Teach Me Tonight
Love's Lesson: Blossom Dearie's Enchanting Plea
Lyrics
Did you say that I've got a lot to learn
Expressing awareness of having much to learn.
Well, don't think I'm trying not to learn
Asserting the willingness to learn.
Since this is the perfect spot to learn
Recognizing the current situation as an ideal learning opportunity.
Teach me tonight
Requesting guidance and instruction, symbolizing a desire for intimacy.
Starting with the ABC of it
Emphasizing a basic starting point for learning.
Right down to the XYZ of it
Highlighting the entirety of what needs to be learned.
Help me solve the mystery of it
Seeking help to understand the mysteries of life and love.
Teach me tonight
Reiterating the request for guidance and instruction.
The sky's a blackboard high above you
Using the metaphor of the sky as a blackboard, emphasizing the vastness of knowledge.
And if a shooting star goes by
Suggesting the potential for unexpected and magical moments in the learning process.
I'll use that star to write "I love you"
Expressing a commitment to love, utilizing symbols like shooting stars.
A thousand times across the sky!
Symbolizing an endless repetition of love declarations.
One thing isn't very clear, my love
Expressing uncertainty or confusion in the learning process.
Should the teachers stand so near, my love?
Raising questions about the appropriate proximity of teachers in matters of love.
Graduation's almost here, my love
Noting that a significant event, possibly symbolic of commitment, is approaching.
Teach me tonight
Repeating the request for guidance and instruction in the context of impending events.
The sky's a blackboard high above you
Reiterating the vastness of knowledge using the sky metaphor.
If a shooting star goes by
Continuing the theme of celestial symbols to express love.
I'll use that star to write "I love you"
Reaffirming the commitment to love through the repetition of symbolic actions.
A thousand times across the sky!
Emphasizing the enduring and limitless nature of love declarations.
One thing isn't very clear, my love
Reiterating the uncertainty or lack of clarity in the learning process.
Should the teachers stand so near, my love?
Questioning the appropriate closeness of instructors in matters of love.
Graduation's almost here, my love
Highlighting the imminent nature of a significant event, possibly graduation.
Teach me tonight
Repeating the request for guidance and instruction as the event approaches.
Teach me tonight
Reaffirming the plea for teaching and guidance, emphasizing its urgency.
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