Spring
Tanya Tucker Lyrics

In a broken down apartment house
The story takes place in an old and decrepit building

Lay a woman in labor
A pregnant woman was inside the building and was about to give birth

She said by the grace of God I'll have this child
The woman believed that she would only give birth with God's help

And the help of a neighbor
The woman needed the assistance of a neighbor during labor

At six o'clock the sun was rising
The time was early in the morning, around sunrise

On upon the world
The world was experiencing the start of a new day

At seven forty five
Around an hour and forty-five minutes had passed since the sunrise

The neighbor smiled and said
The neighbor was glad to break the news to the woman

You've got a beautiful baby girl
The woman had given birth to a lovely baby girl

She named her Spring
The woman chose to name her newborn daughter Spring

Winter's been a long time passin
The woman had waited a long time for this moment, as implied by the line 'Winter's been a long time passin'

And though she's never been wed
Despite not being married when giving birth, the woman still gave her daughter a unique name

She held her newborn child and said
The woman had an intimate moment with her baby after giving birth

Spring, I've waited a long, long time for you
The woman expressed happiness for finally having a child after waiting for a considerable time

In a broked down apartment house
The story has returned to the same building after a period of time has passed

Lay a woman dying
There is now a woman in the building who is mortally ill

And by her side a little six year old girl
The sick woman has a young daughter with her

Who was softly crying
The young girl was understandably sad and upset

Momma don't go away
The young girl was begging her mother not to leave her alone in the world

And leave me all alone
The young girl was afraid of being alone without her mother

Momma said to the welfare lady
The sick woman requested assistance from a welfare worker

Find my child a good home
The mother's last wish was for her daughter to find a good, caring home

I'll miss my Spring
The woman's daughter, Spring, was going to be taken away from her

The angels carried her away
The mother had passed away peacefully

The welfare lady knelt to pray
The welfare worker took a moment to pray for the deceased mother

Spring, she'll be a long time gone from you
Spring's mother won't be coming back to her anytime soon, if ever

In a beautiful church out side of town
The story has shifted to a new setting, a church located outside of town

Stands a woman smiling
A new woman is introduced, and she is happy and content

On her hand is a wedding band
The woman has a wedding ring, inviting the interpretation that she is now married

Of fashionable stylin
The ring is fashionable and stylish, indicating that the woman is well put-together and in a good place in her life

All the years in the orphan's home
It is revealed that the woman was once an orphan and spent years in a children's home or foster care system

He shared with you
This woman met a man, and they shared the same difficult childhood and life experiences

And now you hopes and childhood dreams
Despite a difficult start, the woman's present and future look much brighter

Have all come true
Through her relationship with a man and her own hard work, the woman's dreams have been achieved

He loves his Spring
The woman's partner loves her much in the way the previous women in the song loved their offspring

He promised you today
In the context of being in a church, it is likely that the man proposed marriage to the woman

He'll never ever go away
The woman trusts that her partner will never leave her alone or abandon her, since he has probably been through similar struggles that she has

Spring, he's waited a long, long time for you
The man wanted to be with the woman for a long time, finally finding the means of achieving that with the proposal to her in the church

A long, long time for you
The repetition of this phrase is significant- it echoes the wait by the previous women for their children while adding depth to the man's wait for the woman