Fine and Mellow
Love's Rollercoaster: Billie Holiday's Tale of Heartache and RedemptionLyrics
My man don't love me
Expresses a feeling of emotional neglect and lack of love from her partner.
Treats me oh so mean
Describes how her man treats her in a cruel and unkind manner.
My man he don't love me
Reiterates the theme of unrequited love and mistreatment by her partner.
Treats me awfully
Highlights the severity of mistreatment and how poorly she is treated.
He's the lowest man
Characterizes her man as the worst she has ever encountered.
That I've ever see
Emphasizes the negativity and low character of her partner.
He wears high trimmed pants
Describes the appearance of her man, specifically his distinctive high trimmed pants with yellow stripes.
Stripes are really yellow
Continues the description of his fashion, highlighting the yellow stripes on his high trimmed pants.
He wears high trimmed pants
Repeats the details of his clothing, reinforcing the image of his distinctive pants.
Stripes are really yellow
Reiterates the distinctive appearance of his high trimmed pants with yellow stripes.
But when he starts in to love me
Suggests a contrast in his behavior when he expresses love, being fine and mellow despite his harsh exterior.
He's so fine and mellow
Further emphasizes the positive transformation in his demeanor when he is in a loving state.
Love will make you drink and gamble
Associates love with indulgent and potentially destructive behaviors such as drinking and gambling.
Make you stay out all night long
Reiterates the idea that love can lead to staying out all night, suggesting its powerful and consuming nature.
Love will make you drink and gamble
Repeats the connection between love, drinking, gambling, and staying out all night.
Make you stay out all night long
Reiterates the potential negative consequences of love.
Love will make you do things
Highlights that love can lead individuals to engage in actions they know are morally wrong.
That you know is wrong
Emphasizes the conflict between the allure of love and the knowledge of its potentially harmful consequences.
But if you treat me right baby
If treated well, she would be willing to stay at home every day, implying the importance of love and kindness in a relationship.
I'll stay home everyday
Reiterates the condition for staying at home, emphasizing the significance of being treated right.
If you treat me right baby
Repeats the willingness to stay home if treated properly, underlining the impact of the partner's behavior on her decisions.
I'll stay home everyday
Reiterates the importance of being treated right for her commitment to staying at home.
But you're so mean to me baby
Expresses the current mistreatment and meanness from her partner.
I know you're gonna drive me away
Anticipates that the mistreatment might lead to her leaving the relationship.
Love is just like the faucet
Compares love to a faucet, suggesting its ability to be turned on and off.
It turns off and on
Continues the metaphor of love as a faucet, emphasizing its dynamic and unpredictable nature.
Love is like the faucet
Reiterates the analogy of love to a faucet, underscoring its variability.
It turns off and on
Emphasizes the unpredictable nature of love, akin to a faucet that can be turned on and off.
Sometimes when you think it's on baby
Highlights the sudden and unexpected nature of love, catching one off guard when it seems to be present but then disappears.
It has turned off and gone
Concludes with the notion that love, like a faucet, can be present and then suddenly vanish.
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