Lyrics
Well, I'm walking on down Virginia Avenue
Initiating a journey down Virginia Avenue.
Trying to find somebody to tell my troubles to.
Seeking someone to share and discuss his troubles with.
Harold's club is closing,
Referring to the closing of Harold's club.
And everybody's going on home:
People are leaving as the night ends.
What's a poor boy to do?
Expressing the predicament of a poor boy in this situation.
I'll just get on back into my short,
Intending to return to a familiar place (short).
Make it back to the fort
Reaching the fort, possibly a place of comfort or security.
Sleep off all the crazy lizards inside of my brain.
Planning to rest and recover from internal struggles.
There's got to be some place
Desiring to find a better place than the current situation.
That's better than this
Expressing dissatisfaction with the current life.
This life I'm leading's driving me insane
Feeling driven to insanity by the present circumstances.
And let me tell you I'm dreaming
Indicating that the speaker is in a dreamlike state.
Let me tell you that
Reiterating the dreamlike state or mindset.
I'm dreaming to the twilight,
Expressing the appeal of twilight, possibly symbolizing a transitional state.
This town has got me down.
Feeling downhearted about the town and its circumstances.
I've seen all the highlights,
Having experienced all the notable aspects of the town.
I've been walking all around
Wandering around without causing a disturbance.
I won't make a fuss, I'll take a Greyhound bus,
Willing to take a Greyhound bus to escape the current situation.
Carry me away from here:
Asking what is there to lose by taking such a step.
Tell me, what have I got to lose?
(No specific meaning provided in this line.)
Cause I'm walking on down Columbus Avenue
Moving along Columbus Avenue, continuing the journey.
The bars are all closing,
Bars are closing due to the late hour.
Cause it's quarter to two
Indicating that it's almost two in the morning.
Every town I go to is like a lock without a key
Every town visited feels like a challenge without a solution.
Those I leave behind are catching up on me,
Those left behind are catching up, possibly referring to consequences.
Let me tell you they're catching up on me,
Emphasizing that repercussions are getting closer.
They're catching up on me
Repeating the idea of consequences catching up.
Catching up on me, catching up on me,
(Repeated emphasis on consequences catching up.)
Catching up on me.
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