Lady Be Good
Yearning for Understanding: A Song of Loneliness and Longing
Lyrics
Listen to my tale of woe,
Expressing sorrow, inviting attention to a tale.
It's terribly sad but true,
Highlighting the genuine sadness in the story.
All dressed up, no place to go
Describing a situation of being well-prepared but without purpose.
Each evening I'm awfully blue.
Conveying a recurring feeling of deep sadness each evening.
I must win some handsome guy
Expressing a desire to attract an attractive partner.
Can't go on like this,
Acknowledging the current state is unsustainable.
I could blossom out I know,
Expressing potential for positive change with the right person.
With somebody just like you. So
Transitioning into a plea for someone like the listener.
Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good
Addressing the listener as sweet and lovely.
Oh, lady, be good to me
Making a direct request for kindness.
I am so awfully misunderstood
Expressing a feeling of being misunderstood.
So lady, be good to me
Repeating the request for the listener to be good.
Oh, please have some pity
Pleading for empathy from the listener.
I'm all-alone in this big city
Describing a sense of isolation in a large city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Emphasizing a vulnerable and lonely state.
So lady be good to me.
Reiterating the plea for the listener to be good.
Oh, please have some pity
Repetition of the plea for pity and acknowledgment of solitude.
I'm all alone in this big city
Reiteration of being alone in a large city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Re-emphasizing a sense of being a lonesome individual.
So lady be good to me.
Final plea for the listener to be good in the context of loneliness.
Oh lady be good to me.
Concluding with a direct request for kindness.
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