Lady Be Good
Yearning for Love: A Tale of Loneliness in 'Lady Be Good'
Lyrics
Listen to my tale of woe,
Expressing the start of a story about sadness.
It's terribly sad but true,
Emphasizing the truthfulness and sorrowful nature of the tale.
All dressed up, no place to go
Feeling prepared or dressed up but lacking suitable plans or destinations.
Each evening I'm awfully blue.
Consistently feeling unhappy or depressed every evening.
I must win some handsome guy
Expressing a desire to attract an attractive and charming partner.
Can't go on like this,
Cannot continue living in the current unhappy state.
I could blossom out I know,
Believing that one could improve or flourish with the right person.
With somebody just like you. So
Expressing a desire for someone similar to the person being addressed.
Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good
Requesting kindness and goodness from a sweet and lovely lady.
Oh, lady, be good to me
Asking the lady to be good or kind to the speaker.
I am so awfully misunderstood
Feeling deeply misunderstood or misinterpreted by others.
So lady, be good to me
Continuing the plea for the lady's kindness due to feeling misunderstood.
Oh, please have some pity
Begging for compassion or empathy from the lady.
I'm all-alone in this big city
Expressing a sense of isolation and loneliness in a large, unfamiliar place.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Describing oneself as a solitary and vulnerable person.
So lady be good to me.
Reiterating the request for kindness due to feeling lonely and vulnerable.
Oh, please have some pity
Asking again for empathy or compassion.
I'm all alone in this big city
Repeating the feeling of being alone in a big city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Reiteration of feeling solitary and vulnerable.
So lady be good to me.
Continued plea for the lady's kindness due to loneliness.
Oh lady be good to me.
A final plea for the lady to be good or kind.
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