Don't Follow Me
Rebel Rides: Unraveling the Outlaw's Journey in 'Don't Follow Me'
Lyrics
Well, she used to be an ordinary cowgirl
Describing the subject as a former ordinary cowgirl.
She could handle her daddy's gun when she was young
Highlighting her early proficiency with her father's gun.
And I never believed she'd turn out to be an outlaw
Expressing disbelief that she would become an outlaw.
Now she is the rebel on the run
Currently portrayed as a rebellious figure on the run.
Now she's a stranger always in danger
Characterizing her as a perpetual stranger in constant danger.
A black angel on the run
Referring to her as a black angel, emphasizing her rebellious nature.
But I'm gonna get her I won't let her disappear
Expressing determination to find her and prevent her disappearance.
Out of my life like she's always done before
Reflecting on past experiences where she left his life.
Got a shotgun by her side gunpowder in the fires and
Describing her weaponry, a shotgun by her side and gunpowder in the fires.
Boy, as she rides!
Emphasizing her boldness as she rides.
She just eliminates troubles times with her knives
Illustrating her ability to solve problems with knives.
She's a suffragette and she'll always be a refugee
Referring to her as a suffragette and a perpetual refugee.
Seems like she's always been the black sheep of her family
Portraying her as the black sheep of her family.
Now she's a stranger always in danger, a black angel on the run
Reiterating her status as a perpetual stranger in danger.
But I'll never get her will I ever learn
Expressing doubt about ever capturing her.
She'll repeat the line I've heard so many times before
Anticipating her repeating familiar lines of departure.
She says: Don't follow me, I'm lost too
Quoting her plea to not follow her, as she is lost too.
Don't follow me, I'm lost too
Repeating her request not to follow due to being lost.
Don't follow me, I'm lost too
Emphasizing once again not to follow because she is lost.
Baby, I'm lost just like you
Revealing her admission that she is lost, just like the listener.
I recall she got lost already at the age of seventeen
Recalling her getting lost at the age of seventeen.
Her daddy told she was always in the wrong company
Noting her father's disapproval of her companionship.
She was my teenage love, the queen of the big, big rodeo
Reminiscing about her being a significant figure in the past.
And I remember what she was always tellin' to me
Recalling her words from their teenage love.
Yeah, yeah, and I remember what she was always tellin' to me
Repeating the memory of what she used to tell the speaker.
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