Don't Push Your Luck
Respectful Love: Bonnie Tyler's Anthem Against Pushing Boundaries
Lyrics
Yeah, yeah
Expression of agreement or acknowledgment
How many times do I have to say it
Questioning the need for repetition
Keep your hands to yourself
Advising to refrain from physical contact
Didn’t your mama tell you
Referencing maternal advice on treating women respectfully
You gotta treat a girl with respect
Emphasizing the importance of treating women with respect
I told you once, ain’t that enough
Stating a previous warning and questioning its sufficiency
Don’t push your luck
Strong advice to avoid taking risks or liberties
How many reasons do you need
Asking for reasons to cease a particular behavior
to stop what your doing to me
Questioning the actions directed at the speaker
I think you better take two steps back
Suggesting a physical distance due to discomfort
Your standing way to close to me
Expressing discomfort with proximity
I told you once, ain’t that enough
Reiterating a previous warning
Don’t push your luck
Reemphasizing the importance of caution
Oh
Exclamation expressing emotion
Sometimes love is a one-way street
Describing love as unidirectional
This is one of those times
Stating the current situation as one of those times
You can’t make me want you, baby
Declaring the impossibility of forcing desire
No matter how hard you try
Asserting resistance despite efforts
I told you once, ain’t that enough
Reiterating the previous warning
Don’t push your luck
Emphasizing the importance of avoiding risk
I told you once, ain’t that enough
Repeating the warning for emphasis
Don’t push your luck
Reiterating the strong advice
I said, I said, yeah, yeah
Repetition of agreement or acknowledgment
How many times do I have to say it
Repeating the question about the need for repetition
Keep your hands to yourself
Reiterating the advice on physical boundaries
Didn’t your mama tell you, boy
Asking about maternal guidance on respectful treatment
You gotta treat a girl with respect
Reemphasizing the importance of respect
I told you once, ain’t that enough
Recalling a previous warning and questioning its sufficiency
Don’t push your luck
Strong advice to avoid taking risks or liberties
I told you once, ain’t that enough
Repeating the warning for emphasis
Don’t push your luck
Reiterating the strong advice
Don’t push your luck…
Final reinforcement of the advice to avoid taking risks
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