MANNING, Story Behind The Track and Lyrics
Manning is the story of a trucker from Alabama. who on this
difficult day and age, will get chilly ft along with his bride-to-be. He hops
in his his rig and seeks refuge in a truck cease/bus cease tons of of
miles away in Manning, South Carolina, which is the place the tune
begins. The protagonist explains the place he’s and why he is right here within the
first verse, nonetheless, there’s insecurity concerned and there’s an
apparent battle concerned. He suggests extra like an excuse, that the
truck is damaged down, however is it the truck, or the protagonist? It
seems as if he is mendacity to himself. He eases his rigidity utilizing a
metaphor “.. it is raining down in ‘Bama, however in Manning, it is a
sunny day”
Verse
two, the protagonist justifies his tour away from the alter,
as a result of he is defiant to himself, trying to justify all the pieces.
He is staying in Manning, hanging within the sleeper cab of the truck,
watching television and consuming beer. His life in Alabama is almost
forgotten, suppressed, and much away. Nonetheless, his actions start
haunting him and he wonders if he did the suitable factor? He makes an attempt to
justify his actions, once more with the identical metaphor as the primary verse
“.. it is raining down in ‘Bama, however in Manning, it is a sunny day”,
nonetheless that justification is clearly being eroded.
Verse
three, the protagonist comes out of his delusion and involves his
senses. He realizes that he was being fully senseless for doing
what he did, and is heading again to Alabama and able to take care of
all the various ramifications that will likely be going through him. He ran away from
his life on the expense of his fiance and there are costs that can
have to be paid and there aren’t any ensures. He is able to face them.
On this ultimate verse he reverses the metaphor, right here saying “ ‘Trigger
it is raining right here in Manning, however in ‘Bama, it is a sunny day”)
1
SITTIN’
IN A TRUCK STOP, BUS STOP BROKEN IN MANNING
AND
MANNING’S JUST THE PLACE I OUGHT TO BE
FURTHER
BACK HOME WAY DOWN IN ‘BAMA
THEY’RE
LOOKIN’ AT THEIR WATCHES WONDERING WHAT’S
BECOME
OF ME?
HERE
THERE ARE HOT DOGS ON A ROLLER GRILL
STOCK
CAR MODELS ARE STANDING STILL YET
SOMEWHERE
‘ROUND ‘BAMA THEY’RE WAITING ON MY CALL
IN
MY HEART I FEEL THE PAIN
CEMENT’S
HERE’S GOT TOBBACCO STAINS
BUT
IT’S RAINING DOWN IN ‘BAMA
BUT
IN MANNING IT’S A SUNNY DAY
IN
MANNING IT’S A SUNNY DAY
2
SITTIN’
RIGHT HERE AIN’T GOING NOWHERE IN MANNING
HANGIN’
IN THE SLEEPER WATCHING MY TV
STAY
RIGHT HERETHINK I’LL DRINK A FEW BEERS IN MANNING
‘BAMA’S
JUST SO FAR AWAY FROM ME
WONDERING
WHY I’M NOT THERE
YEAH
MAYBE I’M JUST ACTING SCARED
AND
‘BAMA’S SO FAR AWAY FROM HERE
CELL
PHONE’S RINGING OFF THE HOOK
E-MAIL
PAGE IS SOLID BOOKED
BUT
IT’S RAINING DOWN IN ‘BAMA
BUT
IN MANNING IT’S A SUNNY DAY
IN
MANNING IT’S A SUNNY DAY
3
MOTOR’S
FIRED UP GUESS I’M HEADIN OUT OF MANNING
CONSCIENCE
GOT THE BETTER PART OF ME
HEADING
BACK HOME GONNA FACE THE MUSIC IN ‘BAMA
I’LL
TAKE IT ON THE CHIN AND GET WHAT’S COMING TO ME
SHE’L
PROBOBLY SLAP ME IN THE FACE
TELL
ME I’M A BIG DISGRACE
‘YA
KNOW BAMA’S
LOOKING BRIGHTER EVERY DAY
I’M
HOPIN’ SHE’LL TAKE ME BACK
CROSS
MY FINGERS SHE’LL CUT ME SLACK
CAUSE
IT’S RAINING HERE IN MANNING
BUT
IN ‘BAMA, IT’S A SUNNY DAY
IN
‘BAMA, IT’S A SUNNY DAY
©
Christopher R. Rehm BMI
Musicians:
Chris
Rehm – Vocals, Acoustic guitars, Slide Guitar
Emily
Randle – Violin
Claire
Finley – Bass
Ericson
Holt – Keyboards
Randy
Stindt – Drums
Allen
“Jax” Bowers – Percussion
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