Rockin'
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I'm gonna buy myself a rockin' chair
Try to rock away my blues
I'm gonna buy myself a rockin' chair
Try to rock away my blues
'Cause my friend came home this morning
And he brought me bad news

He said, "Your best girl just passed me
With a suitcase in her hand"
He said, "Your best girl just passed me
With a suitcase in her hand"
And she wasn't out alone
She was with another man

Please
Baby please come home
Please
Baby please come home
Please
Don't leave me alone

Until she comes back
I'm gonna rock in my rockin' chair
Until she comes back
I'm gonna rock in my rockin' chair
'Cause without my baby
I just can't get nowhere

Please
Baby please come home
Please
Baby please come home




Please
Don't leave me alone

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to George's song Rockin' in 2-3 describe a man who has just received the news that his girlfriend has left him for another man. The song begins with the man deciding to buy himself a rocking chair in an attempt to ease his blues. The repetition of the line "I'm gonna buy myself a rockin' chair, try to rock away my blues" emphasizes the hopelessness and desperation of the situation.


The man's friend arrives, and with a heavy heart, he tells the singer that he recently saw his girlfriend walking with another man, carrying a suitcase. The lyrics "your best girl just passed me, with a suitcase in her hand, and she wasn't out alone, she was with another man" illustrate the painful realization that the singer's girlfriend has left him for another person.


The repetition of the word "please" in the chorus emphasizes the desperation and need for the singer's girlfriend to come back home. The lyrics, "please baby please come home, please don't leave me alone" show the man's need for his girlfriend's presence in his life. He knows that without her, he can't get anywhere, and he's stuck in his rocking chair until she comes back.


Overall, George's song describes the painful experience of heartbreak and the loneliness that comes with losing a loved one. The repetition of the rocking chair shows the man's attempt to comfort himself during the difficult time, but ultimately, he needs his girlfriend back to find happiness and move on.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm gonna buy myself a rockin' chair
I plan to purchase a rocking chair


Try to rock away my blues
I want to use the rocking chair to soothe my sadness


I'm gonna buy myself a rockin' chair
I mentioned again that I intend to buy a rocking chair


Try to rock away my blues
I state again that I hope the rocking chair will make me feel better


'Cause my friend came home this morning
I explain why I'm feeling down


And he brought me bad news
The reason for my sadness is that my friend told me something upsetting


He said, "Your best girl just passed me
My friend saw the person I care about


With a suitcase in her hand"
The person I care about was leaving and had luggage with them


He said, "Your best girl just passed me
I repeat my friend's words


With a suitcase in her hand"
I reiterate that the person I care about was leaving


And she wasn't out alone
The person I care about was not by themselves


She was with another man
The reason for my sadness is that the person I care about was leaving me for someone else


Please Baby please come home
I plead for the person I care about to return to me


Please Baby please come home
I repeat my plea for the person I care about to return to me


Please Don't leave me alone
I ask the person I care about not to abandon me


Until she comes back
I explain what I plan to do in the meantime


I'm gonna rock in my rockin' chair
I will use the rocking chair to try and feel better


Until she comes back
I repeat my plan of using the rocking chair while I wait


'Cause without my baby
I explain how much the person I care about means to me


I just can't get nowhere
I am unable to function properly or feel happy without them




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Alvin E Young, Antoine Domino

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

GuriMalla2010

Lyrics:
I don't need your rockin' chair
Your Geritol or your Medicare
Well I still got Neon in my veins
This grey hair don't mean a thing
I do my rockin' on the stage
You can't put this possum in a cage
My body's old but it ain't impaired
Well I don't need your rockin' chair
I ain't ready for the junkyard yet
Cause I still feel like a new corvette
It might take a little longer but I'll get there
Well I don't need your rockin' chair
I don't need your rockin' chair
Your Geritol or your Medicare
Well I still got Neon in my veins
This grey hair don't mean a thing
I do my rockin' on the stage
You can't put this possum in a cage
My body's old but it ain't impaired
Well I don't need this rockin' chair
Retirement don't fit in my plans
You can keep your seat I'm a gonna stand
An Eskimo needs a Fridgedaire
Like I need your rockin' chair
I don't need your rockin' chair
Your Geritol or your Medicare
Well I still got Neon in my veins
This grey hair don't mean a thing
I do my rockin' on the stage
You can't put this possum in a cage
My body's old but it ain't impaired
Well I don't need your rockin' chair
My body's old but it ain't impaired
Well I don't need your rockin' chair
Uh huh.



All comments from YouTube:

GuriMalla2010

Lyrics:
I don't need your rockin' chair
Your Geritol or your Medicare
Well I still got Neon in my veins
This grey hair don't mean a thing
I do my rockin' on the stage
You can't put this possum in a cage
My body's old but it ain't impaired
Well I don't need your rockin' chair
I ain't ready for the junkyard yet
Cause I still feel like a new corvette
It might take a little longer but I'll get there
Well I don't need your rockin' chair
I don't need your rockin' chair
Your Geritol or your Medicare
Well I still got Neon in my veins
This grey hair don't mean a thing
I do my rockin' on the stage
You can't put this possum in a cage
My body's old but it ain't impaired
Well I don't need this rockin' chair
Retirement don't fit in my plans
You can keep your seat I'm a gonna stand
An Eskimo needs a Fridgedaire
Like I need your rockin' chair
I don't need your rockin' chair
Your Geritol or your Medicare
Well I still got Neon in my veins
This grey hair don't mean a thing
I do my rockin' on the stage
You can't put this possum in a cage
My body's old but it ain't impaired
Well I don't need your rockin' chair
My body's old but it ain't impaired
Well I don't need your rockin' chair
Uh huh.

Betty Clotfelter

I love this song, and at 64 and 2/3, the older I get the better I love it. I unloaded a pick up truck full of mulch,busing a shovel and a rake only, in 4 hours.🤣🤣🤣

Joshua Brooks

George roared into the 90's under full power. This song is proof of that!

Joseph XXVIII

Damn right!! Hail the possum

Betty Clotfelter

He quit drinking. Imagine the shows if he'd only drank in moderation.💙💙💙

jade fire

How can you not love it?? Pure magic. Look how happy the musicians are, to be backing him! We miss ya' George, who's gonna' fill YOUR shoes?

Robert Senter

This is as good as it gets in country music, folks.

Betty Clotfelter

Best ever.

Jordan Brown

Robert Senter have you heard it don't get any better than this?

Debra Scott

This man can sing, sing, sing. I just love him as all true country music fans do.

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