Lyrics
One old brown shoe falls in slow motion
Symbolic representation of an event unfolding slowly and inevitably.
And the bedsprings hover right above your head
Implies a tense or anxious atmosphere with the bedsprings suggesting intimacy.
As bed springs do, when you're beneath them
Describes the typical movement of bed springs when someone is underneath.
Someone else just climbed into your bed
Indicates infidelity or the entrance of another person into a relationship.
By the time she thought you'd probably got to Phoenix
Suggests the speaker's partner assumed they were in Phoenix, possibly to conceal their actions.
She'd arranged for your shoes to be filled
Implies a premeditated action to replace the speaker in the relationship.
Well, you've got your pride and a blue-steel '45
Highlights the speaker's sense of pride and possession of a firearm.
Waited for the other shoe to fall
Expresses anticipation or expectation of a negative event.
And you waited for the other shoe to fall
Reiterates the waiting for an inevitable negative outcome.
Dig a double grave out in the meadow
Suggests a metaphorical act of preparing for a tragic event or death.
And you'll curse the rain that turns the dirt to mud
Expresses frustration and discontent with the circumstances, blaming external factors.
You'll take 35 south towards Laredo
Specifies a direction, possibly indicating a journey or escape.
And you'll try to find a doctor that'll prescribe an elixir
Describes the search for a remedy, reflecting a desire for healing.
That'll make everything better except your late wife and her lover
Conveys a sense of longing for a solution that cannot fully rectify the emotional pain.
By the time she thought you'd probably got to Phoenix
Revisits the idea that the partner had assumed the speaker was in Phoenix, leading to fatal consequences.
She'd sealed her fate and gotten herself killed
Suggests that the partner faced consequences or danger due to their actions.
You've got your pride and a blue-steel '45
Reiterates the speaker's pride and possession of a firearm.
Waited for the other shoe to fall
Repeats the theme of waiting for an inevitable negative outcome.
And you waited for the other shoe to fall
Continues the anticipation of a negative event, emphasizing the waiting.
And you waited for the other shoe to fall
Repeats the idea of waiting for a negative event, intensifying the sense of impending doom.
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