Win My Train Fare Home
Robert Plant & Justin Adams Lyrics
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Win my train fare home
If I ever get lucky babe
Win my train fare home
I'm goin' back to the border
Where i'm better known
Hey
Hey baby i believe he needs the sun
Oh your calf is hungry babe
Mamma i believe he needs the sun
Oh your milk it's turning blue
I believe he's out of luck
Hey yeah
Yeah
Oh
Oh
Oh
Mmm
You know you got me crawling
And the grass grows very high
I'm just gonna keep on crawling baby
Until the day I die
Crawl up to your window
Crawl up to your door
Crawl anywhere you want now babe
I'm gon' crawl across your floor
Oh oh oh yeah
Oh oh oh yeah
Oh...
Yeah yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Hey
Well that's all right mamma
Baby that's all right for you
Oh that's all right babe
Oh mamma that's all right for you
Keepin' low down dirty
Any old way you do
Well well well oh
You know you got me crawlin' now baby
The grass grows very high
I'm just gon' keep on crawlin' now baby
Until the day i die
want to crawl into your window babe
Crawl into your door
I'll anyway you want now baby
Gonna crawl across your floor
Crawl across your floor
The lyrics of "Win My Train Fare Home" are a mix of longing for home and a need for redemption. The song begins with the singer expressing his hope to finally win his train fare home if he gets lucky. He loves being on the road but misses familiarity and feels like that’s where he belongs; the border where he's better known. The next lines of the song paint a picture of a struggling farmer trying to provide for his calf. The calf is hungry, and the singer believes that it needs the sun. But things are going wrong for the farmer as the milk is turning blue, and it seems that luck has run out.
The second half of the song sees the singer channel everything he has into crawling. He feels like the world has turned against him, and he can only crawl to provide for himself. There is a sense of desperation to his crawling as he repeats that he will crawl until he dies in the grass, into windows, doors, and across the floor. The lyrics of the song suggest that the singer is going through a difficult time and is looking for a way out. He clings to the hope of winning his train fare home and being able to get back to his familiar life.
Line by Line Meaning
If I ever get lucky mamma
If good fortune comes my way
Win my train fare home
I'll use the money to return home
If I ever get lucky babe
If I am fortunate
Win my train fare home
I'll use it to pay my way back home
I'm goin' back to the border
I'm returning to where I'm better known
Where i'm better known
To a place where I'm more familiar
Oh your calf is hungry mamma
Your young cow needs food
Hey baby i believe he needs the sun
I think he also needs sunshine
Oh your calf is hungry babe
Your young cow needs to eat
Mamma i believe he needs the sun
I think he also needs sunlight
Oh your milk it's turning blue
Your milk is not fresh anymore
I believe he's out of luck
Your cow is not going to produce fresh milk
You know you got me crawling
You have me in a state of devotion
And the grass grows very high
The situation is dire
I'm just gonna keep on crawling baby
I will continue in this condition
Until the day I die
Until the end of my life
Crawl up to your window
I will go to every length to see you
Crawl up to your door
I will do anything to be near you
Crawl anywhere you want now babe
I'll follow you anywhere
I'm gon' crawl across your floor
I will come to you on hands and knees
Well that's all right mamma
It's okay with you
Baby that's all right for you
It's acceptable to you
Oh that's all right babe
That's okay with you
Oh mamma that's all right for you
You're fine with it
Keepin' low down dirty
Acting in a dishonest or suspicious way
Any old way you do
However you like
Well well well oh
An expression of surprise
want to crawl into your window babe
I will do anything to see you
Crawl into your door
I will do anything to be near you
I'll anyway you want now baby
I'll follow you anywhere
Gonna crawl across your floor
I will come to you on hands and knees
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ROBERT PLANT, PAUL THOMPSON, ARTHUR CRUDUP, JOHN BAGGOT, JUSTIN ADAMS, CLIVE DEAMER, STEPHEN CHARLES JONES, JOHN LEE HOOKER, ROBERT LEROY JOHNSON
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