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Artist: Pearl Jam
Track: Yellow Ledbetter

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Unsealed
On a porch a letter sat
Then you said I want to leave it again

Once I saw him
On a beach of weathered sand
And on the sand I want to leave it again

On a weekend want to wish it all away
And they called and I said that I want what I said
And then I call out again

And the reason oughta leave her calm, I know
I said, I don't know whether I'm the boxer or the bag

Oh yeah, can you see them?
Out on the porch
Ah, but they don't wave
I see them
'Round the front way, yeah
And I know and I know
I don't want to stay

Make me cry

I see
Oh, I don't know, there's something else
I want to drum it all away
And I said
"I don't, I don't know whether I was the boxer or the bag"

Oh yeah, can you see them?
Out on the porch
Yeah, but they don't wave
I see them
'Round the front way, yeah
And I know and I know
I don't want to stay at all
I don't want to stay
I don't want to stay
I don't want to stay
I don't, oh-ooh, yeah

Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh-oh oh oh
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Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter Lyrics
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Matzy94 discusses the meanings of Yellow Ledbetter lyrics: For the most part the lyrics in this song are irrelevant. The song was written by Mike McCready and Eddie just made up the words as he went along. Eddie's voice is supposed to be more of an instrument by using improvised words, the words are never the same in concert. Ledbetter refers to Eddie's friend from Chicago named Tim Ledbetter. If there is any meaning to the lyrics I think the letter in the beginning of the song refers to the telegrams that we sent to the families of soldiers KIA in WWII. The telegrams were so distinct that many families didn't have to open them to know what they said. In the song I see a family sitting on a porch when a man comes to deliver a telegram and the family is so devestated about their loss that they cannot even bear to open it.
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venicequeeen discusses the meanings of Yellow Ledbetter lyrics: this is such a pretty song and it's means a lot to everyone...just the lyrics and music are beautiful . pearl jam's amazing
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