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”
Got a girl in the Georgia hills
Saves my money so I pay my bills
Broke a bottle, took my pills
Got me to sleep
She makes a thing out of me
Knows the world that I want to see
Heaven knows she needs to be
One promise I keep
Golden haired, halo-eyed
Walkin' like she ain't satisfied
Sayin' things that most girls hide
Sometimes she's rude
Two bloody Mary's she's full of grace
Laughin' all over her pillow case
Man the girl can rock the place
When she's in the mood
Hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
She don't talk down to me
She takes my temper patiently
She listens to me constantly
I'm always falling apart
She don't like it when I'm not home
I hate it when I got to leave her alone
The girl was born with a jealous bone
And a runaway heart
Hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
Got a girl in the Georgia hills
Saves my money so I pay my bills
Broke a bottle, took my pills
Got me to sleep
She makes a thing out of me
Knows the world that I want to see
Heaven knows she needs to be
One promise I keep
Hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
Saves my money so I pay my bills
Broke a bottle, took my pills
Got me to sleep
She makes a thing out of me
Knows the world that I want to see
Heaven knows she needs to be
One promise I keep
Golden haired, halo-eyed
Walkin' like she ain't satisfied
Sayin' things that most girls hide
Sometimes she's rude
Two bloody Mary's she's full of grace
Laughin' all over her pillow case
Man the girl can rock the place
When she's in the mood
Hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
She don't talk down to me
She takes my temper patiently
She listens to me constantly
I'm always falling apart
She don't like it when I'm not home
I hate it when I got to leave her alone
The girl was born with a jealous bone
And a runaway heart
Hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
Got a girl in the Georgia hills
Saves my money so I pay my bills
Broke a bottle, took my pills
Got me to sleep
She makes a thing out of me
Knows the world that I want to see
Heaven knows she needs to be
One promise I keep
Hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
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