Lyrics
Well I heard you’re on the run with your locksmith buddy from Hong Kong
Heard about the person being on the run with a locksmith friend from Hong Kong.
You got your rabbit foot keychain but the love that you’ve locked out is long gone
The person has a lucky charm but has lost the love they once had.
If the key don’t fit the front door then you better not knock
If the key doesn't fit the front door, knocking is not advisable.
If you go back to the back door be prepared to pick the lock
Warning about attempting to enter through the back door, suggesting potential trouble.
Peekin’ in the window down the smokestack too
Describing the act of peeking into windows down the smokestack.
You’ll be lookin in for me, I’ll be lookin’ out for you
Mutual surveillance - both parties watching each other.
Isabella Isabella
Repetition emphasizing "Isabella" and stating that she spells trouble.
Isabella Isabella
-Isabella Isabella well-a you spell-a trouble to me
-Well I understand you’ve found a way to counterfeit the keys to the highway
Knowing about the person's ability to make fake keys for the highway.
If you ever find a short-cut to Love please don’t pass it my way
Requesting not to share a shortcut to love if discovered.
You think you’ve got a right to every thing I’ve got left
The belief that the person feels entitled to everything left in the singer's life.
If you could steal my heart again It’d just be petty theft
Comparing stealing the singer's heart again to petty theft.
Peekin’ in the blinds through the roof cracks too
More surveillance, this time through roof cracks.
You’ll be lookin’ in for me I’ll be lookin’ out for you
Reciprocal watching, with the singer being cautious.
Isabella Isabella
Repetition of "Isabella" and the assertion that she spells trouble for the singer.
Isabella Isabella
-Isabella Isabella well-a you spell-a trouble to me
-I couldn’t help but notice that your shadow’s got a chip on it’s shoulder
Noticing a negative change in the person's demeanor (shadow with a chip).
It’s snowing in your heart and it keeps gettin’ colder and colder
Describing a cold and distant emotional state of the person.
If the furniture looks different, it’s because I had it painted
Changes in the shared space, possibly reflecting emotional distance.
Everything we shared together never got acquainted
Expressing that things shared were never truly understood or acquainted.
Peekin’ in the shades and the keyhole too
More surveillance, this time through shades and keyholes.
You’ll be lookin’ in for me I’ll be lookin’ out for you.
Reiteration of mutual vigilance.
Isabella Isabella
Repetition of "Isabella" and emphasizing the trouble she brings.
Isabella Isabella well-a you spell-a trouble to me
-Isabella Isabella
Continuation of the repetition, expressing concern about what the singer should do about Isabella.
Isabella Isabella
-Isabella Isabella
-what’s a fellow gonna do….
Pondering about the actions to take concerning Isabella.
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