Love in the Hot Afternoon
Sultry Secrets Unveiled: Love's Heat in Afternoon Shadows
Lyrics
From somewhere outside
Observing from a distance or an external place
I hear the street vendor cry, "Filé gumbo"
Hearing a street vendor advertising "Filé gumbo"
From my window I see him
Watching from my window
Going down the street
Seeing the vendor walking down the street
And he don't know
The vendor is unaware
That she fell right to sleep
She has fallen asleep quickly
In the damp tangled sheets so soon
Refers to the aftermath of lovemaking in the afternoon
After love in the hot afternoon
After experiencing love in the hot afternoon
Now the Bourbon Street lady
The lady from Bourbon Street is referenced
Sleeps like a baby in the shadows
She sleeps peacefully like a baby in the shadows
(In the shadows)
Emphasizes her tranquility
She was new to me, full of mystery
Describing her as mysterious when they first met
But now I know (I know)
The mystery has unfolded; now she's understood
That she's just a girl
She's just a girl
And I'm just a guy, in a room
Highlighting the simplicity of their relationship
Fall in love in the hot afternoon
Repeating the theme of falling in love in the afternoon
We got high in the park
They got high in the park earlier without much conversation
This morning and we sat, without talkin'
Recalling a moment of quiet connection
Then we came back here
Returning home tired after walking
In the heat of the day, tired of walkin'
Expressing weariness
Where under her breath
She hums a tune to herself softly
She hummed to herself a tune
Hinting at a private moment of joy or reflection
Of love in the hot afternoon
Reiterating the theme of love in the hot afternoon
Now the Bourbon Street lady
Repeating the mention of the Bourbon Street lady
Sleeps like a baby in the shadows
Emphasizing her peaceful sleep in the shadows
(In the shadows)
Reiterating the idea of tranquility
She was new to me, full of mystery
Recalling the mystery surrounding her initially
But now I know (I know)
Now understanding her true nature
That she's just a girl
Reiterating that she's just a girl
And I'm just a guy, in a room
Reaffirming the simplicity of their relationship
Fall in love in the hot afternoon
Concluding with the recurring theme of love in the hot afternoon
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