Rocky
Dickey Lee Lyrics


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Alone until my eighteenth year, we met four springs ago
She was shy and had a fear, of things she did not know
But we got it on together in such a super way
We held each other close at night, and traded dreams each day

She said Rocky I've never been in love before, don't know if I can do it
But if you let me lean on you take my hand I might get through it, through it
I said baby, oh sweet baby it's love that sets us free
And God knows if the world should end your love is safe with me

We found an old gray house, and you would not believe the way
We worked at night to fix it up, took classes in the day
Painting walls and sipping wine, sleeping on the floor
With so much love with just two, soon we found there'd be one more

And she said Rocky I've never had a baby before, don't know if I can do it
But if you let me lean on you, take my hand I might get through it, through it
I said baby, oh sweet baby it's love that sets us free,
and God knows if the word should end your love is safe with me.

We had lots of problems then, but we had lots of fun
Like the birthday party, when our baby girl turned one
I was proud and satisfied, life had so much to give
Till the day they told me that she didn't have long to live
She said Rocky I never had to die before don't know if I can do it

Now it's back to two again my little girl and I
Who looks so much like her sweet mother, sometimes that makes me cry
I sleep alone at nights again, I walk alone each day
And sometimes when I'm about to give in, I hear her sweet voice say to me

Rocky you know you've been alone before, you know that you can do it
But if you'd like to lean on me, take my hand I'll help you through it, through it.
I said baby, oh sweet baby it's love that sets us free
And God knows if the world should end, your love is safe with me





She said Rocky you know you've been alone before...

Overall Meaning

The song "Rocky" by Dickey Lee is a heart-wrenching story about young love, loss, and ultimately finding the strength to move on. The song depicts a relationship between two young lovers, Rocky and his girlfriend, who meet when they are 22 and 18 years old, respectively. The couple falls in love, and they start planning a future together. They fix up an old gray house together while taking classes, painting walls, and sipping wine. Soon, they realize they will have a child and are both apprehensive about the future. However, they vow to support each other and lean on each other for strength. Time moves on, and their daughter turns one, and they celebrate her birthday. However, the celebration is short-lived as the couple is told that their daughter is terminally ill, and she eventually passes away.


The song takes a poignant turn, and Rocky is left alone with his memories of his girlfriend and daughter. He is struggling to move on, but he hears his girlfriend's comforting voice, reminding him that he has been alone before and can do it again. Ultimately, the song is about the power of love and how it can give us the strength to endure even the most difficult times.


Line by Line Meaning

Alone until my eighteenth year, we met four springs ago
I was alone till I turned eighteen, and then we met four years ago during spring.


She was shy and had a fear, of things she did not know
She was an introvert and had a fear of things she was not familiar with.


But we got it on together in such a super way
But we got along so well and had an amazing chemistry.


We held each other close at night, and traded dreams each day
We held each other close at night and shared our dreams every day.


She said Rocky I've never been in love before, don't know if I can do it
She told me that she had never been in love before and was unsure if she could handle it.


But if you let me lean on you take my hand I might get through it, through it
But if you support me, I might be able to get through it.


We found an old gray house, and you would not believe the way
We stumbled upon an old gray house, and you wouldn't believe what happened next.


We worked at night to fix it up, took classes in the day
We worked on fixing it up in the night and took classes in the day.


Painting walls and sipping wine, sleeping on the floor
We painted walls, drank wine, and slept on the floor while fixing it up.


With so much love with just two, soon we found there'd be one more
We loved each other so much, and before we knew it, we had a baby on the way.


And she said Rocky I've never had a baby before, don't know if I can do it
She told me that she had never had a baby before and wasn't sure if she could handle it.


We had lots of problems then, but we had lots of fun
We had a lot of issues then, but we also had a lot of fun.


Like the birthday party, when our baby girl turned one
We had a birthday party for our baby girl when she turned one.


I was proud and satisfied, life had so much to give
I was content and satisfied with life as I had a lot to look forward to.


Till the day they told me that she didn't have long to live
Until the day they told me that my daughter was dying.


She said Rocky I never had to die before don't know if I can do it
She told me that she had never died before and wasn't sure if she could handle it.


Now it's back to two again my little girl and I
Now I am back to being just me and my little girl.


Who looks so much like her sweet mother, sometimes that makes me cry
My daughter looks so much like her mother that it sometimes breaks my heart.


I sleep alone at nights again, I walk alone each day
I sleep alone at night again and walk alone each day.


And sometimes when I'm about to give in, I hear her sweet voice say to me
Sometimes, when I am about to give up, I hear my daughter's sweet voice urging me not to.


Rocky you know you've been alone before, you know that you can do it
Rocky, you have been alone before, and you know that you can handle it.


But if you'd like to lean on me, take my hand I'll help you through it, through it.
But if you want to, you can lean on me, and I'll help you through it.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRIAN MICHAEL DOWNEY, PHILIP PARRIS LYNOTT, WILLIAM SCOTT GORHAM

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Brian Petrick

I love Dickey Lee! Awesome singer of such sad, tragic songs! Some of life's worst troubles can make for some of the best music you could ever hear! And Dickey Lee is a master at that! Love your stuff, brother!

Kathy Wallace

This man should be in the hollfame of greatest singers

BestClassicCountryMusic

Indeed Kathy W...such a wonderful talent...appreciate you listening and sharing...glad you enjoyed..Dan

Joan Morris

Love this song! Sad but true!🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄

Michael Boyce

Chelsea was the label He signed and immediately had this hit.

janis jop

Great!!!!!
Thank you

James Buford

Good stuff

Marryann Lamb

Awesome song Dan thanks

BestClassicCountryMusic

So Glad you enjoyed this awesome song Marryann..Dan

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