Handslide

Pushmonkey

On way
to ruler
One may when I break that water
Insight
on mover
One might if it looked no odder
Come and take me by a hand slight
On a holler way I am not one to bother
Can I make you buy my hand slide
Any other way I wouldn't want to offer

I want to see you in a hungry light
I want to be another man tonight
I want to have you in a selfish lie
I want to pull your inside

On way
On to her
Can't bite if I am not through her
Do wait
Infuser
Red wide and a pink intruder
Come and have me by a hand slight
In a holler way I will not hide the blunder
I can take you with my hand slide
Any other way I wouldn't want to wonder

I want to see you in a hungry light
I want to be another man tonight
I want to have you in a selfish lie
I want to pull your inside
I want to have another hungry lie
I want to pull your inside

My way
My ruler
I may when I break that water
Inside
onto her
I may when I break that water

Come and take me by a hand slight
In a holler way I will not hide the hunger
I can make you with my hand slide
Any other way I wouldn't want to wonder
one way
To rule her
I may when I break that water
Inside
Onto her
I may when I break that water


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    I thought the song was about fishing.

    "When I break that water" being the hook, bait, sinker hitting the water.

    "Can't bite if I am not through her", to me, referring to the hook going through the worm so it stays on. Otherwise, you won't get a bite.

    "I want to have you in a hungry light"

    Ok, so this is admittedly a clumsy one for me, but I see it as putting it on a grill.

    "I want to pull your inside"

    You have to gut the fish, after all.

    I saw a comment about surfing, but I don't know enough about that to know one way or another.

    Robcrowley85on April 29, 2022   Link

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