Good Old Fashioned Loverboy
Romantic Serenade: Embracing the Timeless Passion of a Good Old-Fashioned Lover
Lyrics
I can dim the lights and sing you songs full of sad things
I can create a romantic atmosphere and sing songs with melancholic themes for you.
We can do the tango just for two
We can dance the tango together, just the two of us.
I can serenade and gently play on your heart strings
I can serenade you and play tenderly on your heartstrings.
Be your Valentino just for you
I can be your Valentino, a romantic and charming figure, just for you.
Ooh love ooh loverboy
An expression of affection and excitement.
What're you doin' tonight, hey boy
An inquiry about the plans for the night directed at the loverboy.
Set my alarm, turn on my charm
Expressing preparation and readiness for the night with charm.
That's because I'm a good old-fashioned lover boy
Stating the singer's identity as a traditional and reliable lover.
Ooh let me feel your heartbeat (grow faster, faster)
A request to feel the lover's heartbeat, with a playful encouragement for it to grow faster.
Ooh ooh can you feel my love heat, ooh
Asking if the lover can feel the intensity of the singer's love.
Come on and sit on my hot-seat of love
Invitation to sit on the metaphorical "hot-seat of love" and share feelings.
And tell me how do you feel right after-all
Asking the lover how they feel after everything.
I'd like for you and I to go romancing
Expressing a desire for romantic adventures together.
Say the word, your wish is my command
Offering to fulfill the lover's wishes as a command.
Ooh love ooh loverboy
Reiteration of love and excitement.
What're you doin' tonight, hey boy
Repeating the inquiry about the lover's plans for the night.
Write my letter
Mention of writing a letter to feel better.
Feel much better
Emphasizing the positive impact of expressing feelings through writing.
And use my fancy patter on the telephone
Referring to using charming language during a telephone conversation.
When I'm not with you
Expressing thoughts about the lover when not physically together.
I think of you always
Continued thoughts about the lover, especially during summer nights.
(I miss those long hot summer nights) I miss you
Expressing a sense of longing or missing the lover.
When I'm not with you
Reiteration of missing the lover when apart.
Think of me always
Request for the lover to think of the singer in return.
Love you, love you
Declaration of love.
Hey boy where do you get it from
Asking the lover where they acquired their romantic qualities.
Hey boy where did you go?
Asking the lover's whereabouts.
I learned my passion in the good old fashioned school of loverboys
Explaining that the singer learned about passion from traditional loverboy values.
Dining at the Ritz, we'll meet at nine precisely
Planning a luxurious date at the Ritz, emphasizing punctuality.
(One two three four five six seven eight nine o' clock)
Counting down the hours until the meeting.
I will pay the bill, you taste the wine
Deciding on the roles of paying the bill and tasting the wine.
Driving back in style, in my saloon will do quite nicely
Planning to return in style after the date.
Just take me back to yours that will be fine (come on and get it)
Expressing a willingness to go to the lover's place after the date.
Ooh love, (there he goes again just like a good old-fashioned lover boy)
Reiteration of love, comparing the lover to a good old-fashioned loverboy.
Ooh loverboy
Repeating the inquiry about the lover's plans for the night.
What're you doin' tonight, hey boy
Confirmation that everything is alright, and urging to hold on tight.
Everything's all right
Reassurance that everything is in order.
Just hold on tight
Encouraging the lover to hold on tightly, possibly metaphorical for staying close.
That's because I'm a good old-fashioned fashioned lover boy
Restating the singer's identity as a good old-fashioned loverboy.
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