Them That Got
David Lyrics
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I had them coffee man blues.
When I woke up this morning
I had them coffee man blues.
Why don't you just roast me up a cup there honey.
Because my baby she left me.
She's gone and left me high and dry,
gone to Oklahoma,
She said there was nothing I could say or do,
gonna go live in the SUV.
She said that would be the last of me,
ain't no use in crying.
So I might sing these blues to you.
I woke up just dying
with the coffee man blues,
these coffee ,coffee man blues.
He said I dare you to record this song
about them coffee man blues,
but I've had these blues all day long.
I don't know, It ain't no use.
She's gone to Oklahoma
and I'm just sitting here all alone.
The song "Them That Got" by David is a blues song that follows the singer's struggle after his lover leaves him for the coffee man. The lyrics convey his sorrow and distress as he wakes up with the coffee man blues and asks for a cup of coffee as he comes to terms with his loss. The singer's lover has gone to Oklahoma, leaving him alone to deal with his pain. The song is an emotional journey of heartbreak, and the lyrics convey the singer's vulnerability and helplessness as he deals with his loss.
The opening lines of the song set the tone for the rest of the piece, with the singer waking up feeling down and out on the morning after his lover leaves him. The repetition of the coffee man blues highlights his despondency and feeling of loss. He asks his honey to roast him up a cup of coffee, showing that he is in need of comfort and solace. He then goes on to express his pain and sorrow at being left behind by his lover, who has gone to Oklahoma in search of a new life.
Despite his misery, the singer retains a sense of dignity and pride, refusing to beg his lover to stay. He acknowledges that there was nothing he could do to change her mind and accepts that she has moved on. The singer uses the blues as a way to express his emotions, suggesting that he has chosen to sing them to others as a way of processing his loss. The repetition of the coffee man blues throughout the song emphasizes the singer's sense of grief and pain, and the lyrics ultimately convey a sense of hopelessness and despair.
Line by Line Meaning
When I woke up this morning
At the start of my day
I had them coffee man blues.
Feeling down and in need of coffee
When I woke up this morning
Again, at the start of my day
I had them coffee man blues.
Still feeling down and in need of coffee
Why don't you just roast me up a cup there honey.
Asking for someone to make them coffee
Because my baby she left me.
Explaining the reason for feeling down
She's gone and left me high and dry,
Left alone and helpless
gone to Oklahoma,
Where the person who left has gone
gonna give the coffee man a try.
Trying to find happiness in a new place
She said there was nothing I could say or do,
The reason why the person left
gonna go live in the SUV.
Where the person who left is going to live
She said that would be the last of me,
The end of their relationship
ain't no use in crying.
There's no point in being upset about it
So I might sing these blues to you.
Sharing their feelings with the listener
I woke up just dying
Feeling very low
with the coffee man blues,
Still in need of coffee and feeling down
these coffee ,coffee man blues.
Reemphasizing their feeling of needing coffee to feel better
He said I dare you to record this song
A challenge to the singer to write a song about their situation
about them coffee man blues,
About feeling down and needing coffee
but I've had these blues all day long.
Feeling this way for a long time
I don't know, It ain't no use.
Feeling uncertain and helpless
She's gone to Oklahoma
Reiterating where the person who left went
and I'm just sitting here all alone.
Feeling lonely and sad
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Andy Derryberry, David Michael Jackson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@-Elton-John-
She's a little complicated
She'll make her mind up just to change it
The kind of girl that keeps you waitin', waitin' around
She likes to get her toes done bright red
She's always reapplying her lipstick
The muddy river bank shes the first in and last out
She's got something I can't figure out
That everybody's talking about
Shes got the blue jeans painted on tight
That everybody wants on a Saturday night
She got the mood ring, she's never the same
She's sunny one minute then she's pouring down rain.
And she'll do whatever she wants
And when she moves every jaw's gonna drop
And I do but I don't want her to stop
I want, I want I want whatever she's got
I want whatever she's got
Tell your mind before you thought it
What you thought your plan was park it
To figure out where your heart is so twisted up
Have you spendin' every weekend
And every penny you've been keepin'
Just to figure out what she's thinkin' when you're thinkin' it's love
Cause she got the blue jeans painted on tight
That everybody wants on a Saturday night
She got the mood ring, she never the same
She's sunny one minute then she's pouring down rain.
And she'll do whatever she wants
And when she moves every jaw's gonna drop
And I do, but I don't want her to stop
I want, I want, I want whatever she's got
I want whatever she's got
She's got me hangin' on the ledge
On the edge of a kiss
All I ever wanna do is this
She got the blue jeans painted on tight
That everybody wants on a Saturday night
She got the mood ring, she's never the same
I want, I want, I want, I want, I want
She got the blue jeans painted on tight
That everybody wants on a Saturday night
She got the mood ring, she's never the same
She's sunny one minute then she's pouring down rain
And she'll do whatever she wants
And when she moves every jaw's gonna drop
And I do but I don't want her to stop
I want, I want, I want
Whatever she's got
I want whatever she's got
She's a little bit complicated
That's alright
Doesn't matter I'll keep on waiting
For whatever she's got
For whatever she's got
@patiencehinkle3301
2024 anyone?
@shanedial4985
You bet 👌
@kylemontgomery399
Yes, but I wish not so…
@damonstabler5528
Never left
@keshaldrei0405
all time song
@southsideskater9
Still on the radio
@robbieanderson649
2024 anyone. Don’t let country die people. When country dies the country dies.
@syttorak7629
Agreed. It is too bad that so many lack this comprehension. Things are changing way too fast, and most of the changes will prove to NOT BE in everyone's best interest. Maybe they'll wake up to it before it's too late 🤷
@MarshalGillen
2023 and I’m still kicking it to this jam! Classic!
@nicholasadams9535
It's 2024..time to listen to it again. 😊