Early Morning Rain
Wanderlust Melancholy: Early Morning Reflections in Tim O'Brien's Song
Lyrics
In the early morning rain with a dollar in my hand
In a state of early morning, I find myself with only a dollar.
And an aching in my heart and my pockets full of sand
Feeling pain in my heart and having pockets filled with sand.
I'm a long long way from home and I miss my loved one so
I'm far from home and deeply miss my loved one.
In the early morning rain with no place to go
In the early morning rain, I have nowhere to go.
Out on runway number nine, big 707 set to go
At runway number nine, a large 707 airplane is ready for departure.
And I'm stuck here on the ground where the cold wind blows
I'm stranded on the ground where the cold wind is blowing.
That old liquor tasted good and the women all were fast
The taste of old liquor was good, and the women were lively.
Well, there she goes my friend, she's rolling now at last
The airplane is finally rolling, and a friend points out its departure.
Here the mighty engine roar, see the silver bird on high
The powerful engine roars, and a silver airplane soars high in the sky.
She's away and westward bound, high above the clouds she'll fly
It's headed westward, flying above the clouds.
Where the morning rain don't fall and the sun always shines
Describing a place where there's no morning rain, and the sun always shines.
She'll be flying o'er my home in about three hours time
The airplane will fly over my home in about three hours.
This old airport's got me down, it's no earthly good to me
This old airport is depressing and serves no purpose for me.
And I'm stuck here on the ground, as cold and drunk as I can be
I'm stuck on the ground, feeling cold and intoxicated.
You can't jump a jet plane like you can a freight train
You can't hitch a ride on a jet plane like you can on a freight train.
So I'd best be on my way in the early morning rain
It's better for me to leave in the early morning rain.
Yeah, I'd best be on my way in the early morning rain
Emphasizing the need to leave in the early morning rain.
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