Watch Your Step
Unlocking Love's Code: Joan Armatrading's Poetic Journey
Lyrics
Brings her flowers every day
Bringing her flowers daily symbolizes his consistent affection and effort to please her.
And he phones her every night
Regular phone calls demonstrate his commitment to staying connected with her.
Because she's his fancy
Describing her as "his fancy" implies that she holds a special and preferred place in his heart.
She's bound to love him too
Suggests an expectation that her reciprocation of love is inevitable.
And he's proved his feelings
Having proven his feelings, he believes he has fulfilled the prerequisites for her love.
He gives her all she needs
He provides everything she needs, indicating his devotion and desire to meet her requirements.
This boy can't understand
Expresses his confusion or frustration about a situation or behavior he cannot comprehend.
Though he holds her in his arms
Despite physically holding her, he refrains from expressing love verbally.
He won't whisper words of love
He believes it's acceptable to delay expressing love, emphasizing a different approach to relationships.
He thinks it's alright
Suggests his belief that delaying love is justified.
Love can come later
Love can wait; it's not a priority at the moment according to his perspective.
But woman
Addressing the woman, emphasizing her importance in the context of the song.
Love is all she needs
Stresses that love is the primary need for the woman, contrasting with the man's perspective.
He will never get his way
He won't easily achieve his desires or goals in the relationship.
With ease
Implies that winning her over requires effort and is not a straightforward process.
He has to woo her properly
Emphasizes the importance of a proper, sincere courtship for success in winning her affection.
Or he'll never win her heart
Warns that without proper wooing, winning her heart is unlikely.
Man likes to own
Suggests a possessive nature in men, contrasting with the woman's perspective.
A woman shares
Highlights the woman's desire for a shared, equal partnership rather than ownership.
Man has his needs
Acknowledges that men have needs in relationships.
A woman cares
Contrasts men's needs with women's caring nature, emphasizing emotional connection.
Never means to make her cry
Expresses unintentional emotional hurt caused by the man, possibly due to his approach.
Oh he wants this girl so bad
Reveals the intensity of the man's desire for the woman.
The boy can't understand
Similar to line 7, the man struggles to understand a situation or behavior.
He thinks it's alright
Reiterates the belief that delaying love is acceptable from the man's perspective.
Love can come later
Repetition of lines 11 and 12, reinforcing the man's perspective on love's timing.
But woman
Reiteration of the importance of love for the woman, emphasizing its centrality.
Love is all she needs
Repeats the idea that the man won't easily achieve his goals in the relationship.
He will never get his way
Restates the need for a proper wooing process for success in the relationship.
With ease
Emphasizes the challenges the man faces in winning her over with ease.
He has to woo her properly
Reiterates the importance of a sincere courtship for winning her heart.
Or he'll never win her heart
Reiterates the warning that winning her heart requires a proper wooing effort.
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