W.O.L.D.

Harry Chapin

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Intro : Hello, Honey, it's me What did you think when you heard me back on the radio ? What did the kids say when they knew it was their long lost daddy-o ? Remember how we listened to the radio And I said That's the place for me' How I got the job as an FM Jock the day you married me ? We were two kids and I was into AM rock But I just had to run around It's been eight years since I left you, babe Let me tell you 'bout what's gone down I am the morning DJ on W.O.L.D Playing all the hits for you wherever you may be The bright good-morning voice who's heard, but never seen Feeling all of forty-five going on fifteen The drinking I did on my last big gig made my voice go low They said that they liked the younger sound when they let me go So I drifted on down to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to do me a late night talk show Now, I worked my way back home again, via Boise, Idaho That's how this business goes Refrain I've been making extra money playing high school sock hops I'm a big time guest MC You should hear me talking to the little children And listen what they say to me I Got a spot on the top of my head, just begging for a new toupee And a tire on my gut from sitting on But they're never gonna go away Sometimes I get this crazy dream That I just drive off in my car But you can travel on ten thousand miles and still say where you are I've been thinking that I should quit disk jockeying And start that record store Maybe I could settle down if you'ld take me back once more OK, Honey, I see I guess he's better than me Sure, Old Girl, I understand You don't have to worry; I'm such a happy man W.O.L.D, W.O.L.D, W.O.L.D, W.O.L.D, W.O.L.D... I am the morning DJ on W.O.L.D Playing all the hits for you, wherever you may be The bright good-morning voice who's heard, but never seen Feeling all of forty-five going on fifteen I am the morning DJ on W.O.L.D W.O.L.D...

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Dans cette chanson, un homme évoque sa vie après avoir quitté son épouse, partageant des souvenirs et des regrets tout en lui parlant au téléphone. Il raconte son parcours en tant que disc-jockey, ses succès, mais aussi ses désillusions et la solitude qui l'accompagne. Bien qu'il semble avoir réussi dans sa carrière et soit en contact avec les jeunes générations, il se sent déconnecté et nostalgique de son passé. Le contexte est celui d’une vie de musicien, avec toutes les variations que cela implique : nécessité de se réinventer, échecs et nouveaux départs. Sa voix à la radio lui permet d’atteindre les auditeurs, même s'il se sent invisibile et perdu. On ressent une tension entre le succès professionnel et le vide affectif, ce qui pousse à réfléchir sur l’importance des relations humaines au-delà des ambitions personnelles.

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