Obviously he is conflicted about his feelings. . .on one hand she "can pick him up like he's never been down" but he doesn't trust her any more than the dogs at his door. He is trying to resolve to keep his head. . . even while he's on his way to meet her where she is waiting. The last line "ain't got the best of me yet" leaves you wondering what next? Does he arrive and find the girl he longs for? Will she get the best of him? It's tragic because even when he gets to where he's going to meet her he expects it to tear him up. Why? Yet the last line does seem like a resolution, that either way he will keep on keepin on.
Obviously he is conflicted about his feelings. . .on one hand she "can pick him up like he's never been down" but he doesn't trust her any more than the dogs at his door. He is trying to resolve to keep his head. . . even while he's on his way to meet her where she is waiting. The last line "ain't got the best of me yet" leaves you wondering what next? Does he arrive and find the girl he longs for? Will she get the best of him? It's tragic because even when he gets to where he's going to meet her he expects it to tear him up. Why? Yet the last line does seem like a resolution, that either way he will keep on keepin on.