Home Stretch
Seven Mary Three Lyrics


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Yeah you in your mother's new shoes
Bet you like them as much as her blues
Don't tell anyone - but I plan to move
The first time you look away
Tell me the new apron strings
Taste to you, yes
My pretty young things
You tell me that hatred is king
(It's to the weak and the manor born)

Like a trick that you've fallen for,
You recognize me because:
There's only one sound to love

Bye bye Bye bye Bye baby Good
Bye bye Bye bye Bye baby Good
Bye bye Bye bye Bye baby Good-bye

Tell me you in your mother's new shoes
Bet you like them as much as her blues
Don't tell anyone, but I'm born to move
Like the first star you ever saw.

Tell me the new apron strings
Trace to you, yeah.
My pitied young things
I tell you that love can be king
(It's to the meek and the manner born).

But like a trick that you've fallen for




You recognize me because:
There's only one sound to love

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Seven Mary Three's song Home Stretch convey a sense of restlessness, frustration, and a desire for something more. The opening lines, "Yeah you in your mother's new shoes, Bet you like them as much as her blues," suggest a longing for change and a dissatisfaction with the status quo. The line "Don't tell anyone - but I plan to move" further emphasizes this desire for something new, while the phrase "apron strings" evokes a sense of childhood and dependence. However, the singer maintains a sense of cynicism throughout the song, warning that "hatred is king" and suggesting that love can only be found by the "meek and manner born."


The repeated phrase "Bye baby Good-bye" serves as a kind of chorus, emphasizing the theme of departure and change. The line "Like a trick that you've fallen for, You recognize me because: There's only one sound to love" can be interpreted in many ways - perhaps it suggests the singer's belief that, despite the endless pursuit of change and new experiences, ultimately we all return to the familiar and the comfortable.


Overall, Home Stretch is a complex and layered song about the universal human desire for something more, and the fear and hesitation that often accompanies that desire.


Line by Line Meaning

Yeah you in your mother's new shoes
Addressing the listener who is wearing new shoes belonging to their mother


Bet you like them as much as her blues
Assuming that the listener enjoys wearing the shoes as much as their mother was upset while singing the blues


Don't tell anyone - but I plan to move
Sharing a secret that the singer intends to relocate without public knowledge


The first time you look away
Implying that the listener will miss the artist if they took their eyes off the artist


Tell me the new apron strings
Asking the listener about their latest experiences or changes in their life


Taste to you, yes
Indicating that the singer understands the listener's perspective or preference


My pretty young things
Referring to the listener and possibly other individuals


You tell me that hatred is king (It's to the weak and the manor born)
Quoting the listener's statement about the dominance of hatred and stating that it belongs to people of lower societal standing


Like a trick that you've fallen for, You recognize me because: There's only one sound to love
Comparing the listener's familiarity with the artist to a deception and suggesting that love is the only universal aspect that unites people


Bye bye Bye bye Bye baby Good Bye bye Bye bye Bye baby Good Bye bye Bye bye Bye baby Good-bye
Repeating a farewell statement multiple times with slightly varying wording




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Written by: JASON ROSS

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