From the year 2001 to 2004, Cyrus starred in the television show Doc. The show was about a country doctor who moved from Montana to New York City. In late 2005, he also began to co-star in the Disney Channel series, Hannah Montana, with daughter Miley Cyrus. The show has been on the air for three seasons.
The I'm American Songfacts reports that Billy Ray Cyrus’ twelfth studio album, I'm American is a collection of patriotic songs. It was initially scheduled to be released in November 2010, but after being pushed back numerous times, it finally came out on June 28, 2011.
These Boots Are Made For Walkin
Billy Ray Cyrus Lyrics
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You've got something for me
Something you call love but confess
You've been a messing where you shouldn't a been a messing
And now someone else is getting all your best
[Chorus]
These boots are made for walkin'
One of these days those boots are
Gonna walk all over you
You keep lyin' when you oughta be truthin'
And you keep losin' when you oughta be changin'
What's right is right
But you ain't been right yet
[Chorus]
You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin'
And you keep thinkin' that you'll never get burned HA !
I just found me a brand new box of matches,yeah
And what he knows you ain't had time to learn
[Chorus]
Are you ready boots?
Start walking
These lyrics are from the song "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" by Billy Ray Cyrus. The song is a cover of a 1966 hit by Nancy Sinatra, but Cyrus gives it a country spin. The song is directed at a man who has been cheating on his partner and betraying her trust. The lyrics suggest that the woman is tired of his lies and games and is ready to leave him behind. The hook "these boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do, one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you" implies that the woman is strong and determined enough to stand up for herself and walk out of the relationship.
The first verse of the song accuses the man of betraying the woman's trust and suggests that he has been sleeping with someone else. The woman seems to have had enough of his excuses and demands that he face the consequences of his actions. In the second verse, she criticizes his behavior and suggests that he needs to change his ways if he wants to stay with her. She tells him that he needs to start telling the truth and doing the right thing if he wants to be with her.
The third verse is particularly powerful as the woman announces that she has a new box of matches, implying that she is ready to burn the bridges and leave him behind. The song ends with the woman challenging her boots to start walking, suggesting that she is now ready to take on the world and face whatever comes her way.
Line by Line Meaning
You keep saying
You repeatedly claim
You've got something for me
You have something to give me
Something you call love but confess
You admit that what you call love may not be true
You've been a messing where you shouldn't a been a messing
You've been involved in inappropriate behavior
And now someone else is getting all your best
Someone else is getting the best of you
These boots are made for walkin'
These boots have been made for walking purposes
And that's just what they'll do
That's what the boots will do
One of these days those boots are
Someday the boots will
Gonna walk all over you
Walk all over you because of your behavior
You keep lyin' when you oughta be truthin'
You continue to lie instead of telling the truth
And you keep losin' when you oughta be changin'
You keep losing instead of making necessary changes
What's right is right
Doing the right thing is what's correct
But you ain't been right yet
You haven't been behaving in the right way so far
You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin'
You keep doing things that you shouldn't do
And you keep thinkin' that you'll never get burned HA !
You believe that nothing bad will happen to you, but that's not true
I just found me a brand new box of matches,yeah
I have found a new way to deal with you
And what he knows you ain't had time to learn
You haven't learned the lessons that he has learned yet
Are you ready boots?
Are you prepared, boots?
Start walking
Begin to walk and take action
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: LEE HAZLEWOOD
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You keep sayin' you got somethin' for me
Somethin' you call love but confess
You've been a'messin' where you shouldn't 've been a'messin'
And now someone else is getting all your best
These boots are made for walkin'
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
Ya
You keep lyin' when you oughta be truthin'
And you keep losing when you oughta not bet
You keep samin' when you oughta be a'changin'
Now what's right is right but you ain't been right yet
These boots are made for walkin'
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin'
And you keep thinkin' that you'll never get burnt (ha)
I just found me a brand new box of matches (yeah)
And what he knows you ain't had time to learn
These boots are made for walkin'
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
Are you ready, boots? Start walkin'
leo 2nd
This is and will always be my favorite version of this song. Thumbs up to Billy Ray. Shame he doesn't do country like this anymore much in 2023.
Kelsey McGowan
This will always be the best version
Suzy Thiele
oh god defo xx
Michael Laskowski
Superb!! Well done!!!
Mohamed Abdalla
Why is this song so underrated from Billy Ray cyrus
First Last
Because he ruins it
Kabob Hope
Because it's a cover -- a really bad one.. Compare Nancy Sinatra's original which is sexy, fun, celebrates feminism and is as good an invective as anything in Dylan's catalog. It çoincides/creates the women's fashion statement of go-go boots making it very much a song of its time. In short, the original was revolutionary. This version is none of those things. Billy Ray Cyrus is messing where he shouldn't of been messing and this song is, at best, unfortunate. Nancy's version walks all over his and I'd love to see a mashup vid of her doing just that to BRC because he is the sort of guy NS is addressing in the original.
It would have been more fun to have heard someone like Miley do this one (and I am generally underwhelmed by her) because I think she'd have had fun with it and it fits with her image as a rulebreaker and she, at least could capture the bad girl spirit that is an integral part of this iconic song.
The only way BRC could do this song justice and present in a new light is to have a video of him singing it in drag. Until then, just no.
Jason Phares
Because He is a Joke.. A one hit wonder.. And sang a woman's song and very badly at that. Never liked him.. Never have and Damn sure Never will.
Leslie A
Delinquent Road Runner the original song is by Lee Hazlewood but he only demoed it he wrote the song and gave it to Nancy Sinatra. Lee wrote almost of Nancys songs and have a whole album together. she originally didn't want the song bc she said it sounded to harsh. She didn't steal anything lee and her were great friends.
$Sly Cooper$
I like this version