[Verse] There was a mountain on the table of bills that needed paid Dishes in the kitchen sink like dreams that never fade. A wild imagination convicts in the yard Never enough time to make ends meet So they put it on a credit card don’t we all? [Verse] You may not know just where you came from but once upon a time There was carpenter bartender broken fishing line. Just south of Royalty in the town that I came from There were architects and astronauts But the only one she loved was a prison guard. Uhm hm [Chorus] And that’s the only time I ever saw true love. [Chorus] America’s a girl I liked in Georgia London kept me warm up in Eugene. I guess my mother bless her heart Set the bar too high to start. ’Cause finding love for me is just too hard For a son of a prison guard. [Interlude] Emin 1x [Verse] There’s a gate that needed painting clothes that needed clean. They’d say there’s time enough for that when the fun has all been seen. ’Cause when we’re laying on our death bed a promise we won’t say Wish we would have worked more baby Instead of loving you that way no way. [Chorus] And that’s the only time I ever saw true love. [Verse] Sigourney is a girl I met in Brooklyn Paris got me close in New Orleans I guess my mother bless her heart Set the bar too high to start. ’Cause finding love for me is just too hard For a son of a prison guard. [Break] I go wherever you are whoever you are I go wherever you are whoever you are I go wherever you are whoever you are I go wherever you are. [Verse] Betty is a girl I knew in Charlotte Jordan left for Sydney yesterday. I guess my mother bless her heart Set the bar too high to start. ’Cause finding love for me is just too hard For a son of a prison guard.

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque les difficultés et les rêves d'un fils de gardien de prison, confronté à des réalités financières et émotionnelles. Elle évoque une vie où les rêves semblent inaccessibles, avec des souvenirs d'une enfance marquée par un amour véritable, symbolisé par une figure solennelle, celle du gardien. Le protagoniste, qui semble chercher l'amour, trouve que les attentes élevées, peut-être héritées de sa mère, rendent cette quête particulièrement difficile. Le contexte de cette histoire se déroule dans des lieux emblématiques comme Georgia, Brooklyn ou Paris, signifiant un parcours personnel complexe traversé par des rencontres amoureuses, mais souvent teintées d'illusions. La chanson touche à des thèmes universels comme l'amour, la réalité sociale et la nostalgie des liens perdus.