Thursday, April 2, 2009

Already Gone

I've always been a big fan of the Eagles. Below is one of my favorite songs.



Lyrics
Well, I heard some people talkin' just the other day
And they said you were gonna put me on a shelf
But let me tell you I got some news for you
And you'll soon find out it's true
And then you'll have to eat your lunch all by yourself
'Cause I'm already gone
And I'm feelin' strong
I will sing this vict'ry song, woo, hoo,hoo,my my woo,hoo,hoo

The letter that you wrote me made me stop and wonder why
But I guess you felt like you had to set things right
Just remember this, my girl, when you look up in the sky
You can see the stars and still not see the light (that's right)

And I'm already gone
And I'm feelin' strong
I will sing this vict'ry song, woo, hoo,hoo my my ,woo, hoo,hoo

Well I know it wasn't you who held me down
Heaven knows it wasn't you who set me free
So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains
And we never even know we have the key

But me, I'm already gone
And I'm feelin' strong
I will sing this vict'ry song
'Cause I'm already gone
Yes, I'm already gone
And I'm feelin' strong
I will sing this vict'ry song
'Cause I'm already gone
Yes, I'm already gone
Already gone
All right, nighty-night
This is obviously a relational breakup song -- girl dun me wrong. But the last verse (in bold) could just as well apply to many situations in life! For me, that particular verse makes this song.

5 comments:

  1. Yep, the part you bolded is definitely one of the Eagles best lyrics. Deep and true.

    Pretty good for a bunch of old guys. And fun. Makes me wanna be on stage doing live music again.

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  2. I love the Eagles. Been a fan of them for along time, since a kid in the 1970s.

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  3. I was listening to Hotel California just the other day and it brought back such good memories of road trips, my Walkman, and that cassette...

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  4. FW,
    Yeah, the do look old. What's up with that? What happened to their long hair?

    CM,
    I thought you posted earlier that you're around 345 years old. Hmm. The math doesn't seem to work. :)

    Val,
    Cassette? What's a cassette?

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  5. The bass player. Timothy B. Schmit, still has long hair.

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