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Hammond Song Lyrics
If you go down to Hammond
You'll never come back
In my opinion you're
On the wrong track
We'll always love you but
That's not the point
If you go with that fella
Forget about us
As far as I'm concerned
That would be just
Throwing yourself away
Not even trying
Come on, you're
Lying to me
"Well I went down to Hammond
I did as I please
I ain't the only one
Who's got this disease"
Why don't you face the face the facts
You old upstart?
We'll fall
Apart
If you go with that fella...
You'd be OK if you'd just
Stay in school
Don't be a
Fool
Do your eyes have an answer
To this song of mine?
They say we meet again
On down the line
Where is on down the line?
How far away?
Tell me I'm
OK
If you go down to Hammond
You'll never come back
You'll never come back
In my opinion you're
On the wrong track
We'll always love you but
That's not the point
Forget about us
As far as I'm concerned
That would be just
Throwing yourself away
Not even trying
Come on, you're
Lying to me
I did as I please
I ain't the only one
Who's got this disease"
You old upstart?
We'll fall
Apart
Stay in school
Don't be a
Fool
To this song of mine?
They say we meet again
On down the line
Where is on down the line?
How far away?
Tell me I'm
OK
You'll never come back
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I love a lot of the Roches songs, and this is one of their most beautiful. But I hate its narrator. She's a stifling and controlling parent. Instead of just advising her daughter to stay in school, not follow the man she's fallen in love with, she tries to manipulate her into staying by cutting her off from the rest of her family.
"We'll always love you but that's not the point"?! If you truly loved her you'd find a way to let her make her own mistakes - which this might not even be - support her, and respect that fact that it's her life. Grr.
@chrisrazor - Interesting perspective. I’ve always thought this song was a discussion among the sisters about the future of the duo/trio, not a parent-child conversation.
@chrisrazor - Interesting perspective. I’ve always thought this song was a discussion among the sisters about the future of the duo/trio, not a parent-child conversation.
@chrisrazor I don’t think this song is dealing with a parent-child relationship. It’s about close-knit siblings and one of them deciding to leave the family and run off to a different city/state be with a guy. It may actually be autobiographical, written by Maggie Roche about Terre Roche (I would need to fact check that but I seem to recall). If taken generally it’s about siblings growing up and breaking apart.
@chrisrazor I don’t think this song is dealing with a parent-child relationship. It’s about close-knit siblings and one of them deciding to leave the family and run off to a different city/state be with a guy. It may actually be autobiographical, written by Maggie Roche about Terre Roche (I would need to fact check that but I seem to recall). If taken generally it’s about siblings growing up and breaking apart.