Dam
Sam Lyrics

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I've been rollin' and ramblin'
Mama, ever since you been gone
I've been rollin' and ramblin'
Ever since you been gone
Lord, I can't be satisfied
And can't even stay at home

Baby, you's a long time comin'

But you are all welcome home
You may be a long time comin'
Mama, you are welcome home
Lord, I missed you so much
Ever since you been gone

Beat out one, boy

I'm gonna build me scaffold
Down by Red River Dam
I'm gonna build me scaffold
Down by Red River Dam
I may hang myself down there
Where people don't know who I am

Ever since you been gone
My life don't seem the same
Ever since you been gone
My life don't seem the same
It break my heart to hear
Someone Ellis call yo' name

Beat it out, beat it boy, beat it

I'll have hanged

Overall Meaning

myself tomorrow
They say I have done wrong
I'll have hanged myself tomorrow
They say I have done wrong
Lord, tell me where is Mama
Ever since she's been gone

Sam's song "Dam" tells the story of a man who has been struggling since his mother left him. He has been traveling, never staying in one place and feeling restless. He is longing for his mother to return and feels incomplete without her. He even talks about building a scaffold by the Red River Dam, contemplating suicide and hoping to get away from his pain.

As the song progresses, he expresses how much he missed his mother and how his life has been different since she left. He even breaks down when he hears someone calling her name. In the end, he wonders where his mother is and questions if he has done something wrong.

The song gives us a somber and emotional picture of a man yearning for his mother, and how her absence has made him question his worth and purpose in life.

Line by Line Meaning

I've been rollin' and ramblin'
I have been wandering aimlessly since you left

Mama, ever since you been gone
Mother, this has been going on since you left

Ever since you been gone
This has been happening since you left

Lord, I can't be satisfied
I cannot find happiness in my current state

And can't even stay at home
I cannot find comfort in staying in one place

Baby, you's a long time comin'
It has been a while since I have seen you

But you are all welcome home
But you are welcome to come back home

You may be a long time comin'
It may be a while before you return

Mama, you are welcome home
Mother, you are welcome to come back home

Lord, I missed you so much
I have missed you greatly

Beat out one, boy
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