Lyrics
I'll never be your beast of burden
I refuse to be the one burdened by your demands
My back is broad, but it's a-hurting
Although I can handle a lot, it's causing me pain
All I want, for you to make love to me
All I desire is for you to be intimate with me
I'll never be your beast of burden
Reiteration of not being controlled or burdened
I've walked for miles, my feet are hurting
I've endured hardships, my feet are sore
All I want is for you to make love to me
Expressing the desire for a romantic connection
Am I hard enough?
Questioning his own adequacy in various aspects
Am I rough enough?
-Am I rich enough?
-I'm not too blind to see
-I'll never be your beast of burden
Reiteration of refusing to be controlled
So let's go home and draw the curtains
Suggesting intimacy at home, away from prying eyes
Music on the radio
Setting the mood with music
Come on, baby, make sweet love to me
Encouraging the partner to engage in romantic activities
Am I hard enough?
Continuing self-reflection on adequacy
Am I rough enough?
-Am I rich enough?
-I'm not too blind to see
-Oh, little sister
Referring to attractive women, seeking attention
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty girls
-You're a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty girl
-Pretty, pretty, such a pretty, pretty, pretty girl
-Come on, baby, please, please, please
-I'll tell you, you can put me out on the street
Willing to endure hardship but wants relief from suffering
Put me out with no shoes on my feet
-But put me out, put me out
-Put me out of misery, yeah
-All your sickness, I can suck it up
Expressing resilience but confusion about rejection
Throw it all at me, I can shrug it off
-There's one thing, baby, I don't understand
-You keep on telling me I ain't your kind of man
-Ain't I rough enough? Ooh, honey
Questioning his own qualities and pleading for acceptance
Ain't I tough enough?
-Ain't I rich enough? In love enough?
-Ooh, please
-I'll never be your beast of burden
Reiteration of rejecting a burdensome role
I'll never be your beast of burden
Repeating the rejection of being a burden
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never be
Firm declaration of never accepting the burden
I'll never be your beast of burden
Restating the refusal to be burdened
I've walked for miles, my feet are hurting
Emphasizing the physical toll of rejection
All I want is you to make love to me, yeah
Reiterating the desire for intimacy despite rejection
I don't need no beast of burden
Asserting independence, rejecting the need for a burden
I need no fussing, I need no nursing
-Never, never, never, never, never, never, never be
Firmly stating the perpetual refusal to be a burden
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