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What's "rolling stone" mean?

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Rebecca

Here, "rolling stone" refers to him moving constantly for work. It comes from the idiom "a rolling stone gathers no moss," which means that a person does not stay in one place to gain wealth or status. They avoid responsibilities and cares. It also has a musical reference to the rock band, The Rolling Stones, which links since he's singing about his musical career. Ex: He was a rolling stone for many years. Ex: I prefer to be a rolling stone. I don't want to live in one place.

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