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Oh, Pappy left a chair like he's still sittin' there
Once I almost saw him make his move
Brave Indian who never changes his mood
In a painting on the wall right there
Oh, how long 'til the morning wakes
Oh, how long 'til the medicine takes
Oh, Sally buffalo in the apartment just below
Just a bein' without a care
Oh, children from my brood they come and bring me food
Maybe open up a window for air
Oh, just now I smell the cornbread bake
Oh, now, now, now I feel the medicine take
Just like home
Where the stray dogs go through it all
Still right here, still just here,
Brave little friend
Well, we got a party goin' on many spirits strong
Ain't preacher just a happy to meet ya
Half a bottle 'neath the bed keep our spirits fed
My hat's off to you, to you and you
And now our brave friends, too, dancing circles through the room
And a broom and a radio and a twistin out a dos-e-do
Brand new day, the whole world's goin'
Whole room's goin' so
Just now, don't hesitate (hesitate)
Oh, taste the morning break (morning break)
Sweet, sweet, young honeycomb (honeycomb)
On, now, now, now just like home (just like home)
Oh, just like, just like home
Where the stray dogs go
Oh, oh, rest my bones
Like a fresh skipped stone to it all
Still right here, still just here,
Still just here, brave, brave friend
Once I almost saw him make his move
Brave Indian who never changes his mood
In a painting on the wall right there
Oh, how long 'til the morning wakes
Oh, how long 'til the medicine takes
Oh, Sally buffalo in the apartment just below
Just a bein' without a care
Oh, children from my brood they come and bring me food
Maybe open up a window for air
Oh, just now I smell the cornbread bake
Oh, now, now, now I feel the medicine take
Just like home
Where the stray dogs go through it all
Still right here, still just here,
Brave little friend
Well, we got a party goin' on many spirits strong
Ain't preacher just a happy to meet ya
Half a bottle 'neath the bed keep our spirits fed
My hat's off to you, to you and you
And now our brave friends, too, dancing circles through the room
And a broom and a radio and a twistin out a dos-e-do
Brand new day, the whole world's goin'
Whole room's goin' so
Just now, don't hesitate (hesitate)
Oh, taste the morning break (morning break)
Sweet, sweet, young honeycomb (honeycomb)
On, now, now, now just like home (just like home)
Oh, just like, just like home
Where the stray dogs go
Oh, oh, rest my bones
Like a fresh skipped stone to it all
Still right here, still just here,
Still just here, brave, brave friend
Lyrics submitted by SuperKind311
Track duration: 04:53
"Blue Indian" as written by Hermann Bell
Lyrics © BUG MUSIC
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His children come cook for him and bring him food.
"Oh, children from my brood they come and bring me food
Maybe open up a window for air"
The morphine pump.
"Oh, just now I smell the cornbread bake
Oh, now, now, now I feel the medicine take"
He's being fed through an IV bottle
"Half a bottle 'neath the bed keep our spirits fed
My hat's off to you, to you and you"
The spirits are here wanting to take him away
"And now our brave friends, too, dancing circles through the room
And a broom and a radio and a twistin out a dos-e-do"
He's ready to go
"Oh, just like, just like home
Where the stray dogs go
Oh, oh, rest my bones
Like a fresh skipped stone to it all"
But his time did not come yet...he is still there
"Still right here, still just here,
Still just here, brave, brave friend"
It seems to me that this song is about a old, or sick dying man on his death bed. The morning being his impending death.
"Oh, Sally buffalo in the apartment just below
a bein' without a care
Oh, children from my brood they come and bring me food
Maybe open up a window for air"
I think this is talking about his children visiting him caring for him, but not providing much else for him.
It is laced with meaning, though.
smelling the cornbread bake = he's starting to get high
then in goes "still right here, brave friend": that's his conscience or whatever telling him "you're still not at home, even though you feel good, brave little friend: him, for taking these chances with drugs for nothing
so then he's all fucked up and partying and is happy with all these other people who are "self-medicating" for loneliness or unhappiness...or whatever
then morning comes, and everyone always feels better in the morning cause it's a fresh start, new day, etc., but he's "still right here"
i don't know, maybe i'm crazy. i guess that's just what it means for me