Down the Line
Strutting Love and Cool Cat Romance: Jerry Lee Lewis's Down the Line Meaning
Lyrics
Well, you can't be my lovin' baby
Expressing that the person addressed cannot be the speaker's beloved due to a lack of a certain appealing quality.
You ain't got the style
Emphasizing that the individual lacks a particular style or characteristic that is desired by the speaker.
I'm a-gonna get some real gone love
Stating the intention to find genuine and exciting love that will captivate and excite someone who appreciates a vibrant lifestyle.
That'll drive a cool cat wild
Describing the impact of the sought-after love, suggesting that it will drive someone with a composed demeanor (cool cat) wild with passion.
I wanna move, move on down the line
Expressing the desire to move forward in life and love, seeking a romantic partner.
Gonna get me a gal, then I go out on the town
Planning to find a romantic partner and enjoy social activities in the town together.
Well, I wanna move on down the line
Reiterating the intention to move on with life and love, emphasizing forward progression.
I'm gonna get me a gal, make some time
Affirming the determination to find a romantic partner and spend quality time together.
She can't be square, she can't be slow
Listing qualities the ideal partner should not possess—squareness and slowness.
And when she starts a-struttin' she's gotta go
Describing the desired partner's confident and lively behavior when walking or strutting.
I'm gonna move, move on down the line
Reiterating the desire to move forward in life and love, emphasizing progress and excitement.
Well, I'm in love, have been all the time
Affirming that the speaker is currently in love and has been for some time.
Yeah, I'm gonna show you ain't so hot
Expressing confidence in outperforming someone else romantically.
I'm gonna get what you ain't got
Stating the intention to obtain something that the addressed person lacks in the romantic context.
She'll be sweet, won't do me wrong
Describing the ideal partner as sweet, trustworthy, and unlikely to harm the speaker.
She'll be cool and twice as gone
Emphasizing that the partner will be cool and twice as enthusiastic about love.
We're gonna roll on, roll on down the line
Expressing the determination to continue progressing in life and love, rolling forward with a romantic partner.
I'm gonna get some love, lovin' that's truly fine
Stating the intention to find love that is truly fine and enjoyable.
Well, I wanna move on down the line
Reiterating the desire to move forward in life and love, seeking genuine and delightful affection.
I'm gonna get some lovin, truly fine
Affirming the determination to find truly fine and enjoyable love with a romantic partner.
A love that'll be twice as gone
Describing the depth of love sought, which will be twice as intense and passionate.
And when she starts a-struttin' she's gotta go
Reiterating the desired partner's confident and lively behavior, emphasizing the necessity for action and excitement.
I wanna move on, move on down the line
Expressing the ongoing desire to move forward in life and love, emphasizing progress and excitement.
Well, I'm gonna do right, do right all the time
Committing to doing right and making positive choices in love and life consistently.
I'm gonna do right, do right all the time
Reiterating the commitment to making right choices in love and life consistently.
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