She Only Smokes When She Drinks
Unveiling the Secrets Behind Her Smoke and Drink Ritual
Lyrics
So you lit her cigarette
Initiating a conversation by lighting her cigarette
You're feelin' pretty good
Feeling confident or content
You think you've got a shot
Believing there's a chance with the girl
Most girls you probably would
Suggesting the girl is different from most
Yeah this is that kind of place
Describing the environment as one where casual encounters are common
But she ain't that kind of girl
Contrasting the girl with the typical ones in such places
You're readin' it all wrong
Incorrectly interpreting her actions or signals
Let me tell you about her/
Introducing the narrator's perspective and intention to describe her
She only smokes when she drinks
Revealing a habit: she smokes only when she drinks
She only drinks now and then
Clarifying that she drinks occasionally
Now and then when she's tired
Linking her drinking to being tired of disappointment from men
Of bein' let down by men
Highlighting a pattern of letdowns in her relationships with men
You can give her a light
Offering to light her cigarette
But it's not what you think
Contrasting the gesture with its assumed romantic meaning
Everybody knows she only drinks alone
Emphasizing her preference for solitude while drinking
And she only smokes when she drinks
Reiterating that smoking is connected to her drinking habits
Did you ask her to dance
Asking her to dance, a social engagement
Let me guess, she told you no
Anticipating a rejection to the dance proposal
Got to take her some place quiet
Suggesting a more intimate setting to test her interest
And see how far that goes
Questioning the effectiveness of this approach
Oh, don't take it all that hard
Advising not to take the rejection too seriously
When she smiles and turns you down
Describing her response with a smile and rejection
For a complicated girl
Characterizing her as complex but not impossible to understand
She ain't that hard to figure out
Implies a level of predictability in her actions despite complexity
She only smokes when she drinks
Repeating her tendency to smoke only when drinking
She only drinks now and then
Reiterating her occasional drinking
Now and then when she's tired
Connecting her drinking to weariness with men
Of bein' let down by men
Emphasizing the recurrent disappointment in her relationships
You can give her a light
Offering a light, again with a misunderstood romantic implication
But it's not what you think
Clarifying that the gesture is not what it seems
Everybody knows she only drinks alone
Stating the common knowledge that she prefers drinking alone
And she only smokes when she drinks
Reiterating the connection between her smoking and drinking
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