Leaving Here

The lyrics warn that the men in a town are treating women badly, and that the women may leave as a result. The speaker first reports this as news and as something seen in a dream, then turns the warning into a direct call for the men to change. The mood is casual and energetic, but beneath it is concern that the town could lose its women—and that the speaker may leave too.

“Leaving here” can mean more than simply going somewhere else: it suggests walking away from a place where people feel mistreated or unwelcome. The repeated count—“one by one” and “two by two”—makes the departures seem steady and likely to grow. “In a matter of days” means very soon, adding urgency to the warning.

The song’s voice is playful and blunt, and its repeated refrain gives it a chant-like quality. The speaker may be warning the men on behalf of the women, or may be announcing his own decision to leave; the lyrics allow both readings. The women’s departure is presented as a consequence of the men’s behavior, though the brief, informal wording leaves the exact nature of that mistreatment unclear.