Isn't It a Pity
Serendipitous Encounters: A Reflection on Missed Chances
Lyrics
Why did I wander here and there and yonder
Expressing regret and questioning the aimless wandering in various places.
Wasting precious time for no reason or rhyme
Regretting wasting valuable time without purpose or structure.
Isn't it a pity isn't it a crime
Expressing sorrow or disappointment, possibly about missed opportunities.
My journey's ended everything is splendid
Indicating a positive moment, everything is going well after meeting someone.
Meeting you today
Highlighting the importance of meeting the person mentioned earlier.
Has given me a wonderful idea here I stay
Expressing a desire to stay or be with the person due to a newfound inspiration.
It's a funny thing i look at you
Reflecting on finding the person amusing or interesting.
I get a thrill I never knew
Experiencing a thrilling sensation due to the person's presence.
Isn't it a pity we never met before
Expressing regret about not meeting the person earlier.
Here we are at last it's like a dream
Feeling like finally achieving a long-desired situation, akin to a dream.
The two of us, a perfect team
Describing a perfect partnership or companionship between the two individuals.
Isn't it a pity, we never met before
Reiterating the regret of not meeting the person earlier.
Imagine all the lonely years we've wasted
Reflecting on the time wasted feeling lonely in past years.
And with the neighbors leak at silly labors
Comparing the wasted time to trivial and unproductive tasks done by neighbors.
What joys untasted
Expressing the missed opportunities for joy and happiness.
My nights were sour hour after hour
Describing past nights as unpleasant and unfulfilling.
Let's forget the past, let's both agree
Suggesting to let go of the past and agree to a new beginning together.
That I'm for you and you're for me
Declaring mutual commitment and compatibility.
And it's such a pity, we never, never
Reiterating regret for not meeting earlier.
Met before
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Can you imagine all the
Revisiting the notion of wasted years spent alone.
Lonely years we've wasted fishing for salmon
Using fishing for salmon and losing at backgammon as metaphors for wasted time and missed opportunities.
Losing at backgammon what joys untasted
Highlighting the unexplored joys and happiness due to past choices.
You watching Dinah me somewhere in China
Imagining being happy together but regretting the past separation.
Happiest of men, I'll always be
Expressing the happiness the person brings.
If only you will say to me
Seeking affirmation or acknowledgment from the other person.
It's an awful pity we never, never met before
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That we never, never, met before
Reiterating the regret of not meeting sooner.
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