Paper Mountain Man
Paper Mountain Man Chronicles: A Rustic Tale of Love and Legacy
Lyrics
Well you live, in a tiny bungalow
Describing the subject's residence as a small bungalow.
With a Dutch wooden door, and a pot belly stove
Mentioning specific details about the house, including a Dutch wooden door and a pot belly stove.
You wear Marlboro boots and buckskin jackets
Describing the subject's attire, Marlboro boots, and buckskin jackets.
Sewn by the love of your many ladies' hands
Highlighting that the jackets are sewn with love by multiple women.
You've been called a hero,
Noting that the subject has been referred to as a hero.
You've been called to bed,
Indicating that the subject has been summoned to bed.
You've been to be-damned
Suggesting that the subject has faced challenges and criticism but remains resilient.
But we'll shake your hand
Expressing a willingness to shake hands with the subject despite challenges.
You're like a paper mountain man
Comparing the subject to a "paper mountain man," possibly implying fragility or artificiality.
You live ten telephone poles and two trees up a dirt road
Providing additional details about the subject's location, living off the beaten path.
Outside the city line
Emphasizing the subject's distance from the city.
You like delicate ladies with real fine skin
Describing the subject's preference for delicate ladies with fine skin.
You'll touch 'em
Noting the subject's physical interaction with these ladies.
But you'll never love, that's the way you've always been
Asserting that the subject may touch but not truly love.
You've been called a hero,
Reiterating that the subject has been called a hero.
You've been called to bed,
Repeating the idea that the subject has been summoned to bed.
You've been to be-damned
Reiterating that the subject has faced challenges and criticism but remains resilient.
But we'll shake your hand
Reaffirming a willingness to shake hands with the subject despite challenges.
You're like a paper mountain man
Repeating the comparison of the subject to a "paper mountain man."
Heard tell you're half a raccoon and half horse trader
Suggesting a hybrid identity, half raccoon, and half horse trader.
Taking time to key your life biased high
Indicating that the subject takes time to reflect on life.
You're wearing curly hair, teasing round your ears
Describing the subject's appearance, including curly hair around the ears.
With a heavy booted walk tapping low funk blues
Depicting the subject's distinctive walk with heavy boots and a tapping low funk blues rhythm.
You've been called a hero,
Reiterating that the subject has been called a hero.
You've been called to bed,
Repeating the idea that the subject has been summoned to bed.
You've been to be-damned
Reiterating that the subject has faced challenges and criticism but remains resilient.
But we'll shake your hand
Reaffirming a willingness to shake hands with the subject despite challenges.
You're like a paper mountain man
Repeating the comparison of the subject to a "paper mountain man."
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