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| Gordon Lightfoot – Early Morning Rain Lyrics
| 9 years ago
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Planes take off into whichever way the wind happens to be blowing, which is often in the opposite direction from where they're headed. If you have to drive south on a highway to reach your destination, but the only route to get to the highway means you have to drive north from your home for a few blocks, which direction do you start out in? |
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| Gordon Lightfoot – Early Morning Rain Lyrics
| 9 years ago
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@[chesthing:12518], the line adds color to the character of the man in the song. The women he has been with were good for a one-night stand but not material for any long-term stable relationships, let alone marriage or children. So now, he's without any emotional attachments to anyone of the opposite sex, drunk, soaking wet, and homesick. The song is a complete, beautifully drawn word-portrait of a guy who knows he's screwed up his life. |
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