And It Stoned Me
Journey of Serendipity: Embracing Nature's Gifts in Life's Soaked Moments
Lyrics
Half a mile from the county fair and the rain came pouring down
Describes the setting, a half mile from the county fair, with rain starting to fall.
Me and billy were standing there we had a sliver half of crown
The narrator (Me) and Billy are present, sharing a sliver of a crown, possibly a reference to a small joy.
Our arms are full of fishing rods had the tackle on our backs
The two friends carry fishing rods with tackle, ready for a fishing trip.
We just stood there gettin' wet with our backs against the fence
Standing against a fence, they get wet as the rain continues.
Oh the water
Expressing a hope that the rain won't last all day.
Oh the water
-Oh the water
-I hope it don't rain all day
-It stoned me to my soul
Expresses a transformative experience ("stoned me") akin to spiritual or emotional elevation, like going home.
It stoned me just like jelly roll
-Well it stoned me
-It stoned me to my soul
-It stoned me just like going home, going home
-Rain let up and the sun came up we were getting dry
The rain stops, they catch a ride in a pickup truck, and continue their journey with fishing poles in hand.
Almost let a pickup truck nearly pass us by
-Well we jumped right in and the driver grinned and he dropped us up the road
-We saw the swing and we jumped right in not to mention the fishing poles
-Oh the water
Rejoicing in the water, hoping it flows over them.
Oh the water
-Oh the water
-Let it run all over me
-It stoned me to my soul
Reiteration of the transformative experience, comparing it to a jelly roll and the feeling of going home.
It stoned me just like jelly roll, stoned me
-It stoned me to my soul
-It stoned me just like going home, and a jelly roll
-On the way back home we sang a song our throats were getting dry
On the way back, they sing a song, encounter a man with a sunset in his eyes, and share a drink from a gallon jar.
We saw a man from across the road he had the sunset in his eyes
-He lived all alone in his own little home he had a great big gallon jar
-There were bottles two, one for me and you and he said, "hey there you are"
-Oh the water
Emphasis on the significance of water, mentioning getting it from a mountain stream.
Oh the water
-Oh the water
-I get it myself from the mountain stream
-It stones me to my soul
Reiteration of the transformative experience, comparing it to a jelly roll, suggesting a deep emotional impact.
It stoned me just like jelly roll, stoned me
-It stoned me to my soul
-It stoned me just like jelly roll
-It stoned me
Final lines echo the jelly roll comparison, expressing a sense of coming home through the experience.
Just like jelly roll
-I'm coming home
-It stoned me just like going home
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