Multi Colored Lady
Multicolored Lady: A Journey Through Heartache and Hope
Lyrics
Got on a bus in Memphis
Boarded a bus in Memphis
Destination Rome
Heading to Rome
Georgia ain't no paradise
Georgia isn't perfect, but it's home
But a place I just call home
Referring to Georgia as a familiar place
I sat next to a broken hearted bride
Sitting beside a heartbroken bride
She was cryin', tryin' so hard to hide
She's crying and trying to conceal her pain
Her selfish sorrow
Her self-centered grief
I tried to get her talkin'
Attempt to engage her in conversation
She didn't have much to say
She's not willing to share much
She asked me for a map to death row
Asking for directions to death row
But I didn't know the way
Speaker doesn't know the way
She had lost a million in the game
She lost a significant amount in a game
One look out the window at the pine trees and the rain
Observing nature outside, contrasting with her loss
It wasn't her day
It's not her fortunate day
Multicolored lady
Introduction of the "Multicolored Lady"
You ain't like no rainbow I've ever seen
Describing her as unlike any rainbow seen
Multicolored lady
Repeating the introduction
Angry red, passion blue, but mostly shades of green
Describing her emotions using colors
Midnight came and brought more rain
Midnight brings more rain
Nothing seemed to ease her pain
Nothing alleviates her pain
The hours that we talked seemed like minutes all in vein
The hours of conversation seem futile
I watched as her tears kept runnin' wide
Watching her tears flow freely
Bye and bye and bye, way back after a while
Time passing, and she starts smiling
She started smilin'
Her mood improves
Multicolored lady
Reintroduction of the "Multicolored Lady"
You ain't like no rainbow I've ever known
Describing her as unique
Multicolored lady
Repeating the reintroduction
Come go with me, I'll take you to my home
Inviting her to the speaker's home
Oh, by the way, I'm bound for Rome
Mentioning the ultimate destination, Rome
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