Lyrics
Just got back from the country
Returning from a rural area
I got a message to send
Received a message to convey
You'll be learning your lesson
Implying a forthcoming lesson
In the end
Emphasizing consequences in the end
Saw a great big nothin'
Encountered a vast emptiness
Something perfect for me
Found something ideal for oneself
Something realer than and real enough
Referencing a reality more authentic
To gather up all my fantasies
Alluding to gathering personal desires
Going steady
Engaged in a committed relationship
Walk the levee
Walking along the levee (riverbank)
When I see the heavy
Observing the weight or seriousness
Smile of a friend
Appreciating a friend's genuine smile
Gettin' tired of the rippin'
Feeling weary of conflict and tearing
And the stitchin' of the shirt
Expressing dissatisfaction with repairs
That just won't mend
Describing a shirt beyond mending
People say that I work hard
Acknowledging the perception of hard work
But I just preach to the dead
Confessing to preaching to unresponsive listeners
You'll be learning your lesson
Reiterating the impending lesson
In the end
Emphasizing the recurring theme of learning a lesson
You'll be learning your lesson
-In the end
-You'll be learning your lesson
-In the end
-Don't stop
Commanding not to cease communication
Calling my phone again
Requesting continued phone contact
Come on baby yeah I want you to see
Expressing a desire for the other person to understand
Don't stop
Reiterating the plea not to stop
Burn the bridges down
Metaphorically suggesting breaking ties
Come on baby don't I truly believe
Asking the partner to believe in the connection
You'll be learning your lesson
Repetition of the theme of learning a lesson in the end
In the end
-You'll be learning your lesson
-In the end
-You'll be learning your lesson
-In the end
Final affirmation of the inevitability of learning
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