Bring It On
The Gaslight Anthem (USA) Lyrics

My queen of the Bronx
Referring to his significant other who is a woman from the Bronx, who he holds in very high regard and may be his queen

Blue eyes and spitfire
Describing his significant other's physical features and personality, most likely indicating that she has piercing blue eyes and a fiery attitude

I saw you walking back and forth about another boy
He noticed his significant other having doubts about their relationship and considering another boy as an option

Thinking that you may want to leave
Implying that he thinks his significant other may want to end their relationship

So give me the fevers that just won't break
Asking his significant other to give him intense and long-lasting emotions or physical sensations such as desire and passion

And give me the children you don't want to raise
Asking his significant other to give him responsibility and commitment by raising children that she may not want to raise herself

And tell me about the Cool, he sings to you in those songs
Asking his significant other to tell him about another guy who might seem cooler or better than him as he is apparently singing songs for her

If it's better than my love, then bring it on
Challenging his significant other to bring that 'better love' into their lives if she thinks it's better than his unconditional love for her

And take it back out to the streets where you know you used to be
Telling his significant other to leave and go back to her old 'street' life where she was free to make her own choices

For the Romeos uptown, if I bring you down
Referring to other men who live uptown and could potentially be her new lovers if he brings her down, implying that he is not worthy of her

And you're tired of those vows
Hinting that his significant other is tired of their commitment and promises to each other

And you're really walking out
Indicating that his significant other is actually leaving him and their relationship

Stop clicking your red heels and wishing for home
Telling his significant other to stop trying to go back to her hometown by clicking her heels together like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz

I'm hearing that he tells you he can read your palms
Implying that another guy is claiming to have supernatural abilities and may be charming his significant other

Is he better than my love? (better than my love?)
Questioning if this other guy is better at loving his significant other than he is

So I found the letters with the reasons to things
Admitting that he found and read the letters that his significant other wrote to herself about their relationship and her emotions

You've been feeling that he says they'll never know
Referring to the other guy who is making his significant other feel emotions she hasn't felt before and keeps telling her that nobody else can understand it

And you say the night just got too cold, well, everybody's cold
Acknowledging that his significant other is feeling lonely and empty, but so is everyone else at night

Who's gonna keep my baby warm when everybody goes?
Asking who will care for his beloved significant other once everyone leaves or dies, implying that he is the only one who can take good care of her

Well, then wait a minute, wait a minute (Wasn't I good to you?)
Asking his significant other to wait and remember how good he was to her and all the things he did for her

(You don't know what's good for you)
Claiming that his significant other doesn't know what's best for her or what she really wants despite everything he has offered and done for her

You've been my baby for so long, come on, bring it on
Trying to convince his significant other to come back to him and renew their love and relationship, implying that they've been together for a long time and that they can make it work

If he's better than my love
Asking again if that other guy is better than him at loving his significant other

If he's better than my love, then go on, take it all
Giving his significant other the ultimate decision to choose which love she deems better and ultimately asking her to take everything he has to offer along with her new lover