Lyrics
Old man sunshine listen you
Expressing a skeptical attitude towards optimistic or positive advice.
Never tell me dreams come true
Doubting the realization of dreams and dismissing the idea that they come true.
Just try it and I'll start a riot
Warning of potential consequences or resistance if someone insists dreams can come true.
Beatrice Fairfax don't you dare
Addressing Beatrice Fairfax, advising against suggesting that someone will care.
Ever tell me he will care
Rejecting the notion that the person in question will ever care.
I'm certain it's the final curtain
Expressing certainty that a relationship has reached its end, using theatrical imagery.
I never want to hear from any cheerful Pollyannas
Expressing a dislike for overly optimistic and cheerful individuals.
Who tell you fate supplies a mate
Discrediting the idea that fate provides a suitable partner.
It's all bananas
Dismissing the concept of fate and love as nonsensical or absurd.
They're writing songs of love but not for me
Noting that songs about love are being written, but they are not meant for the speaker.
A lucky star's above but not for me
Acknowledging the presence of a lucky star but asserting that it doesn't favor the speaker.
With love to lead the way I've found more clouds of gray
Despite love supposedly guiding the way, the speaker experiences more difficulties than expected.
Than any Russian play could guarantee
Comparing the challenges in love to the gloominess in a Russian play, emphasizing the severity.
I was a fool to fall and get that way
Admitting foolishness for falling in love and experiencing emotional vulnerability.
Hi-ho, alas, and also lack-a-day
Using expressions like "hi-ho" and "alas" to convey regret or disappointment.
Although I can't dismiss the memory of his kiss
Acknowledging the lingering memory of a kiss but realizing it may not lead to lasting love.
I guess he's not for me
Concluding that the person is not the right one for a lasting relationship.
I was a fool to fall and get that way
Reiterating the feeling of foolishness for falling in love, emphasizing regret.
Hi-ho, alas, and also lack-a-day
Expressing regret or disappointment using the expressions "hi-ho" and "alas" again.
Although I can't dismiss the memory of his kiss
Reaffirming the inability to forget the memory of a kiss but accepting it may not lead to lasting love.
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