Chiseled In Stone
Unveiling Life's Loneliness: Lessons 'Chiseled in Stone'
Lyrics
You ran cryin' to the bedroom
You went crying to the bedroom
I ran off to the bar
I went off to the bar
Another piece of heaven gone to hell
Another piece of heaven has been ruined
The words we spoke in anger
The words spoken in anger caused a devastating impact
Just tore my world apart
Those words tore my world apart
And I sat there feelin' sorry for myself
I sat there feeling sorry for myself
Then an old man sat down beside me
An old man sat down beside me
And looked me in the eye
He looked me in the eye
He said, "Son, I know what you're goin' through
He empathized, saying he understood my situation
You ought to get down on your knees
Suggested expressing gratitude for having someone to go home to
And thank your lucky stars
Advised me to thank my lucky stars
That you've got someone to go home to
Emphasized the importance of having a companion
You don't know about lonely
Describes the depth of loneliness
Or how long nights can be
Highlights the extended duration of lonely nights
Till you've lived through the story
Until you've experienced a story that continues to affect me
That's still livin' in me
Emphasizes the lasting impact of a difficult experience
You don't know about sadness
You don't understand sadness until
Till you've faced life alone
You've faced life alone
You don't know about lonely
You don't comprehend loneliness until
Till it's chiseled in stone"
It becomes an enduring part of your being
So I brought these pretty flowers
I brought flowers, hoping for understanding
Hoping you would understand
Expressing regret for foolish actions
Sometimes a man is such a fool
Acknowledging that sometimes a man is foolish
Those golden words of wisdom
Recalling the wise words from the old man
From the heart of that old man
Those words revealed my dependence on you
Showed me I ain't nothin' without you
Realization that I am nothing without you
You don't know about lonely
Reiterates the theme of loneliness
Or how long nights can be
Emphasizes the prolonged nights of solitude
Till you've lived through the story
Reflecting on the old man's story
That old man just told me
Emphasizing the impact of the old man's wisdom
And you don't know about sadness
Suggests you don't truly understand sadness until
Till you've faced life alone
You've confronted life alone
You don't know about lonely
Reiterates the idea that you don't understand loneliness until
Till it's chiseled in stone
It becomes an enduring part of your being
You don't know about lonely
Repeats the notion that you don't understand loneliness until
Till it's chiseled in stone
It becomes chiseled in stone
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