I'm Here and I'm Gone – English Lyrics

• By: Kirk Fletcher
• Album: I'm Here and I'm Gone

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the soulful blues of Kirk Fletcher's debut album, “I'm Here and I'm Gone.” This album showcases Fletcher's guitar prowess and offers a glimpse into the rich history of blues music. Dive in to discover the nuances of electric blues and the personal journey of a rising blues star.

[English]

Sometimes I feel so lonely

Other times I wanna cry

Sometimes I feel so lonely

Other times I just wanna cry

I know you want some lovin'

But baby Im hurtin' deep down inside

Time I get rid of my heartache

And try to find someone to love

Oh it's time to get rid of my heartache babe

And try to find someone to love

I know it's been a rocky road yeah

Ooh but you know I had my fun

Try to understand darlin'

I wasn't born with a silver spoon

I need you to try to understand darlin' yeah

I wasn't born, I wasn't born with a silver spoon no

I everything that I've got

you know I got from payin' my dues

Baby I'm really payin' my dues

Try to understand me

I wasn't born with a silver spoon

I need you to try to understand darlin'

I wasn't born with a silver spoon

Oh no

Little girl, everything that I've got babe

Oh I've got it from paying my dues

Time to get rid of my heartache

And try to find someone to love

Yeah

Oh it's time to get rid of my heartache babe

And I try to find someone to love

Need somebody

I know it's been a long rocky road babe

But you know I had my fun

Oh I had my fun baby

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company.
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow. noun - an act of crying.
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical pain or injury to. adjective - physically injured.
heartache /ˈhɑːrteɪk/ B2	noun - mental suffering or distress.
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - have a strong feeling of affection for. noun - an intense feeling of affection.
rocky /ˈrɒki/ B2	adjective - full of or consisting of rocks. adjective - liable to collapse or break down.
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination.
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or amusement.
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).
silver /ˈsɪlvər/ A2	noun - a precious shiny gray-white metal. adjective - of or denoting silver.
spoon /spuːn/ A1	noun - an implement consisting of a small shallow bowl on a handle, used for eating, stirring, and serving food.
dues /djuːz/ B2	noun - a sum of money that a person is required to pay regularly, typically to be a member of an organization. noun - what is owed; what rightfully belongs to someone.

Key Grammar Structures

• Sometimes I feel so lonely

  ➔ Adverb of Frequency + Simple Present with "feel" as a linking verb.

  ➔ "Sometimes" indicates how often the feeling occurs. "Feel so lonely" uses "feel" to connect the subject to the adjective "lonely".

• I know you want some lovin'

  ➔ Noun Clause as Object + Ellipsis (Dropping 'g' in "loving")

  ➔ "You want some lovin'" is a noun clause functioning as the object of the verb "know". The missing 'g' in "lovin'" is a common feature in informal speech and song lyrics.

• Time I get rid of my heartache

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression + Inversion (implied "It's")

  ➔ The full sentence is likely "It's time I get rid of my heartache." The subject "It's" is often omitted, and "time" functions as the subject complement after the linking verb. It highlights a decision or a need.

• But baby Im hurtin' deep down inside

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense (shortened "I'm") + Adverbial Phrase of Place

  ➔ "I'm hurtin'" is the present continuous form of "hurt", indicating an ongoing state of pain. "Deep down inside" is an adverbial phrase specifying where the pain is located metaphorically.

• I wasn't born with a silver spoon

  ➔ Past Simple Passive

  ➔ Expresses that the speaker did not have advantages at birth.

• everything that I've got

  ➔ Relative Clause + Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ "that I've got" is a relative clause modifying "everything". "I've got" is the present perfect tense of "get", indicating something acquired and possessed up to the present time.

• I got from payin' my dues

  ➔ Preposition + Gerund + Ellipsis

  ➔ "from payin' my dues" shows how something was obtained, with "payin'" being a gerund (verb acting as a noun) after the preposition "from". The missing 'g' in payin' is also ellipsis.