Lady Be Good
Longing for Love: A Tale of Yearning in 'Lady Be Good' by Lester Young
Lyrics
Listen to my tale of woe,
Expressing a sad story
It's terribly sad but true,
Acknowledging the sadness as a true reality
All dressed up, no place to go
Feeling dressed up but without a destination
Each evening I'm awfully blue.
Experiencing deep sadness every evening
I must win some handsome guy
Desiring the attention of an attractive man
Can't go on like this,
Expressing dissatisfaction with the current situation
I could blossom out I know,
Believing in the potential for personal growth with the right person
With somebody just like you. So
Expressing a willingness to blossom with someone like the listener
Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good
Addressing the listener as a sweet and lovely lady
Oh, lady, be good to me
Pleading for the listener to be good to the speaker
I am so awfully misunderstood
Feeling deeply misunderstood
So lady, be good to me
Reiterating the plea for the listener to be good to the speaker
Oh, please have some pity
Requesting compassion and understanding
I'm all-alone in this big city
Expressing loneliness in a large city
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Describing oneself as a lonesome babe in the wood
So lady be good to me.
Repeating the plea for the listener to be good
Oh, please have some pity
Reiterating the request for pity
I'm all alone in this big city
Repeating the experience of loneliness in the big city
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Restating being a lonesome babe in the wood
So lady be good to me.
Reemphasizing the plea for the listener to be good
Oh lady be good to me.
Final plea for the listener to be good to the speaker
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