These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
Boots of Liberation: Unmasking Deceit and Walking into Independence
Lyrics
You keep saying you got something for me
You repeatedly claim to have something for me.
Something you call love but confess
You label it as love but admit to deceit.
You've been a'messin' where you shouldn't 've been a'messin'
You've been involved where you shouldn't have been.
And now someone else is getting all your best
Now someone else is enjoying the best of what was once yours.
Well, these boots are made for walkin', and that's just what they'll do
These boots are meant for walking, signifying a readiness to move on.
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
Suggesting that one day these boots will walk all over you as a consequence of your actions.
You keep lyin' when you oughta be truthin'
You persist in lying instead of telling the truth.
You keep losing when you oughta not bet
You consistently experience losses when you shouldn't take risks.
You keep samin' when you oughta be a'changin'
You continue with the same behavior when you should be changing.
What's right is right but you ain't been right yet
Although there's a right way to do things, you haven't followed it.
These boots are made for walkin', and that's just what they'll do
Reiterating that these boots are made for walking.
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
Reinforcing the idea that, eventually, these boots will walk all over you.
You keep playing where you shouldn't be playing
You continue to engage in activities where you shouldn't.
And you keep thinking that you'll never get burnt (HAH)
You believe you won't face consequences, indicated by "thinking that you'll never get burnt."
Well, I've just found me a brand new box of matches (YEAH)
The speaker has found a new source of empowerment or tools for retaliation.
And what he knows you ain't had time to learn
Suggesting the person hasn't had time to learn what the speaker now knows.
These boots are made for walkin', and that's just what they'll do
Reiterating the purpose of the boots as made for walking.
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
Repeating the prediction that these boots will eventually walk all over you.
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