Pictures
Wisenbaker Lyrics
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Different Girl Every Night At The Hotel
I Aint Seen The Sun Shine In 3 Damn Days
Been Fuelin' Up On Cocaine And Whisky
Wish I Had A Good Girl To Miss Me
Lord I Wonder If I'll Ever Change My Ways
I Put Your Picture Away
Sat Down And Cried The Day
I Put Your Picture Away, Sat Down And Cried Today
I Can't Look At You I'm Lyin' Next To Her
(Sherly Crow)
I Called You Lastnight In The Hotel
Everyone Knows But They Wont Tell
But Their Half Hearted Smiles Tell Me
Somethin' Just Ain't Right
I Been Waitin' On You For A Long Time
Fuelin' Up On Heartaches And Cheap Wine
I Ain't Heard From You In 3 Damn Nights
I Put Your Picture Away
I Wonder Where You Been
I Can't Look At You While I'm Lyin' Next To Him
I Put Your Picture Away
I Wonder Where You Been
I Can't Look At You While I'm Lyin' Next To Him
I Saw Ya Yesterday With An Old Friend
(Kid Rock)
It Was The Same Ole Same How Have You Been
(Both)
Since You Been Gone My Worlds Been Dark & Grey
(Kid Rock)
You Reminded Me Of Brighter Days
(Sheryl Crow)
I Hoped You Were Comin' Home To Stay
I Was Head Of The Church
(Kid Rock)
I Was Off To Drink You Away
(Both)
I Thought About You For A Long Time
Can't Seem To Get You Off My Mind
I Can't Nderstand Why We're Living Life This Way
I Found Your Picture Today
I Swear I'll Change My Ways
I Just Called To Say I Want You
The lyrics of Wisenbaker's song, "Pictures," are about two former lovers who are struggling to move on after their relationship has ended. The first verse is sung by Kid Rock and describes his current state of mind. He is living a life of excess, fueled by cocaine and whiskey, and is constantly with different women. Despite this, he wishes he had a good girl to miss him and wonders if he'll ever change his ways. The chorus is a lament about his ex-lover and how he can't bear to look at her picture when he's with other women. The second verse is sung by Sheryl Crow and the emotions she expresses are similar to Kid Rock's. She is struggling to move on and wonders where he's been while she's been left waiting. She also can't bear to look at his picture while she's with someone else. The bridge of the song features both singers reminiscing about their past and how their lives have changed since they've been apart. At the end of the song, Kid Rock calls his ex-lover to say that he wants her back.
The lyrics of "Pictures" are not only relatable but also provide insight into the complexity of human relationships. The song is a powerful demonstration of the pain people often experience after a relationship has ended, and how people can struggle to move on even when they know it's for the best. The song also touches on the self-destructive tendencies that some people engage in when they're hurting, such as using drugs and alcohol to numb their pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Livin' My Life In A Slow Hell
I'm miserable and my life is going nowhere
Different Girl Every Night At The Hotel
I'm trying to satisfy my loneliness with meaningless hookups
I Aint Seen The Sun Shine In 3 Damn Days
I'm so lost in my own sorrow that I can't even appreciate the good things in life
Been Fuelin' Up On Cocaine And Whisky
I'm numbing my pain with drugs and alcohol
Wish I Had A Good Girl To Miss Me
I'm longing for a deeper connection with someone
Lord I Wonder If I'll Ever Change My Ways
I'm unsure if I'll ever be able to break out of this destructive cycle
I Put Your Picture Away
I'm trying to forget about you and move on
Sat Down And Cried The Day
But seeing your picture reminds me of the pain I'm feeling
I Can't Look At You, I'm Lyin' Next To Her
I'm with someone else now, and it's not fair to them that I'm still hung up on you
I Called You Lastnight In The Hotel
I'm desperately trying to reach out to you
Everyone Knows But They Wont Tell
People around me can sense that something is wrong, but they don't want to get involved
But Their Half Hearted Smiles Tell Me Somethin' Just Ain't Right
Their attempts to hide the truth from me are transparent
I Been Waitin' On You For A Long Time
I've been hoping for you to come back into my life
Fuelin' Up On Heartaches And Cheap Wine
In the meantime, I'm trying to forget my pain with more unhealthy coping mechanisms
I Ain't Heard From You In 3 Damn Nights
I'm worried about you and haven't heard from you in a while
I Wonder Where You Been
I'm curious about what you're up to
I Can't Look At You While I'm Lyin' Next To Him
Being with someone else while still thinking of you is tearing me apart
I Saw Ya Yesterday With An Old Friend
I saw you with someone else and it hurt me deeply
It Was The Same Ole Same How Have You Been
You didn't seem to be affected by our past relationship, and that stings
Since You Been Gone My Worlds Been Dark & Grey
My life has been bleak without you
You Reminded Me Of Brighter Days
You were a source of light and happiness for me
I Hoped You Were Comin' Home To Stay
I was holding out hope that we could be together again
I Was Head Of The Church
I had a lot going for me in the past
I Was Off To Drink You Away
But I threw it all away and drowned my sorrows instead
I Thought About You For A Long Time
You've never really left my mind
Can't Seem To Get You Off My Mind
No matter how hard I try, I can't stop thinking about you
I Can't Nderstand Why We're Living Life This Way
I don't understand why our lives have taken such a painful turn
I Found Your Picture Today
Your memory is still haunting me, even when I didn't mean to revisit it
I Swear I'll Change My Ways
I'm ready to turn my life around and be a better person
I Just Called To Say I Want You
I know I screwed things up in the past, but I still have feelings for you and I hope we can make things right
Writer(s): R. J. Ritchie
Contributed by Christopher I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.