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Streets of Baltimore Lyrics
Well I sold the farm to take my woman where she used to be
We left our kin and all our friends back there in Tennessee
And I bought those one way tickets she had often begged me for
And they took us to the streets of Baltimore
Well her heart was filled with gladness when she saw those city lights
She said the prettiest place on earth was Baltimore at night
Well a man feels proud to give his woman what she's longing for
And I kinda liked the streets of Baltimore
hen I got myself a factory job, I ran an old machine
And I bought a little cottage in a neighborhood serene
And every night when I'd come home with every muscle sore
She'd drag me through the streets of Baltimore
Well I did my best to bring her back to what she used to be
Then I soon learned she loved those bright lights more than she loved me
Now I'm a going back on that same train that brought me here before
While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore
While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore
We left our kin and all our friends back there in Tennessee
And I bought those one way tickets she had often begged me for
And they took us to the streets of Baltimore
Well her heart was filled with gladness when she saw those city lights
She said the prettiest place on earth was Baltimore at night
Well a man feels proud to give his woman what she's longing for
And I kinda liked the streets of Baltimore
And I bought a little cottage in a neighborhood serene
And every night when I'd come home with every muscle sore
She'd drag me through the streets of Baltimore
Well I did my best to bring her back to what she used to be
Then I soon learned she loved those bright lights more than she loved me
Now I'm a going back on that same train that brought me here before
While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore
While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore
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Could anyone help me out with the meaning of the very last sentence of the song?
is it:
a) he lost his girl, he's going back home and she's still walking the streets, because she likes the city so very much.
or b) he lost his girl, he's going back home and she now works as a prostitute in the big city.
It could be either one. The ambiguity is what makes it a beautiful song. Falling in love with the city suggests prostitute to me, but at the same time, it could mean the other.
It could be either one. The ambiguity is what makes it a beautiful song. Falling in love with the city suggests prostitute to me, but at the same time, it could mean the other.
I agree that it's ambiguous and most likely that's with intention. The singer has no idea what she's doing anymore because he's gone.
I agree that it's ambiguous and most likely that's with intention. The singer has no idea what she's doing anymore because he's gone.
True American Country. Cry in your beer .