Traveled through Galveston and St Louis, experiencing a sense of monotony.
Seems I gotta keep running to escape my own name
Expresses the need to keep running to avoid the burdens associated with one's own name.
I came late like a curse to your hometown
Arrived late in your hometown, almost like a curse.
Got a gig playing fiddle at your local hoedown
Landed a gig playing the fiddle at a local hoedown.
You danced across the floor and turned my heart clean around
You danced across the floor, turning the narrator's heart around.
Well folks told me to leave, but I'm standing my ground
Facing disapproval from others but choosing to stand firm.
Well I'm the one for you
Declares being the right one for the person being addressed.
I can't promise we'll never be blue
Acknowledges that there might be challenges in the relationship, but expresses commitment.
And some days baby I might be untrue
Admits the possibility of being untrue on certain days.
Yeah, I'm the one for you
Reiterates being the right one for the person despite potential difficulties.
Oh I've got to get through
Expresses the need to break through or overcome obstacles.
That pretty head of yours, babe, I'm the one for you
Affirms being the right one for the person with a focus on their attractiveness.
They say you're too smart, too pretty, sweet and young
Describes contrasting qualities between the speaker and the person addressed.
And I'm drunk and disorderly and ragged and dumb
Highlights the speaker's flaws but asserts the ability to be the person's number one.
But baby I can be your number one
Suggests leaving before morning to embark on a journey together.
Let's leave before the morning and make that highway run
Repeats the affirmation of being the right one for the person.
Well I'm the one for you
Reiterates being the right one for the person.
I can't promise we'll never be blue
Repeats acknowledgment of potential challenges in the relationship.
And some days baby I might be untrue
Restates the possibility of being untrue on certain days.
Yeah, I'm the one for you
Reiterates being the right one for the person despite potential difficulties.
Oh I've got to get through
Expresses the need to break through or overcome obstacles.
That pretty head of yours, babe, I'm the one for you
Affirms being the right one for the person with a focus on their attractiveness.
I'm scarred and I'm butchered and I'm broken and lame
Describes the speaker's physical and emotional scars but asserts commitment.
I've rolled and I've rambled and rolled over again
Details the speaker's experiences of roaming and facing challenges repeatedly.
Lost my boots of Spanish leather in a poker game
Narrates losing possessions in a poker game but emphasizes the worth of meeting the person.
But just to meet you baby I'd do it all again
Expresses a willingness to go through hardships again for the sake of meeting the person.
Well I'm the one for you
Reiterates being the right one for the person.
I can't promise we'll never be blue
Repeats acknowledgment of potential challenges in the relationship.
And some days baby I might be untrue
Restates the possibility of being untrue on certain days.
Yeah, I'm the one for you
Reiterates being the right one for the person despite potential difficulties.
Oh I've got to get through
Expresses the need to break through or overcome obstacles.
That pretty head of yours, babe, I'm the one for you
Affirms being the right one for the person with a focus on their attractiveness.
Well I'm the one for you
Reiterates being the right one for the person.
I can't promise we'll never be blue
Repeats acknowledgment of potential challenges in the relationship.
And some days baby I might be untrue
Restates the possibility of being untrue on certain days.
Yeah, I'm the one for you
Reiterates being the right one for the person despite potential difficulties.
Oh I've got to get through
Expresses the need to break through or overcome obstacles.
That pretty head of yours, babe, I'm the one for you
Affirms being the right one for the person with a focus on their attractiveness.
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