Kelly's Bar
Midnight Revelations: Tales from Kelly's Bar in Red Wing
Lyrics
I was singin' like a stone in Red Wing, Minnesota
I was singing passionately or emotively in Red Wing, Minnesota.
In a bar called Kelly's right next to the train
In a bar named Kelly's situated adjacent to the train tracks.
It shakes the walls and you have to stop talkin'
The train's passage is so intense that it causes the walls to vibrate, disrupting conversations.
It's never much different but it's never the same
The environment is consistent yet always slightly different.
And the guy next to me he was fightin' for nothin'
A man beside me was engaged in a meaningless fight, involving a past love betrayal.
Love that was over and a knife in the back
A reference to a failed relationship where trust was broken.
I was seein' double so I went out walkin'
Intoxicated and disoriented, I stepped out for a walk.
I didn't know if I would ever get back
I was uncertain if I could return to the bar.
Met a girl downtown and she was covered in lightning
Encountered a woman in the city center who seemed unpredictable or electric.
She thought my weakness was charming but I didn't agree
She found my vulnerability endearing, but I didn't share the sentiment.
Well the cops were out watchin' everybody that was drivin'
The police were monitoring drivers in the area.
Any one of you here could sing it better than me
Suggesting the audience could perform the song better than the singer.
And the sun was risin' on the banks of the river
Describing a morning by the river, possibly symbolic of a difficult situation.
I was dying in Tom's back yard
Feeling emotionally drained in a friend named Tom's backyard.
No idea how I ever ended up Winona
Unsure of how I ended up in Winona, a place unknown to me.
No idea how I let it go this far
Unsure how I allowed things to progress to this extent.
And every summer there that I can remember
Recollection of meaningful summers spent in a place, indicating nostalgic sentiments.
I'm certain this person meant a lot to me
Reflecting on someone who had significance in the past.
Yeah maybe I've changed, yeah baby everybody changes
Admitting personal change and acknowledging the inevitability of change in everyone.
And maybe you're not where you thought you would be
Realizing life's unexpected deviations from initial plans or expectations.
But I dream about it on the nights when I'm sleepin'
Referencing recurring dreams about a situation, possibly distressing.
And I wake up screamin' in my own damn bed
Awakening abruptly and distressed from those haunting dreams.
Yeah I'll work harder at the people that I'm keepin'
Committing to invest more effort into meaningful relationships.
If you work harder gettin' outta my head, hey
Challenging oneself to overcome lingering thoughts or emotions about someone.
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