Baby Bay
Love's Struggle: Sacrifice and Heartache in John Lewis' 'Baby Bay'
Lyrics
Baby, baby, baby, baby, bay-bay-bay
Repetition emphasizing endearment and affection.
Oh, baby, baby, bay-bay-bay
Continued emphasis on affection with variations.
Baby, baby, baby, baby, bay-bay-bay
Reiteration of intense affection.
Mmm, baby, baby, bay-bay-bay
Further emphasis on affection with a humming sound.
I give you all my money
Expressing financial commitment and dedication.
Workin' seven days a week
Highlighting hard work and devotion (seven days a week).
Now baby, ain't that enough, enough
Questioning if the efforts are sufficient for the relationship.
And out of my allowance
Reference to financial limitations and the need to understand.
I had to figure you out
Struggling to comprehend the situation.
And we mess the rest of it up, we do
Acknowledging past mistakes in the relationship.
Baby, baby, baby, baby, bay-bay-bay
Reiteration of intense affection.
Mmm, baby, baby, bay-bay-bay
Continued emphasis on affection with a humming sound.
So now the only time I ever see your pretty face
Noticing limited time spent together, specifically on Fridays.
Is early on a Friday night, Friday night
Highlighting the routine of seeing the partner on Friday nights only.
You take all my money and you disappear
Expressing frustration about money disappearing along with the partner.
Now baby, do you think that's right
Questioning the morality of taking all the money.
No, no
Asserting disagreement with the situation.
Baby, baby, baby, baby, bay-bay-bay
Reiteration of intense affection with variation.
Ohh, baby, baby, bay-bay-bay
Continued emphasis on affection with a variation in tone.
Now, I know I'll regret it
Expressing fear of regretting losing the partner.
If I ever had to lose you
Emphasizing the depth of love and the fear of losing the partner.
Because I love you so
Declaration of strong feelings of love.
But if you don't start to see you take money to Wednesday
Warning about the consequence of continued financial behavior.
I'm going to have to let you go
Expressing a possible decision to end the relationship.
Baby, baby, baby, baby, bay-bay-bay
Reiteration of intense affection.
Oh, baby, baby, bay-bay-bay
Continued emphasis on affection with a variation in tone.
And now the only time I ever see your pretty face
Noticing limited time spent together, specifically on Fridays.
Is early on a Friday night, Friday night
Highlighting the routine of seeing the partner on Friday nights only.
You take all my money and you disappear
Expressing frustration about money disappearing along with the partner.
Now baby, do you think that's right
Questioning the morality of taking all the money.
No, no
Asserting disagreement with the situation.
Baby, baby, baby, baby, bay-bay-bay
Reiteration of intense affection with a hum in agreement.
Mmhm, baby, baby, bay-bay-bay
Continued emphasis on affection with a hum in agreement.
Baby, baby, baby, baby, bay-bay-bay
Reiteration of intense affection with excitement.
Oh yeah, baby, baby, bay-bay-bay
Expressing excitement and emphasizing affection with variation.
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