1. Sam Baker was a blac… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two artists by this name:
1. Sam Baker was a black Southern Soul artist born 1941 in Jackson, MS, who began his career singing secular music rather than in gospel like most other of his kind at the time. However, he was influenced by gospel as well as blues performers, and performed with the likes of Jimmy Reed, Clyde McPhatter, and others early in his career. He went on to become one of the memorable artists on the legendary Sound Stage 7 label, releasing more sides for the label than any other artist except Joe Simon. The Soulscape reissue label recently re-released this SS7 material on CD. The streamable tracks on this page are a few of his cuts. Sam was also known as Lord Sam Baker when John R and Hoss Allen and others would play his records on WLAC deep in the heart of Dixie, Nashville, TN.
2.: Sam Baker is a country singer-songwriter out of Austin, Texas. Here’s a man who can’t really sing, but mostly just speaks. Who’s deaf on one side, partially deaf on the other. And who can’t use all his fingers while playing guitar anymore. And yet Sam Baker manages to make what has got to be one of the finest Americana albums in recent years. He believes in storytelling and that everyone is at the mercy of another one's dream.
Thursday
Sam Baker Lyrics
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It looks like rain
She drives the interstate
Stays in the slow lane
Got huggies in the front
There's no space to sit
'Cause it's full of baby junk
She grew up in Dallas
Had a baby real young
Then what's-his-name left when she had another one
She says "I got these babies
They got all these names
I hurt inside"
And then it starts to rain
It's a Thursday morning
She feels all alone
Got a hole inside
It's like a country song
But it feels a lot sadder than what the radio plays
So she pulls off in Waco for some cokes and fries
She idles in the drive when the babies start to cry
She starts to cry when she hears "Daddy gone"
Girl in the window says, "Man there's something wrong"
It's a Thursday morning
She feels all alone
Got a hole inside
It's like a country song
But feels lot sadder than what the radio plays
There's a parking lot in Waco
She sees things clear
Got a backseat full of babies
Got a frosty full of tears
Then the babies quit crying
The rain lets up
She's up to on-ramp
Behind a long haul truck
It's warm for November
It looks like rain
She drives the interstate
Stays in the slow lane
It's warm for November
Looks like rain
She drives
Monday's child is fair of faith
Tuesday's child she's full of grace
Wednesday's child she's full of woe
And Thursday's child's got four to go
The song "Thursday" by Sam Baker is a heart-wrenching portrayal of a young mother driving with her two babies in difficult circumstances. The lyrics give an insight into her life, highlighting her hardships and struggles. She lives in a life filled with baby junk and cannot even find space to seat. She is "hurt inside", and the rain only seems to amplify her solitude. Amid her tears and sadness, the girl in the window beside her sees something wrong, but she has no one to talk to about her problems. However, the song also embodies a sense of resilience as the mother pulls off in Waco, tries to comfort the babies, and sees things clear as the rain lets up.
The title itself references a child born on a Thursday. The lyrics reflect the pain and isolation that the young mother must face and draw attention to the challenges a single mother might face in society. The country song is a metaphor for her painful and sad existence, in contrast to the joyful tunes around her. The song also sheds light on America’s inequalities and the struggle of the working class.
Line by Line Meaning
It's warm for November
The weather is unseasonably warm for the month of November
It looks like rain
The sky appears to be cloudy and rainy
She drives the interstate
The woman is driving on the highway
Stays in the slow lane
She is driving in the lane meant for slower traffic
She's got two babies in the back
The woman has two infants in the back seat of her car
Got huggies in the front
She has a pack of Huggies diapers in the front seat
There's no space to sit
There is no room for anyone else to sit in the car
'Cause it's full of baby junk
The car is cluttered with baby supplies and toys
She grew up in Dallas
The woman was raised in the city of Dallas
Had a baby real young
She became a mother at a young age
Then what's-his-name left when she had another one
Her partner left her when she had a second child
She says "I got these babies
The woman expresses the burden and responsibility of caring for her children
They got all these names
Each of her babies has a distinct name
I hurt inside"
The woman feels emotional pain and sadness
And then it starts to rain
It begins to rain again
She feels all alone
The woman experiences loneliness and isolation
Got a hole inside
She feels a sense of emptiness and sadness
It's like a country song
Her situation resembles the sad country songs often heard on the radio
But it feels a lot sadder than what the radio plays
Her pain and struggles are far greater than those depicted in popular country songs
So she pulls off in Waco for some cokes and fries
She stops in the city of Waco to buy some food and drinks
She idles in the drive when the babies start to cry
She sits in the car with the engine running while her babies begin to cry
She starts to cry when she hears "Daddy gone"
She breaks down in tears upon hearing her children mention their absent father
Girl in the window says, "Man there's something wrong"
A passerby observes the woman's emotional distress and comments on it
There's a parking lot in Waco
The city has a parking lot where the woman stops
She sees things clear
The woman gains a better understanding of her situation
Got a backseat full of babies
Her car's back seat is full of her children
Got a frosty full of tears
She is crying and has a cup filled with a Wendy's Frosty dessert
Then the babies quit crying
Her children stop crying
The rain lets up
The rain subsides
She's up to on-ramp
She gets back on the highway via an on-ramp
Behind a long haul truck
She is driving behind a large, long-haul truck
Monday's child is fair of faith
This line is part of the traditional English nursery rhyme "Monday's Child"
Tuesday's child she's full of grace
This line is part of the traditional English nursery rhyme "Monday's Child"
Wednesday's child she's full of woe
This line is part of the traditional English nursery rhyme "Monday's Child"
And Thursday's child's got four to go
This line is part of the traditional English nursery rhyme "Monday's Child"
Contributed by Hannah T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
PineyWoodsPerforms
It's warm for November... Wow.