I'm Gone
J-water Lyrics

In J-water's song "I'm Gone," the singer wonders who will be his lover's "sweet man" once he departs from her life. The first stanza sets the tone for the rest of the song, with the singer expressing his uncertainty about who his lover will turn to once he leaves. He acknowledges that he won't be at home, meaning that he will be absent from her life, and wonders who will fill that void. The repetition of the line "I wonder who you're gonna have to love you?" emphasizes this uncertainty and highlights the singer's fear of being forgotten.

The second stanza of the song introduces a new character, a beautiful girl walking down the street. The singer doesn't explicitly say that he's interested in this girl, but it's implied that he's considering the possibility of moving on from his current lover. He wonders again who will be his lover's sweet man, but this time he adds the line "because I won't ever be at home." This suggests that his departure isn't just physical but also emotional - he won't be emotionally available to her anymore.

In the final stanza, the singer reveals that he once had the opportunity to marry his lover, but she married someone else too soon. He tells her that he doesn't have any more breaks, implying that he won't wait around for her anymore. He ends the song by repeating the lines "I wonder who, gonna be your sweet man when I'm gone?" and "You know I ain't never gonna love you? Because I won't ever stay at home," emphasizing once again that he won't be tied down to one woman and that he'll always be on the move.

Overall, "I'm Gone" is a song about a man who values his freedom and refuses to be tied down to one woman. He expresses his uncertainty about who will fill the void left by his departure and his determination to never be emotionally tied to anyone.