Run for Your Life
Nancy Sinatra's Warning: Run for Your Life if You Can!
Lyrics
Well, I?d rather see you dead, little boy
Expresses a strong negative sentiment, suggesting a preference for the person's death over seeing them with another girl.
Than to see you with another girl
Reiterates the aversion to the person being with another girl, emphasizing the intensity of the emotion.
You better keep your head, little boy
Advises the person to be cautious and mindful, implying potential consequences if they don't.
Or you won't last in my world
Warns that not adhering to the advice may result in not surviving in the speaker's world, suggesting a threatening environment.
You better run for your life if you can, little boy
Urges the person to run for their life, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation.
Hide your head in the sand, little boy
Suggests hiding to avoid the perceived danger or consequences.
Catch you with another girl
States that being caught with another girl would lead to an end or consequences for the person.
That's the end, little boy
Reiterates the severity of the situation, emphasizing the finality of the consequences.
Well, you know that I'm a wicked chick
Describes the speaker as a wicked and possessive person with a jealous mindset.
And I was born with a jealous mind
Attributes the speaker's characteristics to being born with a jealous mind.
And I can't spend my whole life
States that the speaker cannot spend their entire life trying to control the person's behavior.
Trying just to make you toe that line
Expresses the futility of trying to make the person conform to the speaker's expectations.
So you better run for your life if you can, little boy
Repeats the urgency for the person to run for their life, highlighting the seriousness of the situation.
Hide your head in the sand, little boy
Reiterates the suggestion of hiding to avoid potential consequences.
Catch you with another girl
States that being caught with another girl would result in an end or severe consequences.
That's the end, hmm
Emphasizes the finality of the consequences for the person.
Let this be a sermon
Declares the speaker's words as a serious and sincere message or lesson.
I mean everything I've said
Reiterates the sincerity of everything said, emphasizing the gravity of the situation.
And baby, I'm determined
Asserts the speaker's determination, stating a preference for the person's death.
'Cause I?d rather see you dead
Repeats the preference for the person's death over other outcomes.
You better run for your life if you can, little boy
Reiterates the urgency for the person to run for their life, using endearing terms like "baby boy."
Hide your head in the sand, baby boy
Advises hiding to avoid the perceived danger or consequences, addressing the person with affection.
Catch you with another girl
States that being caught with another girl would lead to an end or consequences for the person.
That's the end
Emphasizes the finality of the consequences for the person.
You hear me?
Reiterates the seriousness of the message, ensuring the person understands the gravity of the situation.
Well, I?d rather see you dead, little boy
Expresses a strong negative sentiment, suggesting a preference for the person's death over seeing them with another girl.
Than to see you with another girl
Reiterates the aversion to the person being with another girl, emphasizing the intensity of the emotion.
You better keep your head, little boy
Advises the person to be cautious and mindful, implying potential consequences if they don't.
Or you won't last in my world
Warns that not adhering to the advice may result in not surviving in the speaker's world, suggesting a threatening environment.
You better run for your life if you can, little boy
Urges the person to run for their life, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation.
Hide your head in the sand, little boy
Suggests hiding to avoid the perceived danger or consequences.
Catch you with another girl
States that being caught with another girl would lead to an end or consequences for the person.
That's the end, little boy
Reiterates the severity of the situation, emphasizing the finality of the consequences.
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