She'll hang the baskets on the walls
Don't you know I've seen it all before?
She'll hang the baskets on the walls
But I've seen it all before heard the slamming of the door
Come summer come fall come winter
There'll be baskets on the floor
He'll go to buy her turtle wax but in his mind he won't be coming back
She'll hang the baskets on the walls
But I've seen it all before heard the slamming of the door
Come summer come fall come winter
There'll be baskets on the floor
But I've seen it all before heard the slamming of the door
Come summer come fall come winter
There'll be baskets on the floor
She'll hang the baskets on the wall
She'll hang the baskets on the wall
Don't you know I've seen it all before?
She'll hang the baskets on the walls
But I've seen it all before heard the slamming of the door
Come summer come fall come winter
There'll be baskets on the floor
He'll go to buy her turtle wax but in his mind he won't be coming back
She'll hang the baskets on the walls
But I've seen it all before heard the slamming of the door
Come summer come fall come winter
There'll be baskets on the floor
But I've seen it all before heard the slamming of the door
Come summer come fall come winter
There'll be baskets on the floor
She'll hang the baskets on the wall
She'll hang the baskets on the wall
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I almost forgot perspective! I think the POV is from someone who knows the couple and has seen this play out over and over with them. And he's talking to someone who's just seeing the baskets being hung and doesn't know the history.
Just like "she will" do somthing she never actually does, he will get her something (and come back), but he never actually does.
The slamming of the door is the moment he finally leaves her because of the promises she doesn't keep?
No idea what the baskets or the Turtle Way actually stand for.
For me the song is about a couple with plans and wishes that gets lost in everyday business and doesn't accomplish anyhing in the end. The fault seems to be more with her then with him, so he leaves her.
"She'll hang the baskets on the walls" represents her putting work into the relationship, the baskets falling represents all the work falling apart. The part about seeing it all before confirms the fact that this is something that has happened many times before. The change in seasons represents time going by.
Another interesting thing is the Turtle wax. The song puts so much emphasis on what the girl does, but has 1 line about the guy putting work into their relationship.
So my take is that this song is about a relationship that deteriorates over time. The guy loses interest as the girl does as much as she can to keep the relationship together, but in the end the work she puts in is for nothing (baskets on the floor)
There's a relationship between a man and a woman, and the author knows that it is doomed, from his own experience, because the guy can only see the world through his own eyes.
Sort of like "Men Are From Mars; Women Are From Venus" (trite reference, I know):
Women tend to be "home-makers", performing little decorative things such as hanging baskets on the walls. Men are almost incapable of appreciating such things. Smart men will act interested; stupid men will not.
It's inevitable that the relationship will fail, the guy doesn't appreciate the things she does, like hanging baskets on the wall. The guy makes half-assed efforts, such as buying Turtle Wax, but it is still doomed.
Girl leaves, guy goes back to being a bachelor slob, the baskets end up on the floor. Literally.
(I've lived through similar stuff. My ex-wife literally hung baskets on the wall. I have given my married friends' simple advice; simple things, like to compliment their wives when they change their hair styles. They never do it. I once complimented a friend's wife on her new hairstyle, and she kissed me on the lips, right in front of her husband. He didn't get it.)