Bobby Remembers Janis

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Bobby Remembers Janis

JoeS · 4:07

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(Verse 1) I still see her, Baton Rouge in morning light, barefoot on the gravel, hair full of fight. She said, “Bobby, drive, don’t look behind,” but her eyes already held goodbye. (Chorus) Freedom was her gospel, and the road her prayer, I just tried to love her somewhere there. Now the wind hums her melody through the trees— yeah, Bobby remembers Janis on his knees. (Verse 2) We sang for nickels, slept in borrowed rain, her laughter cut the night like sugar and pain. She said, “Love’s a coin you throw, never keep,” and I learned that truth don’t come cheap. (Chorus) Freedom was her gospel, and the road her prayer, I just tried to love her somewhere there. Now the wind hums her melody through the trees— Bobby remembers Janis on his knees. (Bridge) Some nights I hear her voice in the static and glow, like the ghost of a jukebox long ago. She ain’t gone, she just sings somewhere higher— turn the dial, feel the fire. (Final Verse) So if you’re driving south and the stars align, hear a whisper in the radio line. That’s Janis, still burning, still free— and Bobby remembers what he couldn’t be.

Die andere Perspektive

Bobby erinnert sich an Janis als einen Menschen voller Freiheit, Widersprüche und Feuer. Der Song erzählt von einer Nähe, die sich nicht festhalten ließ und die in Musik und Erinnerung weiterlebt.

Album
No More Shadows
Künstler
JoeS
Reihenfolge
13 von 13
Laufzeit
4:07