Eleanor Put Your Boots On

Track 7 on You Could Have It So Much Better

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Franz Ferdinand lead singer Alex Kapranos wrote this song about then-girlfriend Eleanor Friedberger, one-half of indie rock duo Fiery Furnaces and, later, an accomplished… Read More

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Eleanor Put Your Boots On Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Eleanor, put those boots back on
Kick the heels into the Brooklyn dirt
I know it isn't dignified to run
But if you run, you can run to the Coney Island roller coaster
Ride to the highest point and leap across the filthy water
Leap until the Gulf Stream's brought you down
Mm-hmm

[Chorus]
I could be there when you land
I could be there when you land

[Verse 2]
So, Eleanor, take a Greenpoint three-point turn
Towards the hidden sun
You know you are so elegant when you run
Oh, if you run, you can run to that statue with the dictionary
Climb to her fingernail and leap, yeah, take an atmospheric leap
And let the jet stream set you down
Mm-hmm

[Chorus]
I could be there when you land
I could be there when you land
I could be there when you land

[Outro]
So, Eleanor, put those boots back on
Put the boots back on and run and run
Come on over here
Come on over here
Come on over here

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About

Franz Ferdinand lead singer Alex Kapranos wrote this song about then-girlfriend Eleanor Friedberger, one-half of indie rock duo Fiery Furnaces and, later, an accomplished solo artist. Friedberger and Kapranos broke up in 2009. Alex later on stated in an interview that he had no qualms over writng a song about Eleanor, and that he liked the name very much.

An alternate version of this song, featuring a more upbeat arrangement than the one on the album, was released as a single with a music video in 2006.