Paul Rodgers (known as "The Voice") is a vocalist known for his work in the… Read Full Bio ↴Paul Rodgers (known as "The Voice") is a vocalist known for his work in the popular British rock bands Free, The Firm, and Bad Company as well as his solo career. He more recently stood in on vocals on a tour with Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen as a new collaboration titled Queen + Paul Rodgers. On this tour, Paul stressed that he was not trying to replace the band's deceased singer, Freddie Mercury, but tried his best to give his own style to the songs.

Queen and Paul parted ways amicably in 2009, with Paul remarking that he would like to get back together in the future to raise money for charity. Paul has since reunited with Bad Company, and they toured in 2010. Over the years, he's also successfully toured and released albums with his own group centered around him. Paul is ranked number 55 on Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". His work has been long influenced by American blues and rock n roll, and he helped play a role in the 70s arena rock and hard rock scenes both in the U.K. and the U.S.

I can't be satisfied
Paul Rodgers Lyrics

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Well I'm going away to live
Won't be back no more
Going back down south, child
Lord don't you worry ma

Woman I'm trouble
Trouble and all worried mind
Well I just can't be satisfied

Just can't keep on crying

Well I feel like snapping
Pistol in your face
Going to let some graveyard
Lord be your resting place

Woman I'm trouble
Trouble and all worried mind
Yeah I just can't be satisfied
Just can't keep on crying
Yeah

Yeah I'm all in my sleep
Hear my doorbell ring
Looking for my baby
Lord seen a doggone thing

Woman I'm trouble
Trouble and all worried mind
Yeah I just can't be satisfied
Just can't keep on crying

Yeah I know my little old babe
She gonna jump and shout
That old train be late man
Lord I come walkin' out

Woman I'm trouble
Trouble and all worried mind
Yeah I just can't be satisfied

Just can't keep on crying
Well

Overall Meaning

Paul Rodgers's song I Can't Be Satisfied is about a man who is leaving his current life to start anew somewhere else. He tells his woman not to worry about him, but also reveals that he is troubled and has a worried mind. He just can't be satisfied with his current situation and can't stop crying. He feels like snapping and even threatens to kill someone with a pistol. He says he'll let their graveyard be their resting place. Even in his sleep, he hears his doorbell ring, hoping to see his baby, but to no avail. Despite all this, he still plans on leaving because he knows that his little old babe will jump and shout when she sees him. It seems that he is leaving to escape his troubles and find a better life.

The lyrics of this song are quite simple yet convey a lot of emotion. The repeated line, "Just can't keep on crying," highlights the singer's despair and frustration with his current situation. The use of violent imagery in the lines, "I feel like snapping/Pistol in your face/Going to let some graveyard/Lord be your resting place," adds to the intensity of the song and shows the singer's desperation.

Overall, Paul Rodgers's I Can't Be Satisfied is a powerful blues song that expresses the struggle of a man who can no longer endure his troubled life and must seek a new beginning.

Line by Line Meaning

Well I'm going away to live
I am leaving this place for good.

Won't be back no more
I am not planning on returning.

Going back down south, child
I am returning to the southern part of the country.

Lord don't you worry ma
Do not worry about me, I will be fine.

Woman I'm trouble
I am a problematic man in a relationship with a woman.

Trouble and all worried mind
I am constantly worried and in a state of distress.

Well I just can't be satisfied
I am never content or fulfilled.

Just can't keep on crying
I cannot keep expressing my sorrows through tears.

Well I feel like snapping
I have an urge to act out violently.

Pistol in your face
I want to threaten someone with a pistol.

Going to let some graveyard
I am going to kill somebody.