Gonna Be Some Trouble Tonight
Trouble Brewing: Wayne Hancock's Desperate Night Tale
Lyrics
Well I went to see my gal the other day
Visiting his girlfriend but discovers she has moved away.
Landlord said she done moved away
Landlord informs him of his girlfriend's departure.
Just pulled out on me, now brother
She left abruptly, leaving him in a pitiful state.
I'm a pitiful sight
Expressing his miserable condition.
Well I'm gonna get loaded
Decides to get drunk.
Go out on the town
Plans to go out for a night on the town.
Cause I'm so lonesome
Feeling lonely, especially after sunset.
When the sun goes down
Expressing loneliness at nightfall.
Some time around 2:00
Anticipating trouble around 2:00 a.m.
There's gonna be a fight
Expecting a confrontation or fight.
Feelin' might froggy and there's
Feeling bold and ready for trouble.
Gonna be some trouble tonight
Predicting trouble and a potential fight.
Well my good gal's gone
Acknowledges that his girlfriend has permanently left.
She ain't comin' back
Acceptance that she won't return.
I'm sittin' here alone by the railroad track
Being alone by the railroad, a symbol of loneliness.
I'm gonna cry all night and
Expresses sadness and the intention to cry.
Drink in the soft moonlight
Drinking alone in the moonlight.
Well I'm gonna get loaded
Decides to get drunk again.
Go out on the town
Planning to go out, possibly to distract from the pain.
Look out lord, I'm jailhouse bound
Acknowledges the possibility of ending up in jail.
I ain't searchin for love
Not seeking love but looking for a fight.
I'm lookin' for a fight
Expresses a readiness for confrontation.
I'm feelin' mighty froggy and there's gonna
Anticipating trouble and a potential fight.
Be some trouble tonight
(Empty line)
Well I went to see my gal the other day
Repetition of the earlier encounter with his girlfriend.
Landlord said she done moved away
Reiteration of her departure from the landlord.
Just pulled out on me, now brother
Emphasizes the suddenness of her leaving.
I'm a pitiful sight
Repeats his pitiful state after being abandoned.
Well I'm gonna get loaded
Reaffirms his decision to get drunk.
Go out on the town
Reiterates the plan to go out and alleviate loneliness.
Cause I'm so lonesome
Recalls loneliness particularly during sunset.
When the sun goes down
Reaffirms the anticipation of trouble.
Some time around 2:00
Repeats the expected time of the potential fight.
There's gonna be a fight
Reiterates the expectation of a confrontation.
Feelin' might froggy and there's
Restates the feeling of boldness and readiness for trouble.
Gonna be some trouble tonight
Predicts trouble and a potential fight again.
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