I don't want no cryin'
all upon my sleeve
I just want somebody
who got no place to be
you call me up on tuesday
I'll be stuck on Sunday night
lookin' for some good things
to make me feel alright
when I snap my fingers
when I walk the line
when I get my money
I'll be killin' time
time is killin' something
it's just to small to care
runnin' through the jungle
lookin' for your hair
someone's talkin' backwards
lookin' for a fight
puttin' on a lampshade
cuz you're shinin' way too bright
I don't want no cryin
I don't want no pain
I don't want no lonesome life
on a broken train
all upon my sleeve
I just want somebody
who got no place to be
you call me up on tuesday
I'll be stuck on Sunday night
lookin' for some good things
to make me feel alright
when I walk the line
when I get my money
I'll be killin' time
time is killin' something
it's just to small to care
runnin' through the jungle
lookin' for your hair
lookin' for a fight
puttin' on a lampshade
cuz you're shinin' way too bright
I don't want no cryin
I don't want no pain
I don't want no lonesome life
on a broken train
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why hasnt anyone commented on this epic song so much emotion to it i love it♥
I feel like this song kinda sums up the lonely life of a shy man living alone. The narrator seems to switch between internal monologue and actions in the stanzas. The first stanza he talks about somebody calling on Tuesday but he is stuck on sunday. That to me sounds like a friend or lover calling to check in or just talk but the narrator is still stuck on decisions in his past. The second stanza talks about the narrator walking through life as though he is just killing time waiting for something or someone (the line about your hair)...
I feel like this song kinda sums up the lonely life of a shy man living alone. The narrator seems to switch between internal monologue and actions in the stanzas. The first stanza he talks about somebody calling on Tuesday but he is stuck on sunday. That to me sounds like a friend or lover calling to check in or just talk but the narrator is still stuck on decisions in his past. The second stanza talks about the narrator walking through life as though he is just killing time waiting for something or someone (the line about your hair) to save him from the doldrums. Third stanza is him explicitly saying that he wants someone with a bit of trademark Beck jargon shoehorned in. I just recently dug this LP up from my crate. A couple of good listening songs on it!