So let's get to the point, let's roll another joint. And let's head on down the road. There's somewhere I got to go. And you don't know how it feels, no, you don't know how it feels to be me.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker wants to leave their current situation and travel elsewhere, feeling that others cannot understand their inner experience.
- In plain terms
- I want to leave and go somewhere only I understand.
- What can you take from it?
- Sometimes you just need to move on for your own sake.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes you feel misunderstood?
- Where do you need to go?
Another view
It assumes others can never understand your feelings.
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