-------- INTRO -------- -------- verse 1 -------- I've been wand'rin' early and late, () From New York Ci- ty to the Golden Gate. () And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'. -------- verse 2 -------- My daddy was an engineer, my brother drives a hack, () My sister takes in laun- dry while the baby balls the jack. () And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'. -------- verse 3 -------- I've been in the army, I've worked on a farm, () And all I've got to show is the muscle in my arm. () And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'. -------- verse 4 -------- My ma, she died when I was young, () My daddy took to steal- in' and he got hung. () And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'. -------- VERSE 5 -------- Snakes in the ocean, eels in the sea, () I let a red-headed wom- an make a fool out of me. () And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'. -------- VERSE 6 -------- I've been wand'rin' early and late, () From New York Ci- ty to the Golden Gate. () And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'. () No, it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'. -------- EXIT --------

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque un voyage perpétuel, marqué par des déplacements constants, allant de New York à San Francisco. Le narrateur partage des souvenirs personnels, évoquant une enfance difficile, des choix de vie qui l'ont conduit à travers diverses expériences, de l'armée à des emplois modestes. Malgré les épreuves et les déceptions amoureuses, il semble résigné à son errance, comme si c’était sa destinée de continuer à chercher un sens ou un lieu où il pourrait enfin se poser. L’ensemble dégage un sentiment de nostalgie, révélé à travers ses relations familiales et ses réflexions sur sa vie, suggérant que malgré les défis, il accepte son chemin et la nature de son existence.