Lyrics
I'm going away
The speaker repeatedly emphasizes the act of leaving or going away, suggesting a significant departure or journey.
I'm going away
-I'm going away
-I'm going away
-The cradle wants a baby
Various elements symbolize different desires or needs, such as the cradle for a baby, kitchen for a pan, heart for a specific kind of lover, ocean for a sailor, gun for a hand, money for a spender, and road for a man.
Kitchen wants a pan
-The heart wants a certain kind of lover if it can
-The ocean wants a sailor
-The gun wants a hand
-Money wants a spender
-And the road wants a man
-I'll turn my face to the highway
The speaker commits to turning away from someone or something and facing the highway, indicating a deliberate choice to move forward and leave something behind.
I'll turn my face to the highway
-I'll turn my face to the highway
-And I'll turn my back on you
-Devil wants a sinner
More symbolic representations, including the devil for a sinner, sky for a bird, table for dinner, lips for a word, glass for wine, fist for hurt, clock for time, and shovel for work.
The sky wants a bird
-The table wants the dinner
-Lips want a word
-Glass wants the wine
-Fist wants to hurt
-Clock wants the time
-And the shovel wants to work
-I'll turn my face to the highway
Reiteration of the speaker's determination to face the highway and turn away from a particular person or situation.
I'll turn my face to the highway
-I'll turn my face to the highway
-And I'll turn my back on you
-I'm going away
Another repetition of the desire to go away, emphasizing the inevitability or urgency of the departure.
I'm going away
-I'm going away
-I'm going away
-I'm going away
-Going away
-Going away
-Coal wants a miner
More symbols representing desires, such as coal for a miner, soldier for a stand, walls of the prison for a solitary man, window for a curtain, plow for land, and diamond ring for a finger.
Soldier takes a stand
-The walls of the prison
-Want a solitary man
-The window wants a curtain
-The plow wants the land
-Diamond ring wants to
-Fit upon the finger of her hand
-I'll turn my face to the highway
Restatement of the speaker's commitment to facing the highway and turning their back on someone or something.
I'll turn my face to the highway
-I'll turn my face to the highway
-And I'll turn my back on you
-Going away
Repetition of the intention to go away, reinforcing the idea of departure as a persistent theme throughout the song.
Going away
-I'm going away
-I'm going away
-I'm going away
-I'm going away
-I'm going away
-I'm going away
-I'm going away
-I'm going away
-I'm going away
-I'm going away
-I'm going away
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-I'm going away
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