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he had sulky smile
She took her standard pose
As she presented herself
She had sultry eyes
She made it perfectly plain
That she was his for a price
(CHORUS)
But he said
Leave me alone
I`m a family man
And my bark is
Much worse than my bite
He said, leave me alone
I`m a family man
But if you push me too far
I just might
She wore hurt surprise
As she rechecked her
Make-up to protect herself
Dropped her price and pride
She made it totally clear
That she was his for a night
(CHORUS)
She gave him her look
It would have worked
On any other man around
He looked her up and down
She knew he couldn`t decide
If he should hold his ground
(CHORUS)
She turned, tossed her head
Unlike her opening move
Her final exit line
He waited much too long
But by the time he got his
Courage up, she was gone
Then he screamed
Leave me alone
I`m a family man
And my bark is
Much worse than my bite
He said, leave me alone
I`m a family man
But if you push me too far
I just might
He said leave me alone
I`m a family man
And I don`t think
I won tonight
He said, leave me alone
I`m a family man
If you push me too far
I just might............
She took her standard pose
As she presented herself
She had sultry eyes
She made it perfectly plain
That she was his for a price
But he said
Leave me alone
I`m a family man
And my bark is
Much worse than my bite
He said, leave me alone
I`m a family man
But if you push me too far
As she rechecked her
Make-up to protect herself
Dropped her price and pride
She made it totally clear
That she was his for a night
It would have worked
On any other man around
He looked her up and down
She knew he couldn`t decide
If he should hold his ground
Unlike her opening move
Her final exit line
He waited much too long
But by the time he got his
Courage up, she was gone
Leave me alone
I`m a family man
And my bark is
Much worse than my bite
He said, leave me alone
I`m a family man
But if you push me too far
I just might
I`m a family man
And I don`t think
I won tonight
He said, leave me alone
I`m a family man
If you push me too far
I just might............
Song Info
Submitted by
tidalcloud On Jul 10, 2006
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Pretty straight-ahead: a woman trying to seduce an Ozzie Nelson type. But it seems odd to file this under Hall & Oates since it was originally a Mike Oldfeld tune.
True,but they're version is the best known.
True,but they're version is the best known.
What a sad song.
is it about a hooker? Was he Playing hard to get :-\
um i think this song is about a guy who has a family and a women comes up and trys to get him but he wont go.
awesome song!
Final verse as I hear it: She turned, tossed her head and then Like her opening mover her final exit line. He waited much too long But by the time he got his courage up she was gone And he screamed! Repeat chorus And I don't think I want it tonight. Repeat chorus
Are there different versions out there?
Also, I don't think this has to be about a hooker (but wikipedia has the quote to say that it is). The price could be his relationship with his family. Back in the 80's divorce carried a different stigma. The woman is the metaphorical embodiment of a fork in the road. I like the honesty of being able to be pushed too far. I also like how the family is an abstract idea in the song and none of the family's virtues are being directly compared to the temptress; much like it would be in real life. I also like that when his will finally broke, the temptress was gone. She also was neither good nor evil and she did not seem to push him too far directly and ended up removing herself from the situation. For a hopeless 80's pop song there is a lot of realism embedded.
@Marmot14 Yes, I'm sure you have it right, the lyrics are from the Oldfield version. Which is very interesting because it is sung by a woman; gives it a different perspective.
@Marmot14 Yes, I'm sure you have it right, the lyrics are from the Oldfield version. Which is very interesting because it is sung by a woman; gives it a different perspective.