Aerosmith - Uncle Salty Lyrics
Lyrics Translation
Lyrically, the song tells a dark and melancholic story about a young girl who grows up in an abusive environment. "Uncle Salty" is portrayed as a sinister, exploitative figure, and the lyrics hint at themes of loneliness, hardship, and emotional suffering. The song evokes a sense of sadness and despair, as the girl struggles with the harsh realities of her life.
Song lyrics
Uncle Salty told me stories of a lonely
Baby with a lonely kind of life to lead
Her mammy was lusted, Daddy he was busted
They left her to be trusted 'til the orphan bleeds
But when she cried at night, no one came
And when she cried at night, went insane
Uncle Salty told me when she was just a baby
That she'd get by and maybe someday she'd see
But soon she found her mother's love for all the others
The pushers and the shovers was the life to lead
But when she cried at night, no one came
And when she cried at night, went insane, ow!
Ooh, it's a sunny day outside my window
Ooh, it's a sunny day outside my window
Ooh, oh yeah
Ooh, oh yeah, yeah yeah
Now she's doing any for money and a penny
A sailor with a penny or two or three
Hers is the cunning for men who come a-running
They all come for fun and it seems to me
That when she cried at night, no one came
And when she cried at night, went insane
Ooh, it's a sunny day outside my window