My queen of the Bronx
Blue eyes and spitfire
I saw you walking back and forth about another boy
Thinking that you may want to leave
So give me the fevers that just won't break
And give me the children you don't want to raise
And tell me about the Cool, he sings to you in those songs
If it's better than my love, then bring it on
And take it back out to the streets where you know you used to be
For the Romeos uptown, if I bring you down
And you're tired of those vows
And you're really walking out
So give me the fevers that just won't break
And give me the children you don't want to raise
And tell me about the Cool, he sings to you in those songs
If it's better than my love, baby, bring it on
Oh, bring it on
Stop clicking your red heels and wishing for home
I'm hearing that he tells you he can read your palms
Is he better than my love? (better than my love?)
Is he better than my love? (better than my love?)
So I found the letters with the reasons to things
You've been feeling that he says they'll never know
And you say the night just got too cold
Well, everybody's cold
Who's gonna keep my baby warm
When everybody goes?
So give me the fevers that just won't break
And give me the children you don't want to raise
And tell me about the Cool, he sings to you in those songs
If it's better than my love
Well, then wait a minute, wait a minute
(Wasn't I good to you?)
Wait a minute, wait a minute
(Wasn't I good to you?)
Wait a minute, wait a minute
(You don't know what's good for you)
So give me the fevers that just won't break
And give me the children you don't want to raise
And tell me about the Cool, he sings to you in those songs
You've been my baby for so long, come on, bring it on
Oh, bring it on
Stop clicking your red heels and wishing for home
I'm hearing that he tells you he can read your palms
If he's better than my love
If he's better than my love, then go on, take it all
Blue eyes and spitfire
I saw you walking back and forth about another boy
Thinking that you may want to leave
So give me the fevers that just won't break
And give me the children you don't want to raise
And tell me about the Cool, he sings to you in those songs
If it's better than my love, then bring it on
And take it back out to the streets where you know you used to be
For the Romeos uptown, if I bring you down
And you're tired of those vows
And you're really walking out
So give me the fevers that just won't break
And give me the children you don't want to raise
And tell me about the Cool, he sings to you in those songs
If it's better than my love, baby, bring it on
Oh, bring it on
Stop clicking your red heels and wishing for home
I'm hearing that he tells you he can read your palms
Is he better than my love? (better than my love?)
Is he better than my love? (better than my love?)
So I found the letters with the reasons to things
You've been feeling that he says they'll never know
And you say the night just got too cold
Well, everybody's cold
Who's gonna keep my baby warm
When everybody goes?
So give me the fevers that just won't break
And give me the children you don't want to raise
And tell me about the Cool, he sings to you in those songs
If it's better than my love
Well, then wait a minute, wait a minute
(Wasn't I good to you?)
Wait a minute, wait a minute
(Wasn't I good to you?)
Wait a minute, wait a minute
(You don't know what's good for you)
So give me the fevers that just won't break
And give me the children you don't want to raise
And tell me about the Cool, he sings to you in those songs
You've been my baby for so long, come on, bring it on
Oh, bring it on
Stop clicking your red heels and wishing for home
I'm hearing that he tells you he can read your palms
If he's better than my love
If he's better than my love, then go on, take it all
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There's no concrete evidence to support my point, so I can't call it a theory, but one of the first impressions I had when I heard this song was that it's a prequel to "Great Expectations" with the same character narrating and singing about the "first wife" he dreams about in "Great Expectations."
yeah i thought that too...<br /> does anyone know about Brian Fallon's personal life? Was he divorced from a someone he married when he was young because alot of his lyrics seem to suggest that...
I heard in an interview, that the lyrics in 59' sound (album) were mostly nostalgic where as the lyrics from this album were all about the here and now, so im not so sure if its a pre-lude to great expectations. It could still b about a relationship that went wrong (due to the negativity towards her state of mind in the relationship) but he still loves her so he wants to take her pain away (i.e, gimmie the fevers that just wont break, gimmie the children u dont wanna raise)?
Brian Fallon has never been divorced. In Great Expectations "first wife" is just referring to a past relationship with someone that was much like a marriage. You know, when you're young and in love and you think you're going to be with someone forever... that kind of thing. :)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />