Lyrics
One two three four
Counting off the beginning of the song.
Never been anywhere, south of the Delaware
The singer has never traveled anywhere south of the Delaware River.
Never been through Kalamazoo
The singer has never traveled through Kalamazoo, a city in Michigan.
Never been to Timbuktu
The singer has never been to Timbuktu, a remote city in Mali, West Africa, often used metaphorically to represent a far-off or exotic place.
Livin' is fantasy, travelin' mentally
Living life as a fantasy, mentally traveling instead of physically experiencing these places.
Makin' up tunes in hotel rooms
Creating music in hotel rooms about places the singer has never visited.
'Bout places I've never been to
Writing songs about locations the singer hasn't actually been to.
Though I've never crooned under a Kentucky moon
Despite not having sung under a moon in Kentucky.
I had my dream, Kentucky moon
The singer had a dream related to Kentucky under the moon's influence.
But it's only moon dreams
The dream was only imaginative, not based on reality.
From songs, films and TV
References to moon-related themes from various forms of media like songs, films, and TV shows.
But I can visualize, what I've never seen?
Despite not physically experiencing these places, the singer can mentally visualize them.
But I had my dream, Kentucky moon
Despite being just a dream, the singer still had thoughts about the Kentucky moon.
Route sixty six to me is still a mystery
Route 66 and Ohio are also unknown territories to the singer.
And Ohio, too
Referencing unfamiliarity with Ohio despite passing through Chicago and St. Louis.
Went Chicago blue down to St. Louis blues
Traveling from Chicago to St. Louis but still being unfamiliar with the places.
Never been anywhere, south of the Delaware
Reiteration of not having been south of the Delaware.
Never been through Kalamazoo
Repetition of never passing through Kalamazoo.
Never been to Timbuktu
Reiteration of never visiting Timbuktu.
But I can visualize, what I've never seen?
The singer can mentally imagine these places despite not physically experiencing them.
So I sit and dream, Kentucky moon
The singer continues dreaming about the Kentucky moon.
As I sit by a stream in the moon
The singer sits by a stream under the moon, but it's only in the imagination.
But it's just imagery
The scene by the stream is just an image from media like songs, films, and TV shows.
From songs, films and TV
Reiteration of moon-related imagery from various forms of media.
But I can visualize, what I've never seen?
Despite not physically visiting these places, the singer can mentally visualize them.
So I sit and dream, Kentucky moon
The singer continues to dream about the Kentucky moon.
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