Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
John, you've been on the go ever since you were born
And I imagine few people in the world today have travelled as much as you have
Now why?
Well, I dunno
I suppose some of us are cave dwellers, some of us live in houses
Some of us like to be loose footed
I'm a ramblin' man
I'm a ramblin' man
Paris
Tibet
Sydney
Naxos
Rangu
Rotterdam
Runcton
The Cayman Islands
Malawi
Mauritius
Haight-ashbury
Patagonia
Kingston
Kentish Town
Codrington
Koh Samui
Felixstowe
Fingrinhoe
Valmorel
The North Pole
Brixton
Antwerp
Gujarat
Prawle
Uganda
Shennington
Sudbury
Sri Lanka
Ecuador
Edinburgh
Stockholm
Abu Dhabi
Lexington
Lindos
Tokyo
Harlem
Ipanema
Nicosia
Granada
San Jose
Damascus
Mandalay
San Frandisco
Atlantis
Adelaide
Angmering
Arumpo
Amsterdam
New York
Kabul
Rwanda
Kyoto
Manchester
Prague
Mendhurst
Toronto
Madrid
Melbourne
Dublin
Dakar
Boston
Oslo
Tooting
Belfast
Botswana
Tonga
Rayburn
I'm a ramblin' man
And you're going to keep on rambling?
Oh yes, he he, have to
And I imagine few people in the world today have travelled as much as you have
Now why?
Well, I dunno
I suppose some of us are cave dwellers, some of us live in houses
Some of us like to be loose footed
I'm a ramblin' man
I'm a ramblin' man
Paris
Tibet
Sydney
Naxos
Rangu
Rotterdam
Runcton
The Cayman Islands
Malawi
Mauritius
Haight-ashbury
Patagonia
Kingston
Kentish Town
Codrington
Koh Samui
Felixstowe
Fingrinhoe
Valmorel
The North Pole
Brixton
Antwerp
Gujarat
Prawle
Uganda
Shennington
Sudbury
Sri Lanka
Ecuador
Edinburgh
Stockholm
Abu Dhabi
Lexington
Lindos
Tokyo
Harlem
Ipanema
Nicosia
Granada
San Jose
Damascus
Mandalay
San Frandisco
Atlantis
Adelaide
Angmering
Arumpo
Amsterdam
New York
Kabul
Rwanda
Kyoto
Manchester
Prague
Mendhurst
Toronto
Madrid
Melbourne
Dublin
Dakar
Boston
Oslo
Tooting
Belfast
Botswana
Tonga
Rayburn
I'm a ramblin' man
And you're going to keep on rambling?
Oh yes, he he, have to
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Which is apparently a reference to... a cartoon cat? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagpuss
Is there any meaning behind the phrase though?