Borderline
Escaping Boundaries: Cheap Trick's "Borderline" Meaning
Lyrics
Run out of money and runnin' out of luck
Financial difficulties and luck running out
Run into problem I never, never thought of
Facing unexpected problems
It seems like I didn't run out of my dreams
Still holding onto dreams
But we've got each other and tonight we're gonna leave
Despite challenges, finding solace in each other
To the borderline
Heading to the edge of something
Leave all our troubles behind
Leaving troubles in the past
At the borderline
Approaching a critical point
Forget all our troubles tonight
Intending to forget problems for the night
A broken promise is a broken dream
Broken promises equal shattered dreams
We've all had so many, too many for me
Too many broken promises
Impossible to have freedom when things aren't free
Freedom is challenging when not free
But we've got each other and tonight we're gonna leave
Despite obstacles, finding unity
To the borderline
Approaching a critical point (repeated)
Leave all our troubles behind
Leaving troubles in the past (repeated)
At the borderline
Approaching a critical point (repeated)
Forget all our troubles and hide
Intending to forget problems for the night (repeated)
To the borderline
Approaching a critical point (repeated)
Leave our troubles tonight
Leaving troubles behind for the night (repeated)
At the borderline
Approaching a critical point (repeated)
Forget all our troubles
Intending to forget problems for the night (repeated)
Leavin' all our troubles
Leaving all troubles behind (repeated)
At the borderline
Approaching a critical point (repeated)
I want to go, I want to go
Expressing a desire to go anywhere
Oh I'll go anywhere
Expressing a strong desire to leave
I want to go, I want to go away from here
Wanting to go away from the current situation
Is all I really care
Emphasizing the importance of leaving
Runnin' away from the girl of my dreams
Running away from a significant person
Runnin' away from a life of broken dreams
Escaping a life filled with shattered dreams
To the borderline
Approaching a critical point (repeated)
Leavin' all our troubles behind
Leaving troubles in the past (repeated)
At the borderline
Approaching a critical point (repeated)
Forget all our troubles tonight
Intending to forget problems for the night (repeated)
To the borderline
Approaching a critical point (repeated)
Leave all our troubles behind
Leaving troubles behind for the night (repeated)
At the borderline
Approaching a critical point (repeated)
Forget all our troubles
Intending to forget problems for the night (repeated)
Leavin' all our troubles
Leaving all troubles behind (repeated)
At the borderline
Approaching a critical point (repeated)
At the borderline
Reiterating the critical point, emphasizing the border
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