Song Description
This song describes the end of a relationship and the feelings the protagonist feels of not being held down anymore as his lover leaves him to go to a wealthier easier place to live. It describes coming of age and growing to know oneself.
| Song Length |
5:11 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Folk - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Mood |
Cool, Heartbreaking |
| Subject |
Breaking Up, General |
Similar Artists |
M. Ward, Elvis Presley |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Pretty Baby, You don't know what you had
You had a man that would have followed you home
I would have held your pretty hand until there's fire in the sky
Would have held you until we're dead in the ground
Lately, I've been bitter and sad
Like I'm taking out a mortgage on love
The storms are moving on, it's hitting the fan
You're scared and you don't know where to go
But don't drag me down
I won't drag you down
My friends say I was crazy for holding your hand
As you hated every moment we spoke
I wanted to believe you'd be mine in the end
And turn back into the woman I loved
When you were leaving, I knew you would not understand
How I'd given everything that I could
That boy you knew is now just a shell of a man
And has forgotten all the times that were good
Leaving east side for liberty city
Where the skies are always blue and everybody's rich and pretty