Odelay!

To Main Lyrics

Sissyneck

I don't need no wheels
I don't need no gasoline
'Cause the wind that is blowing
Is blowing like a smoke machine

If I said to you
That I was looking for a place to get to
'Cause my neck is broken
And my pants ain't getting no bigger

I got a stolen wife
And a rhinestone life
And some good ol' boys
I'm writing my will
On a three dollar bill
In the evening time

All my friends
Tell me something is getting together
I got a beard that would disappear
If I'm dressed in leather

Now let me tell you about my baby
She was born in Arizona
Sitting in the jailhouse
Trying to learn some good manners

I got a stolen wife
And a rhinestone life
And some good ol' boys
I'm writing my will
On a three dollar bill
In the evening time

Matchsticks strike
When I'm riding my bike to the depot
'Cause everybody knows my name
At the recreation center
If I could only find a nickel
I would pay myself off tonight
'Cause nobody knows
When he good times have passed out cold

I got a stolen wife
And a rhinestone life
And some good ol' boys
I'm writing my will
On a three dollar bill
In the evening time

Don't talk to me
If you're looking for somebody to cry on
Don't talk to me
If you're looking for somebody to cry on


Analysis: He doesn�t need a ride in a car because the wind is blowing him along the road. He does, however need a place to stay because he is in bad condition and he�s so hungry his pants are bigger. The repeated stanza makes the least sense, but is obviously not true because there is no such thing as a three dollar bill. Because of something his friends have told him, he has run away and is trying to hide. He has a daughter who was born in Arizona and is now in jail. �Depot� and the �recreation center� in the next stanza must refer to the same place. When he goes there, because he is recognized, matches are lit or reactions start occurring. If he had a nickel he would be fine for the night. No one knows when he might be recognized again. If anyone is worse off, he does not want to hear about it.

� originally analyzed in July 1999 - posted March 18, 2000 [email protected]


Odelay!

Get your own Free Home Page


Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1