Sugar Babe
Revelry and Reckoning: Embracing Life's Dice Game
Lyrics
Shoot your dice and have your fun, sugar babe
Encouragement to take risks or chances in life for enjoyment, addressing someone affectionately as "sugar babe."
Shoot your dice and have your fun
Repetition emphasizing the suggestion to embrace enjoyment and take risks.
Run like your mama when the police come
Advising to flee or escape, likening it to the way one's mother might run when the police arrive.
Yeah, sugar babe, oh, my, sugar babe
Reiteration of the affectionate term "sugar babe," expressing a fond or endearing tone.
I got drunk and I fell on the floor, sugar babe
Describing a personal experience of becoming intoxicated and falling down.
I got drunk and I fell on the floor, yeah
Repetition of the intoxicated fall, accompanied by a desire for more whiskey.
That's good God whiskey, mama and I want some more
Expressing a liking for good quality whiskey and a desire for additional consumption.
Yeah, sugar babe, oh, my, sugar babe
Reaffirmation of the affectionate term "sugar babe."
Shoot your dice and roll 'em in the sand, sugar babe
Encouragement to continue taking risks, this time involving rolling dice in the sand.
Shoot your dice and roll 'em in the sand, yeah
Repetition of the dice-rolling theme, hinting at a potentially futile or unsuccessful outcome.
Well 'coz it ain't gonna work, mama, I know damn that
Expressing skepticism or resignation that the suggested action won't lead to success.
Yeah, sugar babe, oh, my, sugar babe
Reiteration of the affectionate term "sugar babe."
Put your hand on your hip
A shift in focus, suggesting a change in posture by placing the hand on the hip.
And let your mind roll by, sugar babe
Encouragement to let the mind wander or daydream, possibly indicating a carefree attitude.
Put your hand on your hip and let your mind roll by
Repetition of the suggestion to let the mind wander, coupled with a physical gesture.
'Coz your body's gonna shrivel, mamma, when you come to die
A reflection on mortality, warning that the body will deteriorate upon death.
Yeah, sugar babe, oh, my, sugar babe
Reiteration of the affectionate term "sugar babe."
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