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Originally Posted by HyperMOA
I was listening to Pancho an Lefty yesterday. Willie and Merle’s version of Pancho and Lefty. While I believe I understand the song or what I believe is the meaning, one line has never made sense to me. “And now you wear your skin like iron”. I have never been able to figure out the metaphor to that line. Many times I thought of armour, but it just doesn’t make sense to me in the context of the song. Anyone else know the meaning or have an interpretation of that line?
Or if you have lines from songs(or songs) that have never clicked post them up.
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I think it just means thick skinned or not upset easily.
I use this song to teach similes and metaphors every year to grade 7 and 8 kids.