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Here I Go Again
(Coverdale/Marsden)
I dont know where Im goingBut, I sure know
where Ive beenHanging on the promisesIn songs
of yesterdayAn Ive made up my mind,I aint
wasting no more timeBut, here I go againHere I
go againTho I keep searching for an answer,I
never seem to find what Im looking forOh lord,
I prayYou give me strength to carry on,cos I
know what it meansTo walk along the lonely
street of dreams An here I go again on my
ownGoin down the only road Ive ever
known,Like a drifter I was born to walk
aloneAn Ive made up my mindI aint wasting no
more time
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Im just another heart in need of rescue,Waiting
on loves sweet charityAn Im gonna hold on for
the rest of my days,cos I know what it meansTo
walk along the lonely street of dreamsAn here
I go again on my ownGoin down the only road
Ive ever known,Like a drifter I was born to
walk aloneAn Ive made up my mind I aint
wasting no more timeBut, here I go again,Here
I go again,Here I go...An Ive made up my
mind,I aint wasting no more timeAn here I go
again on my ownGoin down the only road Ive
ever known,Like a drifter I was born to walk
alonecos I know what it meansTo walk along the
lonely street of dreams
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At first glance, this appears to be no more than
a simple rock song. Thats because it is.
However, within the lyrics, there is a theme many
people may relate to. As you go through your
life, you are shaped by your past and destined by
your future. In this case the writer expresses
loneliness and a feeling that maybe this was how
his life was meant to be. Underlying this, though
is a hope that somehow someone will find him, and
his hopes for the future may yet be realized.
An even closer look at how the words were chosen
is a useful clue to the writers meaning. The
overall style of the lyrics is one of simplicity.
It is a portrayal of the basic desire to be
wanted and to belong, so the upfront,
down-to-earth words reflect this feeling. The
simile of one being a drifter combined with the
metaphor of life being a road conjures up an
image of moving through life always searching for
our dreams but never quite reaching that
destination.
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I chose this song because it reflects my image
of the world at times, so I can relate to it. I
know Im not really alone, but sometimes I feel
like Im the drifter trying to figure out who I
am and how I got to be here and where life will
lead me.

• What does the title of this poem tell you?
• 2. Who is relating the poem?
• 3. What does he mean when he says he walks along
  the lonely streets of dreams?
• 4. What reason could he writer have for repeating
  the phrase here I go again several times in
  the lyrics?
• 5. Poems and songs are often created from
  emotions and moods felt by the author. What mood
  is related here? What words or phrases relate
  this feeling?

-Nathan Heinrich