Keep Your Hands to Yourself
Love's Boundaries: A Tale of Yearning and Commitment
Lyrics
I got a little change in my pocket going jingle lingle ling
I have some spare change in my pocket making a jingling sound.
Want to call you on the telephone baby i give you a ring
I want to call you on the phone and propose to you.
But each time we talk i get the same old thing
Every time we talk, I hear the same refusal or condition.
Always no huggin no kissin until i get a wedding ring
No physical affection (hugging or kissing) until we are married.
My honey my baby don't put my love upon no shelf
My dear, don't neglect my love; don't put it aside.
She said don't give no lies and keep your hands to yourself
She insists on truthfulness and maintaining physical boundaries.
Cruel baby baby baby why you want to treat me this way
Expressing frustration about mistreatment from the lover.
You know i'm still your lover boy i still feel the same way
Despite the treatment, the speaker still loves the person the same way.
That's when she told me a story 'bout free milk and a cow
She tells a story emphasizing the need for commitment before physical intimacy.
And she said no huggin no kissin until i get a wedding vow
Reiteration of the requirement for a wedding vow before physical affection.
My honey my baby don't put my love upon no shelf
Repetition of the plea not to neglect the speaker's love.
She said don't hand me no lies and keep your hands to yourself
Emphasizing the demand for honesty and respecting physical boundaries.
You see i wanted her real bad and i was about to give in
The speaker is strongly attracted but faces resistance.
That's when she started talkin' true love started talkin' about sin
When the speaker is about to give in, the lover talks about the consequences of sin.
I said honey i'll live with you for the rest of my life
The speaker expresses a willingness to commit for life.
She said no huggin no kissin until you make me your wife
The lover insists on marriage before any physical affection.
My honey my baby don't put my love on no shelf
Repetition of the plea not to disregard the speaker's love.
She don't hand me no lies and keep your hands to yourself.
Emphasis on the importance of truthfulness and maintaining boundaries.
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