| Jimmy Buffett – In The Shelter Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I have always enjoyed Jimmy Buffett as a poet and entertainer but finally realized his amazing his genius when I read the original lyrics to this song. I grew up with the "Changes " version where he sings "..sits on the big grey rocks, takes off her boots and socks, NOT knowing what she will do next just starts to cry...". I can envison the big grey rocks down by the river on the Moonwalk in New Orleans and see someone who has had a rough upbringing going to live in the Quarter and trying to sort things out on one of many bad days by going to relax by the river. When I read the original lyric "... sits on the big grey rocks, takes off her boots and socks AND knowing what she will do next just starts to cry..." This is someone who has run away from many bad things and can find no hope so she intends to end it there in the Mississippi. She is beyond hope and we suddenly understand the severity of what she's been through. A single word changes the utlimate temper and meaning of this song. I would love to know more about his inspiration for this song. |
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