Leather Jacket
Rock & Roll Dreams: Embracing Memories in Leather Jackets
Lyrics
You and your lady are the king and the queen
You and your lady represent royalty in the rock and roll world.
Rock and roll circus, it's the best I've ever seen
The rock and roll circus is an exceptional and enjoyable experience.
All your leather jackets and your faded jeans
Reference to the iconic fashion of leather jackets and faded jeans in the rock and roll culture.
All you have left of your rock and roll dreams
Alludes to the fading of aspirations and dreams in the world of rock and roll.
Whoa, put your leather jacket on
An encouragement to wear a symbolic leather jacket, possibly signifying toughness or identity.
Now it's time to be movin' on
Suggesting it's time to move forward or progress in life.
You know your lady's like a movie star queen
Describing the lady as a glamorous figure akin to a movie star.
She's late for her mornings, never wakes from her dreams
Highlighting the lady's tendency to oversleep and live in dreams.
I gave her love and I gave her my money
Expressing the narrator's past generosity in love and financial support.
I said, "No thanks, I can't get hooked on ya honey"
The narrator decides to avoid getting emotionally attached.
Put your leather jacket on
Reiterating the symbolic act of wearing a leather jacket.
Now it's time to be movin' on
Reinforcing the idea of moving on and progressing in life.
You think you're funky and you think your so tough
Reflecting on a self-perceived toughness and a desire for more.
Sometimes you're disgusted 'cause you just can't get enough
Expressing frustration at not being satisfied despite apparent toughness.
Think your gonna go back to sunny California
Contemplating a return to California, possibly for a nostalgic or better life.
Ride the waves on the cool blue water
Imagining riding waves on cool blue water as a metaphor for a carefree life.
Put your leather jacket on
Repeating the call to wear a leather jacket.
Whoa, yeah, put your leather jacket on
Emphasizing the act of putting on the leather jacket.
All your leather jackets and your faded jeans
Reiterating the significance of leather jackets and faded jeans in the rock and roll culture.
All you have left of your rock and roll dreams
Echoing the theme of fading dreams and aspirations in rock and roll.
Whoa, yeah, put your leather jacket on
Repeating the call to wear a leather jacket with enthusiasm.
And you move through your world as if it was a dance
Describing the movement through life as if it were a dance, possibly indicating a carefree attitude.
You never keep your fortune that you made in the south of France
Suggesting that wealth acquired in the south of France is not enduring.
All your leather jackets and your faded jeans
Reiterating the symbolic importance of leather jackets and faded jeans.
All you have left of your rock and roll dreams
Recalling the dwindling of rock and roll dreams.
Put your leather jacket on
Encouraging the act of wearing a leather jacket as a signal for moving on.
Now it's time to be movin' on
Reiterating the idea that it's time to move forward in life.
Whoa, yeah, put your leather jacket on
Expressing enthusiasm for putting on a leather jacket.
Now it's time to be movin' on
Repeating the notion of progressing and moving on.
Whoa, yeah, put your leather jacket on
Continuing the enthusiasm for wearing a leather jacket.
All your leather jackets and your faded jeans
Reiterating the symbolic significance of leather jackets and faded jeans in rock and roll dreams.
All you have left of your rock and roll dreams
Echoing the theme of faded aspirations and dreams in the rock and roll lifestyle.
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