Kid Gloves

Rory Gallagher

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[Intro]       [Verse 1] Well they sprung me out of Quentin I’m back on the mob’s payroll They can buy my body sure can’t buy my soul I’m working out of Stockton I’m weighing in at two-o-one But there’s a man in the front row sent down from the mob with a gun [Chorus] ’Kid Gloves’ I’m back on the street ’Kid Gloves’ the master to beat ’Kid Gloves’ I’ll do anything but dive [Verse 2] We’ll they bought me out of Quentin they’ve gone and placed their bets I’ve got to throw the fight just to save my neck Saying ’yes’ to the set up made me feel so cheap But the street felt so good only got myself to beat [Chorus] ’Kid Gloves’ I’m back on my feet ’Kid Gloves’ the master to beat ’Kid Gloves’ I’ll do anything but cry ’Kid Gloves’ I’m back in the ring ’Kid Gloves’ I’ll fight anything ’Kid Gloves’ I’ll do anything but lie [Instrumental]                   [Bridge] A deal is a deal but you know I just can’t win but the mob ought to know my conscience is wearing thin     [Verse 3] Well they sprung me out of Quentin I’m back on the mob’s payroll They can buy my body sure can’t buy my soul I’m working out of Stockton I’m weighing in at two-o-one But there’s a man in the front row sent down from the mob with a gun [Chorus] ’Kid Gloves’ I’m back on the street ’Kid Gloves the master to beat ’Kid Gloves’ I’ll do anything but dive ’Kid Gloves’ I’m back on the street ’Kid Gloves the master to beat ’Kid Gloves’ I’ll do anything but dive [Instrumental]                                     [Verse 4] We’ll they burned me out of Quentin they’ve gone and placed their bets I’ve got to throw the fight just to save my neck Saying ’yes’ to the set up made me feel so cheap But the street felt so good only got myself to beat [Chorus] ’Kid Gloves’ I’m back on the street ’Kid Gloves’ the master to beat ’Kid Gloves’ I’ll do anything but dive ’Kid Gloves’ I’m fast on my feet ’Kid Gloves’ the master to beat ’Kid Gloves’ I’ll do anything but dive [Instrumental]                                    

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Cette chanson évoque la lutte d'un homme qui, après avoir purgé sa peine, se retrouve sous la pression de la mafia. Bien qu'il soit sous leur contrôle et contraint de se battre pour leur profit, il ne peut se résoudre à trahir sa propre conscience. Il parle de sa situation précaire, en étant obligé de "lâcher" un combat pour sauver sa vie, tout en exprimant son ressentiment face à ce choix. Le contexte de la chanson témoigne d'un univers difficile où la loyauté, l'honneur et la survie s'entrecroisent. L'homme lutte non seulement contre ses adversaires, mais aussi contre un système qui essaie de le réduire à un simple outil, capturant ainsi l'ambivalence entre la survie à tout prix et l'authenticité de son être. C'est un reflet poignant des défis moraux et éthiques auxquels il est confronté dans un monde impitoyable.