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”
Once I smoked a Dannemann cigar
I drove a foreign car
But baby, that was years ago
I left it all behind
I had a friend, I heard she died
Well, on a needle she was crucified
Baby, that was years ago
I left it all behind for my
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Come on, come on, well come on
I don't mind takin' charity
From those that I despise
Baby, I don't need your love, I don't need your love
Baby, you can shout at me
But you can't meet my eyes
I don't need your love, I don't need your love, I got my
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Come on, come on, well come on, come on
I'm sitting on the beach, drinkin' rocket fuels, oh, yeah!
I spent the whole night, breakin' all the rules, oh, yeah!
I'm mending every minute of the day before
Watching the ocean, watching the shore
Watching the sunrise, and thinkin' there could never be more
Will never be more, yeah
Well, anytime you want to find me
I don't have a telephone
I'm another world away
But I always feel at home, with my
Cheap wine and a three day growth
A cheap wine and a three day growth
Oh, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Oh come on, oh come on, come on
Come on, come on
A cheap wine and a three day growth
A cheap wine and a three day growth
(Come on, oh come on, oh come on)
(I left it for my, my, my)
(A cheap wine and a three day growth)
(A cheap wine and a three day growth)
I drove a foreign car
But baby, that was years ago
I left it all behind
I had a friend, I heard she died
Well, on a needle she was crucified
Baby, that was years ago
I left it all behind for my
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Come on, come on, well come on
I don't mind takin' charity
From those that I despise
Baby, I don't need your love, I don't need your love
Baby, you can shout at me
But you can't meet my eyes
I don't need your love, I don't need your love, I got my
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Come on, come on, well come on, come on
I'm sitting on the beach, drinkin' rocket fuels, oh, yeah!
I spent the whole night, breakin' all the rules, oh, yeah!
I'm mending every minute of the day before
Watching the ocean, watching the shore
Watching the sunrise, and thinkin' there could never be more
Will never be more, yeah
Well, anytime you want to find me
I don't have a telephone
I'm another world away
But I always feel at home, with my
Cheap wine and a three day growth
A cheap wine and a three day growth
Oh, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Oh come on, oh come on, come on
Come on, come on
A cheap wine and a three day growth
A cheap wine and a three day growth
(Come on, oh come on, oh come on)
(I left it for my, my, my)
(A cheap wine and a three day growth)
(A cheap wine and a three day growth)
Lyrics submitted by TheLuckyChicken
Cheap Wine Lyrics as written by Donald Walker
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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When I was a kid I always thought it was "cheap wine and a female goat". And people wonder why I've turned out the way I have. g
Three day growth = having not shaved for three days, and having 3 days worth of stubble
I know im very niave..but i was wondering... three day growth???
no probs Maddie :) hope you had a great time performing :D
and lol - I always thought the song went "cheap wine and a 3-legged goat" when I was a kid ;)
Lol when I was little I always thought it was fried egg roll or something :P
I love this song. I think its about someone leaving behind all the things that never really mattered that much and just living for what he cares about. He doesnt care for love, telephones foreign cars or danneman cigars anymore. He just wants his cheap wine, 3 day growth and just to sit about doing what he enjoys. Guess thats pretty obvious but its an awesome song
I love this song. It's amazing. I'm surprised to see that it's still being commented (as of five months ago), seeing as it was released in 1980. Well done.
And I agree. It's about being happy with what you have. He's happy, and all he has is a bit of alcohol and three days worth of stuble. Haha. It's about living by your own rules, doing everything your way. Whatever makes you happy :)
Sonofagunzel - think you are onto somethign there. I reckon its about a homeless person, who as you say "had everything" and lost it. Descends into alcohol abuse, and homelessness.
I wager you got it figured with that one.
I think that this is about a man who, prompted by the death of a friend from a drug overdose, decides to trade a high stress life of business success (danneman cigars and foreign cars) for a simpler life. Mending every minute of the day before (making up for wasted time), watchin the ocean watchin the shore watchin the sunrise and thinking there could never be more (he hadn't take the time in his previous life to enjoy it). Come on, come on, come on (he is encouraging us all to join him).
Taking charity from those he despises is collecting the dole from the government.
This is about being down and out, living on charity, probably out on the streets of sin-city (Sydney) and spending the few bucks he can get on the cheapest wine possible to get out of it. His friend was lost to heroin. While he seats on the beach on the morning after, he re-plays what he shouldn't have done the day before... Jimmy Barnes looked quite the part in those days.... (wine and stubble included).