Sitting on Top of the World
Embracing Life Beyond Loss
Lyrics
Was all the summer and all the fall
Reflecting on the passing of summer and fall, searching for completeness.
Just trying to find my little all in all
Continuing the quest to find everything important in life.
But now she's gone, and I don't worry
Expressing a lack of worry after the departure of a significant other.
Lord I'm sitting on top of the world
Feeling triumphant or content despite the challenges, sitting on top of the world.
Was in the spring, one summer day
Recalling a specific time in spring when the person left, indicating a permanent departure.
Just when she left me, she's gone to stay
Emphasizing the permanence of the departure, she's gone for good.
But now she's gone, and I don't worry
Reiterating the lack of worry after the significant other's departure.
Oh I'm sitting on top of the world
Expressing a sense of elevated status or contentment despite the loss.
An' you come runnin', holdin' up your hand
Describing someone approaching with urgency, possibly regretting their actions.
Can't get me a woman, cranky you can get a man
Highlighting the difficulty of finding a romantic partner, contrasting with the ease of finding a man.
But now you're gone, and now I don't worry
Reassuring the absence of worry after the departure of the mentioned person.
Lord I'm sitting on top of the world
Reaffirming a sense of contentment despite the challenges.
Have been days, I didn't know your name
Reflecting on days when the person's name was unknown, suggesting a past of uncertainty.
Why should I worry or cry in vain
Questioning the need to worry or cry in vain now that the person is gone.
But now she's gone, now I don't worry
Reiterating the lack of worry after the departure of the significant other.
Lord I'm sitting on top of the world
Reveling in the feeling of being on top of the world despite the past challenges.
Went to the station, down in the yard
Recalling going to the station, possibly indicating a failed attempt to reconcile.
Gonna get me a freight train, worked and got to home
Expressing a desire to move forward, possibly through hard work or a change in circumstances.
But now she's gone, and I don't worry
Reiterating the lack of worry after the departure, despite efforts to move on.
Oh I'm sitting on top of the world
Reaffirming a sense of contentment or triumph despite the challenges.
The lonesome days, they have gone by
Noting the passing of lonely days, suggesting a period of emotional struggle.
Why should you beg me oh say goodbye
Raising the question of why there should be a plea or a goodbye now that the person is gone.
But now she's gone, and I don't worry
Reiterating the lack of worry after the departure, indicating a sense of emotional stability.
Oh cause I'm sitting on top of the world
Attributing the lack of worry to the current state of sitting on top of the world.
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