Sailor
Escaping Wedding Bells: A Sailor's Plea for Freedom
Lyrics
You ain't gonna get me honey no way
You won't be able to convince or control me, honey.
Tearing down the highway in the pouring rain
Driving fast on the highway in heavy rain.
Escaping from my wedding day
Escaping from my own wedding.
I heard the bells ringing in the local church
I heard wedding bells in the local church.
The ceremony's nearly under way
The wedding ceremony is about to begin.
Telegrams came and the cheap champagne
Telegrams and cheap champagne causing chaos.
Was driving everybody out of their brains
Intoxicated guests causing a commotion.
But I convinced my best friends I lost my nerve
Convinced friends I got cold feet and pleaded innocence.
And I pleaded I was being framed
Claimed I was framed to avoid the wedding.
"Sailor show me which way to go"
Desperately asking for guidance, feeling lost.
I screamed out loud
Loudly expressing confusion and distress.
"Sailor show me which way to go"
Continuing the plea for direction.
Such a deadly silence
Intense silence due to my rebellious act.
Due to my defiance
Defying societal norms and causing a pause in the wedding.
The wedding ground to a halt
Announcing a change of mind, disrupting the ceremony.
Said I changed my mind
Declaring the futility of persuasion.
Ain't no use in your trying
Asserting that any attempt to change my decision is pointless.
So her brother punched me in the throat
Facing physical retaliation for my actions.
Her mother got hysterical
Her mother reacts emotionally, expressing skepticism.
The bitch was cynical
Describing the woman as cynical.
Father's in the corner drunk
Her father is inebriated in a corner.
Picking myself off the floor
Recovering from the physical altercation.
I ran to the door
Running towards the exit.
Damned if I was skippin' on my way
Determined not to be delayed on my way out.
"Sailor show me which way to go"
Repeating the plea for guidance.
You should have heard the noise
Highlighting the noise and chaos caused.
Said "Sailor show me which way to go"
Reiterating the desperate call for direction.
So keep clean girlie
Advising the woman to stay pure and find true love.
Find a man that's truly
Encouraging her to seek a man who will love her sincerely.
Gonna love you from dusk till dawn
Emphasizing lasting love from dusk till dawn.
Keep your front door key
Advising her to keep her front door key, not to give up on her relationship for me.
Don't give him up for me
Urging her not to sacrifice her current relationship for me.
'Cause tomorrow I may be gone
Implying I may not be available in the future.
You see, your wouldbe keepers
Indicating that those claiming to be keepers are deceitful.
All night creepin'
Pointing out insincere actions happening all night.
Nobody gonna change in there
Suggesting that nobody will change their behavior.
Who thinks a marriage life should be like a dog's life
Expressing a cynical view of marriage, comparing it to a dog's life.
So let's renew it when the year runs out
Suggesting a renewal of commitment after a year.
Sailor show me which way to go
Repeating the plea for guidance.
Sailor show me which way to go
Reiterating the call for direction.
She had a belly full of lust but she had no bust
Describing a woman with strong desire but lacking in physical attributes.
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