Back In Your Town

Loudon Wainwright III

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[Intro] [Verse 1] I’m back in your town I’m walking around Crossing the street Unsure on my feet And I’m carefully looking around Because I’m back in your town [Verse 2] I’m back in this burb Oh haven’t you heard I better look to the right Double decka’ just might Hit me when I step off the curb That’s why I’m back in this burb [Verse 3] Yes and I’m back in that place Last time I left with hardly a trace Now that I’ve returned Ask me what have I learned Go ahead and take a look on my face I’m back in that place [Chorus] You leave someone behind And you think you won’t mind it Till you go back and find you still care Yeah you’re back where you started Undermined outsmarted By a feeling you thought wasn’t there [Instrumental] It’s still there You know [Verse 4] I walked right past your house Feeling like a refugee and a louse You were at home But you were not alone You were there with your kids and your spouse I walked right past your house [Verse 5] Yes and I’m feeling bereft I’m feeling like I never even left Everything’s changed But it’s the same It’s still all here but nothing is left I’m feeling bereft [Chorus] You leave someone behind And you think you won’t mind it Till you go back and find you still care Yeah you’re back where you started Undermined outsmarted By a feeling you thought wasn’t there [Verse 6] I’m back in your town I’m walking around Crossing the street Unsure on my feet And I’m carefully looking around Hey hey hey I’m back in your town

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La chanson évoque le retour dans une ville familière, où le protagoniste se retrouve un peu perdu et hésitant. En marchant dans les rues, il réalise que même si beaucoup de choses ont changé depuis son départ, les émotions qu'il ressent demeurent intenses et profondément enracinées. Il découvre qu'il a laissé derrière lui des personnes importantes, et après un temps d'éloignement, il se rend compte qu'il tient encore à elles, malgré l'illusion de pouvoir les oublier. Le contexte souligne la complexité des retours dans des lieux chargés de souvenirs, où chaque coin de rue, chaque maison, rappelle des temps passés et des relations qu'on pensait pouvoir laisser derrière soi. Ces retrouvailles, souvent teintées de nostalgie, nous confrontent à nos sentiments et à notre histoire personnelle, réveillant des émotions d'appartenance et de perte.

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