Love out in the Street
Urban Love Unleashed: Carly Simon's Sidewalk Romance
Lyrics
I've seen the sidewalks
I've observed the sidewalks
And I've been aware
I've been conscious and attentive
Of the lamps and tables and the paperback books
Refers to various items like lamps, tables, and paperback books discarded by someone
That you throw out there
These items are discarded casually
All your artifacts
All the things left behind, signs of past experiences
In disrepair
In a state of neglect or disrepair
Make up a pile so high
These discarded items accumulate into a large pile
Could tie up the traffic in the thoroughfare
The pile is so high that it could obstruct traffic in the thoroughfare
Put your love out on the street
Encouraging someone to express and share their love openly and publicly
Put your love out on the street
-Put your love out on the street
-Put your love out on the street tonight
-I don't mind your sinning
Expressing acceptance of the other person's flaws or mistakes
I'm no saint myself
Acknowledging one's imperfections
And if the neighbours call you a hellcat
If others criticize or label the person negatively, the speaker doesn't mind
Then let them call me a Jezebel
The speaker is willing to be associated with the other person, embracing any negative labels
Cause I've come to know you
The speaker has come to understand the other person deeply
I've come to know you so well
Affirmation of the speaker's familiarity with the other person
From spying on you from my bathroom window
Observing the other person from a distance, possibly metaphorically spying on their life
In this cheap hotel
Describing the speaker's location as a cheap hotel
So let flow the hydrants
Describing a carefree and spontaneous act of dancing and cleansing in the alleyway
And we'll dance in the spray
-And we'll wash out our dirty laundry
-In the alleyway
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