I kiss my Mama goodbye, and wipe the tears from her lonely eyes/Said I'll return but I gotta fight the fate's arrived/Don't shed a tear, cause Mama I ain't happy here/I'm through trial, no more smiles, for a couple years
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker is leaving home to fight, asking his mother not to cry despite the danger.
- In plain terms
- I am leaving to fight and asked my mom not to be sad.
- What can you take from it?
- Leaving home for a fight brings sadness to loved ones.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you say goodbye to family?
- What drives someone to leave home for a fight?
Another view
Reassurance in dangerous times may not be believable.
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