Finger
Finger of Fate: A Tale of Regret and Redemption
Lyrics
I got my finger wrapped around your mistakes
I have a firm grip on your errors or missteps.
I let you linger, I like the taste
I allowed you to stay, enjoying the experience.
Oh quite a vixen on your family tree
Referring to someone as a seductive woman in your family lineage.
You pour my whiskey, stand next to me
You serve my drink and stand beside me.
I got no time to keep you off my mind
I'm constantly thinking about you; no time to forget.
I see you walking, where's your alibi?
I observe you walking; where is your excuse or justification?
Leather jacket cold sweats hot morning cigarettes
Imagery of a person wearing a leather jacket, experiencing cold sweats, and smoking in the morning.
Straighten up your tie in your Sunday best
Adjust your tie, presenting yourself in the best way on a Sunday.
Lucky bets big checks glass eye haven't slept
Referencing luck, big winnings, a glass eye, and lack of sleep.
When he come around he'll put a slug in your chest
A warning that someone will harm you when they come around.
Ain't a game such a shame running from the blame
Describing a serious situation, not a game, where blame is evaded.
His finger on the trigger in a blackout car
Someone's finger is on the trigger in a car during a blackout.
Shoulda wrote a letter shoulda lived a little better
Suggesting regret for not writing a letter and living a better life.
Shoulda got out of town like a shooting star
Regret for not leaving town, comparing it to a shooting star.
Five dozen roses in the back of the room
A significant number of roses in the back of the room.
Mixed with a gallon of your, pink perfume
A mixture of roses with a large quantity of your pink perfume.
It's quite a mixture of your favorite fumes
Describing a unique combination of favored scents.
Don't act so trixie, howl at the moon
Advising someone not to act pretentious and to express themselves freely.
I got no time to keep you off my mind
Continued thought of being unable to forget you.
I see you walking, where's your alibi?
Reiteration of observing you walking, questioning your alibi.
Leather jacket cold sweats hot morning cigarettes
Recurrence of imagery involving a leather jacket, cold sweats, and morning cigarettes.
Straighten up your tie in your Sunday best
Emphasis on presenting oneself well, straightening up the tie on a Sunday.
Lucky bets big checks glass eye haven't slept
Reiteration of luck, significant winnings, a glass eye, and lack of sleep.
When he come around he'll put a slug in your chest
Repeating the warning of harm when a particular person is present.
Ain't a game such a shame running from the blame
Re-emphasizing the seriousness of the situation and avoiding blame.
His finger on the trigger in a blackout car
Reiteration of someone being ready to take action with a finger on the trigger in a car during a blackout.
Shoulda wrote a letter shoulda lived a little better
Repeating regret for not writing a letter and not living a better life.
Shoulda got out of town like a shooting star
Repeating regret for not leaving town, using a shooting star as a metaphor.
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