Roxanne (The Police cover) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Camel_Fish 

Cover art for Roxanne (The Police cover) lyrics by Fall Out Boy

^^ loved the original not the cover

Me too, despite the fact that it's basically a song about a man who claims to be in love with a prostitute, but then decides to show his boundless love by making her quit her job and presumably become financially dependant on his income - because of his emotional issues with regards to jealousy and possessiveness and all...

Or, maybe he's simply the kind of guy who simply doesn't want his womenfolk working/making more money than him, regardless of occupation, because of religious views or whatever - the person the song is sung about sounds like a comple jerk in...