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Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues Song Meanings

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Lyrics:
I hear the train a comin'
It's rollin' 'round the bend,
And I ain't seen the sunshine,
Since, I don't know when,
I'm stuck in Folsom P...
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SickBoy1955 October 18th, 2005 09:19PM  
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About a prisoner hearing a train whistle from his cell and longing to be free, even though he's bound to spend his life there.
anonymous May 29th, 2006 11:44PM  
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It ain't just that, about longing to be free but knowing it can't. It's realizing he can never be free again because he's committed a crime; the man realizes his sin and realizes the consequences. Johnny Cash didn't sing just to whine, he sang to warn. You can be a wild rambler and shoot somebody for the hell of it, but then you will experience the real hell of it.
anonymous November 20th, 2006 06:44PM  
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Classic song. Timeless style. Passion.

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