He goes to the crossroads and looks East and West, he's looking for a way out, which he can't find. Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman, ooh well, babe, in my distress' I went to the crossroad, baby, I looked east and west 'And I went to the crossroad, mama, I looked east and west Also could be a warning to another of his friends who sold his soul as well, that he is indeed 'sinking down' or going to Hell. He's asking for help again, from his friends this time. That I got the crossroad blues this mornin', Lord, babe, I'm sinkin' down' You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown 'You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown As his time runs out, he's starting to regret his decision. As the day ends, his soul begins to sink, down into hell. End of the day = end of his life, a common metaphor. The sun going down symbolizes his life as it approaches its end.

I believe to my soul, now, poor Bob is sinkin' down' Standin' at the crossroad, baby, eee, eee, risin' sun goin' down 'Standin' at the crossroad, baby, risin' sun goin' down Just like God is doing to him right now, turning a blind eye to Bob's prayers. Not only that, nobody knows him, or will listen to him, they just pass him by. No matter how hard he tries to escape from the crossroads, which symbolize his sin, he cannot, he's symbolically trapped there. 'Yeoo, standin' at the crossroad, tried to flag a rideДidn't nobody seem to know me, babe, everybody pass me by' Later, he regrets this decision and returns to the place where he did the deed, gets o his knees and prays to God for mercy, hoping to reverse the damage he's done. The crossroads are according to legend, as has been said, where one goes to sell his soul to the devil. I went to the crossroad, fell down on my kneesДЄsked the Lord above 'Have mercy, now save poor Bob, if you please'' 'I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees General CommentTaps, there's actually quite a lot of meaning in this song, you just need to know where to look.

I sold my soul at the crossroads song