Wolf Bob
Trouble Tonight: A Cop's Quest for Lost Love
Lyrics
What did you say to my girl now hey now
Expressing concern about what someone said to the speaker's girlfriend.
You've got her talking that way don't you play now
Accusing someone of influencing the girlfriend negatively and urging them not to continue.
What did you do to my girl now hey now
Questioning what action was taken towards the girlfriend, indicating concern or suspicion.
You got her rocking your way
Describing how the person has influenced the girlfriend's behavior or preferences.
Why'd you go and run away with our mother
Expressing disbelief or frustration about the person running away with the speaker's mother.
The word gets around our dad's a cop in this town there will be trouble tonight
Spreading rumors about the father being a cop and anticipating trouble because of the situation.
He's on the case for lost love, some law's you just don't break he loves her
Describing the father's commitment to finding lost love, highlighting certain laws or boundaries in relationships.
Stories travel fast quick love will never last they're forty year lovers
Implying skepticism about quick romances, contrasting them with the enduring love of the parents.
He's going under cover always get his man
Referring to the father's determination to resolve the situation covertly.
Don't you try to run away hey hey
Warning the person not to attempt to escape with the speaker's mother.
With my mother
Reiterating the warning about not taking the speaker's mother away.
You better leave
Advising the person to leave the situation or the speaker's family.
You better leave
Repeating the advice to leave with emphasis.
You better believe
Emphasizing the importance of believing in the urgency of leaving.
If you want to be safe now you better leave
Stressing the necessity of leaving to ensure safety.
You got to get out of this place you better leave
Urging the person to escape from the current location for their safety.
It's to late to surrender you better leave
Implying that it's too late to give up but still advising leaving for safety.
The hound dog sent to kill you
Symbolically referencing danger in the form of a hound dog pursuing the person.
The word gets around our dads a cop in this town there will be trouble tonight
Reiterating the anticipation of trouble due to the father's profession as a cop.
He's on the case for lost love a lost love some laws you just don't break he loves her
Emphasizing the father's commitment to finding lost love despite certain boundaries.
Stories travel fast quick love will never last they're forty year love for forty years he tried
Highlighting the enduring love between the parents despite rumors of its impermanence.
Forty years she lied for the kids.
Implies the speaker's mother deceived or sacrificed for the sake of the children for forty years.
For forty long years
Reiterating the duration of forty years of struggle or commitment.
La la la lala
Repetition of sounds, potentially serving as a vocalization or musical interlude.
The word gets around our dads a cop in this crazy town there will be trouble tonight
Repeating the anticipation of trouble due to the father's profession and the situation.
He's on the case for lost love a lost love some laws you just don't break he loves her
Reiterating the father's dedication to finding lost love within established boundaries.
Stories travel fast quick love will never last they're forty year love for forty years he tried
Reflecting on the belief that quick love doesn't endure compared to the parents' enduring love.
Forty years she lied forty years denied
Emphasizing the duration of deception or denial over forty years.
The word gets around our dads a cop in this crazy town there will be trouble tonight
Repeating the anticipation of trouble due to the father's profession and the situation.
He's on the case for lost love a lost love some laws you just don't break he loves her
Reiterating the father's commitment to finding lost love within certain boundaries.
Stories travel fast quick love will never last they're forty year lovers
Reiteration of the enduring love between the parents despite rumors of its impermanence.
I never saw my old man cry
Expressing the speaker's surprise at witnessing their father's emotional vulnerability.
When you got away with our mother
Expressing frustration or disbelief at the person managing to escape with the speaker's mother.
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