Bye Bye Baby
Janis Joplin - Big Brother & Holding Company Lyrics
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I may be seeing you around
When I change my living standard and I move uptown,
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye.
So long, my honey, so long.
I guess I'm gonna make it somehow.
But you may not be with me, darling, when I do
Well, I know that
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye.
I guess I'm gonna make it OK.
An' I'll see you in a funny place some old day,
So long, my honey, so long.
Well, I get the feeling I could chase you clean on in the ball
And wind up staying pull off, put down strung out and stalled.
Honey, I ain't got time to wait on you or to fetch your super-ball,
I've got lots of things I've got to do.
So long, my honey, so long.
I guess I'm gonna make it somehow
But you may not be with me darling when I do
'cause you're not with me now!
So long, my honey, so long.
Too bad you had to drift away
'cause I could use some company
Right on this road, right on this road I'm on today, yeah!
Well, I know that you got things to do and places to be
And I guess I'll have to find the thing you placed on me.
I may wind up in the street or sleep beneath a tree,
Still I guess you know, honey I've gotta go.
Bye, bye-bye, baby, bye-bye.
Lord, I might've been your wife,
But you settled for a place right in my heart,
You didn't want a place in my life.
So long, my honey, so long.
I guess you know you're on your own,
It seems you just got lost somewhere out in the world
And you left me here to face it all alone,
Why, you left me here to face it all alone,
You left me here to face it all alone, yeah!
I said bye, bye b-bye baby, baby bye-bye!!
The song Bye Bye Baby by Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company is a breakup song about two people who are parting ways. The lyrics are expressing the singer's feelings about the end of their relationship and the fact that they will be moving on to a different living standard. The lyrics show that the singer has come to accept the fact that the person they were with is no longer going to be with them and that they need to move on with their life. The repetition of the phrase "bye-bye baby" and "so long my honey" emphasize the finality of the situation and the need to move on.
The singer, however, seems to be struggling with the fact that they are moving on without the person they were with. They express their frustration in the line "I get the feeling I could chase you clean on in the ball, and wind up staying put off, put down, strung out, and stalled." This line indicates that the singer is having a hard time letting go of their past relationship and is struggling to move on completely.
Overall, Bye Bye Baby is a song about accepting the end of a relationship and the need to move on with life, even though it may be difficult.
Line by Line Meaning
Bye, bye-bye, baby, bye-bye.
I am saying goodbye to my lover
I may be seeing you around
When I change my living standard and I move uptown,
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye.
I might run into you again when I change how I live and move to a better part of town
So long, my honey, so long.
I guess I'm gonna make it somehow.
But you may not be with me, darling, when I do
'cause you're not with me now.
Farewell my love. I think I'll manage but you won't be there with me as you're not with me now.
Well, I know that
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye.
I guess I'm gonna make it OK.
An' I'll see you in a funny place some old day,
So long, my honey, so long.
I acknowledge the goodbye. I'll make it alright. I might run into you in a strange place someday, so long my love.
Well, I get the feeling I could chase you clean on in the ball
And wind up staying pull off, put down strung out and stalled.
Honey, I ain't got time to wait on you or to fetch your super-ball,
I've got lots of things I've got to do.
I get the sense that I could pursue you endlessly and still end up stuck and unable to move forward. I don't have the time to wait for you or play fetch, I have too much to do.
Too bad you had to drift away
'cause I could use some company
Right on this road, right on this road I'm on today, yeah!
It's a shame you left because I could use some companionship on this road I'm on today.
Well, I know that you got things to do and places to be
And I guess I'll have to find the thing you placed on me.
I may wind up in the street or sleep beneath a tree,
Still I guess you know, honey I've gotta go.
I know you have your own priorities and I'll have to find what you left me to deal with. I may end up struggling, but you know, honey, I have to go.
Bye, bye-bye, baby, bye-bye.
Lord, I might've been your wife,
But you settled for a place right in my heart,
You didn't want a place in my life.
Goodbye, I could have been your wife, but you only wanted a place in my heart and not in my life.
So long, my honey, so long.
I guess you know you're on your own,
It seems you just got lost somewhere out in the world
And you left me here to face it all alone,
Why, you left me here to face it all alone,
You left me here to face it all alone, yeah!
I said bye, bye b-bye baby, baby bye-bye!!
Farewell my love, you're on your own now. You disappeared in the world and abandoned me to face everything alone. Yes, you left me here to deal with everything by myself. I said goodbye, baby.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MARY WELLS
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Bye, bye-bye, baby, bye-bye.
I may be seeing you around
When I change my living standard and I move uptown,
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye.
So long, my honey, so long.
I guess I'm gonna make it somehow.
But you may not be with me, darling, when I do
'cause you're not with me now.
Well, I know that
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye.
I guess I'm gonna make it OK.
An' I'll see you in a funny place some old day,
So long, my honey, so long.
Well, I get the feeling I could chase you clean on in the ball
And wind up staying pull off, put down strung out and stalled.
Honey, I ain't got time to wait on you or to fetch your super-ball,
I've got lots of things I've got to do.
So long, my honey, so long.
I guess I'm gonna make it somehow
But you may not be with me darling when I do
'cause you're not with me now!
So long, my honey, so long.
Too bad you had to drift away
'cause I could use some company
Right on this road, right on this road I'm on today, yeah!
Well, I know that you got things to do and places to be
And I guess I'll have to find the thing you placed on me.
I may wind up in the street or sleep beneath a tree,
Still I guess you know, honey I've gotta go.
Bye, bye-bye, baby, bye-bye.
Lord, I might've been your wife,
But you settled for a place right in my heart,
You didn't want a place in my life.
So long, my honey, so long.
I guess you know you're on your own,
It seems you just got lost somewhere out in the world
And you left me here to face it all alone,
Why, you left me here to face it all alone,
You left me here to face it all alone, yeah!
I said bye, bye b-bye baby, baby bye-bye!!
@elginphelps5291
My brother brought this album home when I was 11. Now I'm 65.
@ShanaiCollins
52 years later we still love and miss you, R.I.P Pearl
@tiagoferreirapimenta557
The best janis
@donwargowsky4724
What "genius" decided Janis' voice needed double-tracked on this album ?? The 2008 remaster of this album has a bonus track of this exact song that's NOT double-tracked & the difference is amazing. It's like double-tracking Ray Charles or Jessye Norman. This first album could have been a masterpiece.
@soundawake
someone please post remaster version
@vicentemartinez2276
I really enjoy that double traking tbh
@WastrelWay
Yes, I hear these remastered versions and I wonder, What is wrong it doesn't sound like that. No her voice was not double-tracked on the original. Her voice did not need to be double-tracked, and everyone knew it. This is a 21st century schizoid version.
@PRISMN54
One of my favorites. I have all the vinyls.
@clarkewi
A masterpiece of the era.
@jenniferterry4196
The mash-up of calypso and R&B is divine.