Lyrics
Goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight
Expressing farewell to women, signaling the end of an interaction or event.
It's time to say goodbye
Indicating that the time has come to part ways.
Let me tell you, now, goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight
Reiterating the farewell to women, emphasizing the need to say goodbye.
It's time to say goodbye
Repeating the message that it's time to bid farewell.
Ah, all night long you've been drinking your tequilla rye
Referencing a prolonged period of drinking tequila rye throughout the night.
But now you've sucked your lemon peel dry
Noting the exhaustion of the enjoyment, with the mention of a dried lemon peel.
So why not get high, high, high and
Suggesting the idea of getting high as an alternative to drinking.
Goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight
Repeating the farewell to women, adding a playful tone with the suggestion to get high.
Goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight
Reiterating the farewell message with an emphasis on ladies.
It's time to say goodbye
Confirming the need to say goodbye.
Goodnight sweet ladies, all ladies goodnight
Bidding farewell to sweet ladies specifically.
It's time to say goodbye, bye-bye
Repeating the farewell and emphasizing the act of saying goodbye.
Ah, we've been together for the longest time
Reflecting on the duration of being together and hinting at a change.
But now it's time to get high
Acknowledging the need to get high as a response to the situation.
Come on, let's get high, high, high
Encouraging the idea of getting high together.
And goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight
Repeating the farewell to ladies, combining it with the suggestion to get high.
Oh, I'm still missing my other half
Expressing a sense of loss or missing someone significant.
Oh, it must be something I did in the past
Suggesting regret or guilt about actions in the past.
Don't it just make you wanna laugh
Commenting on the irony of the situation, prompting a humorous reaction.
It's a lonely Saturday night
Setting the scene for a lonely Saturday night.
Oh, nobody calls me on the telephone
Highlighting the lack of communication or contact from others.
I put another record on my stereo
Engaging in a solitary activity, listening to music on the stereo.
But I'm still singing a song of you
Continuing to sing a song reminiscent of a significant other.
It's a lonely Saturday night
Reiterating the loneliness of the Saturday night.
Now, if I was an actor or a dancer that was glamorous
Reflecting on a desire for a more glamorous and romantic lifestyle.
Then, you know, an amorous life would soon be mine
Imagining a different life if engaged in more glamorous professions.
But now the tinsel light of star break
Noting the fading allure of stardom, highlighting a sense of disappointment.
Is all that's left to applaud my heart break
Describing the aftermath of a heartbreak, with only memories left.
And eleven o'clock I watch the network news
Turning to mundane activities like watching the news after a romantic setback.
Oh, oh, oh, something tells me that you're really gone
Expressing a realization or intuition about the absence of the significant other.
You said we could be friends, but that's not what's not what I want
Acknowledging a desire for more than friendship and expressing dissatisfaction.
And, anyway, my TV-dinner's almost done
Transitioning to a personal, everyday activity while contemplating the situation.
It's a lonely Saturday night
Reaffirming the loneliness of the Saturday night.
I mean to tell you, it's a lonely Saturday night
Emphasizing the solitude and unfulfilled desires on a Saturday night.
One more word, it's a lonely Saturday night
Final repetition of the lonely Saturday night theme.
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