Pardon Me
Yearning Invitation: Pardon Me, Emitt Rhodes
Lyrics
Pardon me, is your love taken?
Inquiring if the person's love is already committed
Hope I haven't been mistaken
Expressing hope not to have misunderstood the situation
Thinking you might love me, you might love me
Speculating on the possibility of reciprocated love
Now here's my invitation
Extending an invitation to the person
I have made the reservation
Confirming arrangements for a reserved event
For an evening for two, an evening with you
Describing an anticipated intimate evening for two
But if you say this can't be then all I can say is
Accepting the possibility of rejection
Won't you pardon me?
Politely asking for forgiveness or understanding
I don't think that I can take it
Expressing emotional difficulty in handling rejection
If you say that you can't make it
Concern about the person not being able to attend
This evening at eight, please don't be late
Requesting punctuality for the planned evening
I know that you're admired
Acknowledging the person's popularity or desirability
But don't say that you are tired
Discouraging excuses of fatigue
And you'd like to decline till some other time
Asking to postpone a decline to another time
I think that you should know the way that I feel
Reiterating the importance of the speaker's feelings
Yes, I love you
Expressing love for the person
How nice it would be to spend an evening alone with you
Desiring a private evening with the person
I think that you should know the way that I feel
Repeating the importance of the speaker's feelings
Yes, I love you
Reiterating love and the desire for a private evening
How nice it would be to spend an evening alone with you
Emphasizing the pleasant prospect of spending time alone
Pardon me, is your love taken?
Repeating the initial inquiry about the person's love status
Hope I haven't been mistaken
Reiterating hope for no misunderstandings
Thinking you might love me, you might love me
Revisiting the idea of possible mutual affection
Now here's my invitation
Confirming arrangements for the planned evening
I have made the reservation
Reiterating the reservation made for the intimate event
For an evening for two, an evening with you
Restating the anticipation of an evening for two with the person
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