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Johnnyswim Lyrics

Right 'round the corner
I was close to him when I met him

Down by the canyon
The location of the meeting was near a steep-walled gorge

I met a man who lost his way.
I met a man who was directionless in life

He said I'm the son
The man confided that he is the son

Of a sailor
The father was a seafarer

Who never showed me his face.
The father was absent in his child's life

But daddy's gone.
The father is dead

And my momma met a maker
His mother passed away

Oh to hell with that place.
He had disdain for the place where he grew up

So I said quit your talking
I urged him to stop talking

Your sideways walking
He was moving incoherently

Time to find another path to take.
I advised him to find a different direction in life

Quit your wining
I told him to stop complaining

Your blood-shot crying
He had been crying excessively

Faking like you're dying never pays.
Pretending to be near death doesn't lead to anything beneficial

Just go home.
Returning to his roots could be beneficial

You need you some home.
He required the comfort of home

Oh you need you some home.
It was evident to me that he needed to feel at home

Her name was Peggy Sue.
I began narrating another character's story - a girl named Peggy Sue

And her daddy hung the moon.
She adored her father

In her eyes, he could do no wrong.
She had an idealized image of her father

But then he started drinking
Her father began succumbing to alcoholism

Like there's a message in the bottle.
He was drinking at a damaging rate

Now daddy's painting Peggy black and blue.
Her father began physically abusing her

She closes her eyes
Peggy Sue resorted to closing her eyes

Through the hero's demise.
She grieved her belief in heroism

Holds to her hope beyond the sky.
But she remained hopeful in something beyond her current situation

She takes a breath.
Despite everything, she persevered

Weight comes off her chest.
Relief finally came to her

She finds a way to weather through the storm.
Peggy Sue found a way to survive the trials she faced

She cried out home.
She called for the comfort of home

I need me some home.
She required the comfort of home

Oh I need some home.
Her need for comfort was quite apparent

(Some home)
The overall importance of home is repeated here

I found myself on a train to California.
I began to tell my own story

At twenty-five years of age.
I was at a certain age

Set beside me was a lonely rose of wanderer.
I met a fellow traveler

Two's always better they say.
It is said that travel partners increase success

So we made our plans.
We planned our trip

She gave me a hand.
My travel partner was a help to me

We ain't go no time for looking back.
We didn't have time to dwell on the past

I was bruised and beaten.
I had gone through my fair share of difficulties

Lost for many reasons.
I felt lost for a multitude of reasons

Only love would make you understand.
The theme of the song is repeated here - love can help one understand

Home.
The comfort of home is called upon again

I love me some home.
I love the comfort of home

(Some home)
The theme of home is repeated

Hey I love me some home.
I reiterate my love for home

We're all bruised and beaten.
The difficulties of life affect everyone

Lost on account of many reasons.
We all have different reasons for feeling lost

Oh I love me some home.
Despite difficulties and feeling lost, home is still a place of comfort and love

(Love me some home.)
The repetition of the song's theme culminates in a restatement of the importance of home