Story Behind The Song
A lot of young people meet with resistance when they finally try to make the break from home
Song Description
Young man is ready to take his life into his own hands, but parents are not ....sister looks on and reports the melodramatic action
| Song Length |
3:41 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Country - Rock |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
In High Spirits, Exultant |
Subject |
Celebration, Freedom |
| Similar Artists |
The Allman Brothers Band, Shania Twain |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Bobby
Copyright 2003 Cynthia Post, ?Little Elsie? CD: The Elsewhere Band
Verse
Bobby came in and he sat himself down, put his feet up, through his head back
?Bobby,? I said to him, ?whatcha thinkin? now? Mischief in your eye, certainly a glow?tell me what you?re plannin? , Bobby let me know.?
Chorus
Oh, it?s time for me to go, make my life up on my own, tomorrow is the day
Verse
Mama left the iron on Daddy?s shirt, ran in from the kitchen, hands up in the air
Went over to Bobby pulled him up by the ear, said ?Bobby, my son, whatch? you thinkin? of? Where did I go wrong with my motherly love? Where did I go wrong with my motherly love?
Chorus
What? Are you a fool? What about your school? Disgrace the family name!?
Verse
When Papa (Daddy) heard the news he was burning like fire, pulled off his belt, chased Bobby out the door
They ran out past the front yard gate, all the way down to the railroad tracks.
Bobby hopped a train and he never came back. Bobby hopped a train and he never came back.
Chorus
Oh, it?s time for me to go, make my life up on my own. Why not go today?
Verse
Mama cries sometimes and Papa (Daddy) he regrets.
Where Bobby is, nobody knows but the moral of the story is, ?You better let? em go, better let ? em go.?