Warm Red Wine
Hank Thompson And His Brazos Valley Boys Lyrics
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For my heart is cold with its pain
Take the cork from the bottle of a warm red wine
And fill my glass up, again
Fill my glass to the brim till it flows over the rim
Like the tears flow in this heart of mine
While I'll sail so long to the dreams that are goneOn account of the warm red wine
Oh, the prison of stone with its cold iron bars
Is no more than a prison than mine
I'm a prisoner of drink who will never escape
From the chains of the warm red wine
Oh, the wine is red, so warm and red
Like a ruby, it sparkles and gleams
But I paid for the wine, the one red wine
With all of my hopes and dreams
Hank Thompson's song "Warm Red Wine" is a somber tale of heartbreak and addiction. The singer of the song is drowning his sorrows in alcohol, hoping to escape the pain of unrequited love. He pleads with the jukebox to play music so that he may have some company as he empties his bottle of red wine. The warm red wine serves as a tangible reminder of the lost dreams and unfulfilled promises of love. Thompson compares his emotional state to that of a prisoner in a cold, iron-barred cell. He equates his addiction to the warm red wine to the chains that keep him bound to the sorrow of lost love.
In the chorus, the singer begs for his glass to be filled to the brim with the wine until it overflows, much like the tears that flow from his heart. He mourns the loss of his dreams through the drink because he feels that his hopes have vanished with each sip he takes. The song is a plea for help, an admission of defeat by a man consumed by addiction.
Line by Line Meaning
Put some money in the jukebox and let it play
I'm feeling lonely and sad, so please put some music on to distract me
For my heart is cold with its pain
I am heartbroken and the pain feels unbearable
Take the cork from the bottle of a warm red wine
Open up a bottle of red wine
And fill my glass up, again
Pour me another glass of red wine
Fill my glass to the brim till it flows over the rim
Pour me a lot of wine till the glass is overflowing
Like the tears flow in this heart of mine
I'm crying a lot internally
While I'll sail so long to the dreams that are gone
I'll drown my sorrows in this wine and forget about the dreams I once had
On account of the warm red wine
It's because of the wine's influence on me
Oh, the prison of stone with its cold iron bars
A prison made of stone and metal bars is no worse than the prison I'm in
Is no more than a prison than mine
They are both equally confining and miserable
I'm a prisoner of drink who will never escape
I'm addicted to alcohol and I can't break free from it
From the chains of the warm red wine
The wine has a strong hold over me
Oh, the wine is red, so warm and red
The wine is a beautiful, inviting shade of red
Like a ruby, it sparkles and gleams
The wine shines brilliantly like a gemstone
But I paid for the wine, the one red wine
I've sacrificed my hopes and dreams to buy and drink this wine
With all of my hopes and dreams
My aspirations have been squandered on my addiction to red wine
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