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Straight From The Heart is the 10th and last track from the album Country Boy, you can listen to the album HERE
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Straight From the Heart expresses a deep sense of emotional conflict and raw honesty. The singer, a poor and unrooted man, is grappling with the decision to leave a relationship. Throughout the song, he reveals his vulnerability and uncertainty, using a direct and poignant tone to communicate his feelings.
The recurring refrain, “Here it is coming straight from the heart, Who’s gonna be your friend when I depart?” captures the central theme: his departure and the impact it will have on the person he is leaving behind. The narrator suggests that his absence will create a void, particularly in the emotional support his partner has relied on. This line reinforces the idea that the departure is not just physical but emotional, with the singer questioning who will be there for the other person once he’s gone.
The singer describes himself as “a poor boy with no ties,” emphasizing his lack of attachments and responsibilities, which might suggest a sense of freedom but also a feeling of emotional detachment. His confession, “Don’t ask what I feel inside, She asked me and I couldn’t lie,” reveals the inner turmoil he’s experiencing, hinting that he cannot continue to deceive himself or his partner about his true feelings. This sense of unease continues, as he reflects on the messiness of life, symbolized by “roots tangle as they grow,” and the chaos of their relationship, likening it to a show that has come to an end.
The singer then takes a more decisive tone, as he announces his plan to leave, taking nothing but his clothes. He speaks to his partner, warning them that when they wake up, they will find an empty space, and his departure will leave an emotional void. The line “I don’t need to write ‘I love you,’ just ‘this bird can’t be caged he’s flew’” highlights the narrator’s need for freedom and suggests that love alone is not enough to keep him in the relationship.
Ultimately, the song conveys a sense of inevitability and emotional liberation for the narrator, even if it means leaving behind someone he once cared for. His departure is framed as something that, while painful, is an essential part of who he is — a man who cannot be confined or tethered to a place or person. The song is a reflection on the complexities of love, freedom, and the emotional cost of leaving something behind.
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Straight From The Heart lyrics
Here it is coming straight from the heart
Who’s gonna be your friend when I depart?
I’m a poor boy with no ties
On me there sure ain’t no flies
Don’t ask what I feel inside
She asked me and I couldn’t lie
Don’t know what I came here for
Now I’m walking through that door
Here it is coming straight from the heart
Who’s gonna be your friend when I depart?
I’ve been around here and there
Don’t pay heed to my thin hair
I tried but I just can’t go on
I know you’ll be shocked that I’ve gone
Roots tangle as they grow
This has been one hell of a show
Here it is coming straight from the heart
Who’s gonna be your friend when I depart?
When you wake up alone
In that cold empty home
When I take all of my clothes
Well Babe, that’s how it goes
Here it is coming straight from the heart
Who’s gonna be your friend when I depart?
There’s a train that leaves at dawn
When you wake up with a yawn
Turn on the light, read my note
There won’t be much that I wrote
I don’t need to write ‘I love you’
Just ‘this bird can’t be caged he’s flew’
Here it is coming straight from the heart
Who’s gonna be your friend when I depart?
When you wake up alone
In that cold empty home
When I take all of my clothes
Well Babe, that’s how it goes
Here it is coming straight from the heart
Who’s gonna be your friend when I depart?
Paul Robert Thomas
PRS Tunecode 700010AM
ISWC T-011.613.132-8
from Country Boy, released February 27, 2025
Produced by Paul Robert Thomas
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