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Rawhide (Feat. Lily Allen) Lyrics
[Jamie]
(iy-oh, iy-oh, iy-oh) x8
Rawhide
singing on the motorway
gonna get to the post office
walk in the door, look at the shopkeeper
say "hello sonny, where's your poppy?
and how much money does he keep in his locky?"
well we heard him say and i walk away
he hasn't got the time to go
he screams to silence "dad's got no money
and i don't like violence
take what you want though"
(that's enough of that)
well they laid their plans of the mice and men
out on the kitchen floor
said rookie if you don't want to take the heat
you better roll out that door
cause they're leaving five bout minutes in the car
they're gonna go driving far
and oh, my god venomous hide
we'll have hides of gold
and they moved on out to move it in
and i know what to do
said the young man who stood next to them
no longer first of all not part of the crew
well oh i say same time, time is moving fast
and motorways they fly by satellite towns on the M25
[lily]
come see all your slave
am i your give or your gave?
am i the one who tried to save the man i love?
is it all talking true,
all the lies of me and you?
is it all to do with pride?
young rawhide
young rawhide
young rawhide
you lied tonight to me
[jamie]
well you drive away a man i'm on the corner
waiting on the motorway (on the motorway)
then i slide down town to the bored satellite and the fight (fight, fight, fight, fight, ok!)
walked in the door said sonny ain't funny, funny ain't sonny ain't me
i'm fine and dandy, got most behind me
no-one makes no money for free
(money, money, money)
(money, money, money, money)
(turning on the motorway)
(on the motorway)
gonna get to the post office
walk in the door, look at the shopkeeper
say "hello sonny, where's your poppy?
and how much money does he keep in his locky?"
well we heard him say as i walk away
he hasn't got the time to go (no, no)
he screams to silence "dad's got no money
and i don't like violence
take what you want though"
run, run, run your hide away
run, run, run your hide away
run, run, run your hide away
run, run, sonny, run your hide away
run, run, sonny, run your hide away (you lied to me)
run, run, son, son, hide away
run, run, son, son, hide away (hide away, your hide away)
young, young, raw, raw, hide, hide, hide (your hide away)
young, young, raw, raw, hide, hide, hide (your hide away)
young, young, raw, raw, hide, hide, hide (run your hide away)
lied, lied, lied, lied, lied, lied, lied (lied)
lied, lied, lied, lied, lied, lied, lied to me
[lily]
come see all your slave
am i your give or your gave?
am i the one who tried to save the man i love?
is it all talking true,
all the lies of me and you?
is it all to do with pride?
young rawhide
young rawhide
young rawhide
you lied, you lied to me
[jamie]
gonna get to the post office
walk in the door, look at the shopkeeper
say "hello sonny, where's your poppy?
and how much money does he keep in his locky?"
get to the post office
walk in the door, look at the shopkeeper
say "hello sonny, where's your poppy?
and how much money does he keep in his locky?"
[lily]
done?
(iy-oh, iy-oh, iy-oh) x8
Rawhide
singing on the motorway
walk in the door, look at the shopkeeper
say "hello sonny, where's your poppy?
and how much money does he keep in his locky?"
well we heard him say and i walk away
he hasn't got the time to go
he screams to silence "dad's got no money
and i don't like violence
take what you want though"
out on the kitchen floor
said rookie if you don't want to take the heat
you better roll out that door
cause they're leaving five bout minutes in the car
they're gonna go driving far
and oh, my god venomous hide
we'll have hides of gold
and they moved on out to move it in
and i know what to do
said the young man who stood next to them
no longer first of all not part of the crew
well oh i say same time, time is moving fast
and motorways they fly by satellite towns on the M25
come see all your slave
am i your give or your gave?
am i the one who tried to save the man i love?
is it all talking true,
all the lies of me and you?
is it all to do with pride?
young rawhide
young rawhide
young rawhide
you lied tonight to me
well you drive away a man i'm on the corner
waiting on the motorway (on the motorway)
then i slide down town to the bored satellite and the fight (fight, fight, fight, fight, ok!)
walked in the door said sonny ain't funny, funny ain't sonny ain't me
i'm fine and dandy, got most behind me
no-one makes no money for free
(money, money, money)
(money, money, money, money)
(turning on the motorway)
(on the motorway)
walk in the door, look at the shopkeeper
say "hello sonny, where's your poppy?
and how much money does he keep in his locky?"
well we heard him say as i walk away
he hasn't got the time to go (no, no)
he screams to silence "dad's got no money
and i don't like violence
take what you want though"
run, run, run your hide away
run, run, run your hide away
run, run, sonny, run your hide away
run, run, sonny, run your hide away (you lied to me)
run, run, son, son, hide away
run, run, son, son, hide away (hide away, your hide away)
young, young, raw, raw, hide, hide, hide (your hide away)
young, young, raw, raw, hide, hide, hide (your hide away)
young, young, raw, raw, hide, hide, hide (run your hide away)
lied, lied, lied, lied, lied, lied, lied (lied)
lied, lied, lied, lied, lied, lied, lied to me
come see all your slave
am i your give or your gave?
am i the one who tried to save the man i love?
is it all talking true,
all the lies of me and you?
is it all to do with pride?
young rawhide
young rawhide
young rawhide
you lied, you lied to me
gonna get to the post office
walk in the door, look at the shopkeeper
say "hello sonny, where's your poppy?
and how much money does he keep in his locky?"
walk in the door, look at the shopkeeper
say "hello sonny, where's your poppy?
and how much money does he keep in his locky?"
done?
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well this is what i thought when i first heard the song (although could be very wrong) a group plan to rob a post office they rope in a "rawhide" to there group, he is reluctant to do so but feels he has to prove himself "is it all to do with pride?" the first verse starts off with the robbery of the post office, where the postmaster's son is threatened and tells the group to take what they want because he dislikes violence the second verse goes back to the group planning the robbery, plans of mice and men, flashing forward to them getting in the car to the post office.. the rawhide is rushed into the decision and teased "don't want to take the heat" the motorways fly by... he doesnt want to get to the post office, and the journey seems to go so quickly lily allen narrates the girl in love with the "rawhide", she tries to save the man she loves by stopping him joining the group and taking part in the robbery, but he lies to her and goes anyway feeling he needs to prove himself
yeah, that's about it. it could all be very wrong, but as song interpretations go, i quite like it.
jamie t AND lily allen, could you ask for anything better? this song is so fricken awesome.
hell yeah!
hell yeah!
this song is fantastic, i love lilly allen's chorus, it is adorable =]
This is such a good song, i have absolutely no idea what it means though... It sounds as if he wrote it whilst in a car on the motorway, writing down things he saw and thought of! amazing anyway.
young! young! raw! raw! hide!! hide!! hide!!
two of the greatest young English solo artist acts at the moment, combined ?
fucking heaven
for me there is a meaning, i dont know if its true or not ,but i really want to speak it out, because i cant do it in front of the people i wanna say it to:
i think there is jamie t he is young , raw and likes to hide everytime , when there is a girl and his feelings are getting stronger.. he just want to hide, because he thinks hes too young... he can experience so much without that girl. and he might know that that is the right girl , but he dont want to stay with one girl for his whole life , he knows that if he s comming togehter with her he will stay with her for a long time, but he wants to have fun and says he isnt ready he dont know and so on