Kangaroo Court
Dancing through the Kangaroo Court of Life
Lyrics
There's a dark part of town where the girls get down
Describes a seedy part of town where women enjoy themselves.
And I cannot wait for a chance to go
Expresses eagerness for an opportunity to go to that place.
Wait for a chance to go
Reiteration of the anticipation for the chance to go.
I got my bad luck shoes and every excuse to dance these blues away
The narrator has specific attire and excuses to dance away their troubles.
Ain't coming home
Declares the decision not to return home.
I ain't coming home
-Shut up, shut up, shut up
Commands to be quiet and sit up, highlighting a kangaroo court, possibly symbolizing an unfair judgment or situation.
Sit up, sit up, sit up, it's a kangaroo court
-A kangaroo court
-Shut up, shut up, shut up
-Sit up, sit up, sit up, it's a kangaroo court
-A kangaroo court
-In a dusty room I come to assume
Set in a dusty room, suggesting a less glamorous setting.
That I've been doomed to lose my mind tonight
Sense of resignation and feeling powerless or defeated.
Too weak to fight
-So I tried to save face then I rest my case
Attempts to save face but is advised by a judge to let the darker side out.
The judge pulls me aside says, "C'est la vie"
-Let your darker side come out to feed
Suggests embracing one's darker instincts.
Shut up, shut up, shut up
Repeats the command to be quiet and sit up in the kangaroo court context.
Sit up, sit up, sit up, it's a kangaroo court
-A kangaroo court
-Shut up, shut up, shut up
-Sit up, sit up, sit up, it's a kangaroo court
-A kangaroo court
-All rise
Traditional courtroom command for everyone to stand.
I can't do sexy
Humorous line expressing the inability to be sexy.
I commit the crime of wasting time
Admits to the crime of wasting time, trying to rhyme, and feeling guilty.
Always trying to rhyme, yes I am guilty
-Don't misunderstand me
-I admit defeat, then I move my feet
-My history will never be repeated
-I won't ever be repeated
Asserts that the mistakes won't be repeated.
Shut up, shut up, shut up
Reiterates the kangaroo court theme, emphasizing the need to be quiet and sit up.
Sit up, sit up, sit up, it's a kangaroo court
-A kangaroo court
-Shut up, shut up, shut up
-Sit up, sit up, sit up, it's a kangaroo court
-A kangaroo court
-Shut up, shut up, shut up
Continues the kangaroo court theme with the command to be quiet and sit up.
Sit up, sit up, sit up, it's a kangaroo court
-A kangaroo court
-Shut up, shut up, shut up
-Sit up, sit up, sit up, it's a kangaroo court
-A kangaroo court
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