Driftin' Blues
Wandering Souls: The Deep Blues Journey
Lyrics
Well I'm drifting and drifting,
Feeling a sense of aimlessness and uncertainty.
Like a ship out on the sea.
Comparing the drifting feeling to a ship adrift at sea, suggesting a lack of direction or purpose.
Well I'm drifting and drifting,
Reiterating the theme of aimlessness and drifting, emphasizing a sense of being lost.
Like a ship out on the sea.
Continuing the ship metaphor to convey a state of wandering or being without a clear destination.
Well I ain't got nobody
Expressing loneliness by stating the absence of companionship in the world.
In this world to care for me.
Highlighting a lack of emotional support or someone to care for the speaker.
If my baby would only take me back again
Expressing a desire for reconciliation with a romantic partner.
If my baby would only take me back again.
Repeating the longing for the partner to take the speaker back, emphasizing the yearning for a second chance.
Well you know I ain't good for nothin' baby
Acknowledging personal shortcomings or mistakes that led to the separation.
Well I haven't got no friends.
Expressing a lack of social connections or companionship beyond the romantic relationship.
I give you all of my money,
Offering material support, possibly as a demonstration of love or commitment.
Tell me what more can I do.
Pleading for guidance or a solution, expressing a willingness to give everything for the relationship.
I give you all my money,
Reiterating the speaker's readiness to provide financial support and asking for reciprocation.
Tell me what more can I do.
Expressing frustration or disappointment with the partner's lack of faithfulness.
Well you just a good little girl
Describing the partner as a good person but criticizing their lack of commitment or fidelity.
But you just won't be true.
Stressing the partner's failure to remain faithful despite being a good person.
Bye-bye baby, baby bye-bye bye-bye,
Bidding farewell to the partner, suggesting acceptance of the inevitable separation.
It's gonna be too late baby
Warning that it will be too late for reconciliation, indicating a point of no return.
I'll be so far away.
Anticipating physical distance or emotional detachment as a result of the impending separation.
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