Lush Life
Jazz-infused Reflections on Loneliness and Love
Lyrics
I used to visit all the very gay places
I used to frequent lively and joyful places
Come-what-may places
Places regardless of consequences
Where one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of life
Where one finds relaxation on the central point of the wheel of life
To get the feel of life from jazz and cocktails
To experience the essence of life through jazz and cocktails
The girls I knew had sad and sullen gray faces
The women I knew had unhappy and gloomy expressions
With distingué traces that used to be there
With refined traces that used to be present
You could see where they'd been washed away
You could see where their previous joy had been erased
By too many through the day
Due to the hardships faced throughout the day
Twelve o'clock tales
Tales told around midnight
Then you came along with your siren song
Then you entered with your captivating song
To tempt me to madness
To lead me into a state of insanity
I thought for a while that your poignant smile
I believed, for a moment, that your touching smile
Was tinged with the sadness of a great love for me
Carried the sorrow of a deep love for me
Ah, yes, I was wrong again
But, alas, I was mistaken once again
Again, I was wrong
Once more, I was mistaken
Life is lonely again
Life has become solitary once more
And only last year, everything seemed so sure
And just last year, everything seemed certain
Now life is awful again
Now life is dreadful once more
A trough full of hearts could only be a bore
A pile of hearts is only tedious
A week in Paris will ease the bite of it
A week in Paris might alleviate the pain of it
All I care is to smile in spite of it
All I desire is to smile despite the hardships
I'll forget you, I will, while yet you are still
I will forget you, while the memory of you persists
Burning inside my brain, romance is mush
Burning in my mind, love is sentimental nonsense
Stifling those who strive, I'll live a lush life
Suppressing those who strive, I will live a luxurious life
In some small dive and there I'll be while I rot
In some obscure bar, and there I'll be as I decay
With the rest of those whose lives are lonely too
With others whose lives are also filled with loneliness
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