Teach Me Tonight
Discovering Love's ABCs: Teach Me Tonight by Louis Armstrong
Lyrics
Did you say that I've got a lot to learn?
Expressing acknowledgment of having much to learn.
Well, don't think I'm trying not to learn
Clarifying the intention to learn and not resisting it.
Since this is the perfect spot to learn
Acknowledging the current setting as ideal for learning.
Teach me tonight
Expressing a desire to be taught tonight.
Starting with the A-B-C of it
Beginning with the basics, the fundamentals.
Getting right down to the X-Y-Z of it
Delving into the details and intricacies.
Help me solve the mystery of it
Seeking assistance in understanding the mystery of love.
Teach me tonight
Reiterating the request to be taught tonight.
The sky's a blackboard high above you
Describing the sky as a canvas for learning.
And if a shooting star goes by
Noting the opportunity to express love using a shooting star.
I'll use that star to write, "I love you"
Expressing a romantic gesture using a star.
A thousand times across the sky
Emphasizing the repetition of love across the sky.
One thing isn't very clear, my love
Expressing uncertainty about a particular aspect of love.
Teachers shouldn't stand so near, my love
Noting the discomfort of close proximity in a teaching scenario.
Graduation's almost here, my love
Anticipating the approaching end of a phase of learning.
You'd better teach me tonight
Stressing the urgency to be taught tonight before graduation.
I've played loves scenes in a flick or two
Referencing experience in love scenes but expressing openness to learning more.
And I've also met a chick or two
Acknowledging encounters with others but recognizing the potential to learn.
But I still can learn a trick or two
Expressing a willingness to learn new tricks in love.
Hey, teach me tonight
Reiterating the request to be taught tonight.
I who thought I knew the score of it
Reflecting on the misconception of knowing everything about love.
Kind of think I should know much more of it
Feeling the need to know more about love.
Off the wall, the bed, the floor of it
Exploring various aspects of love in unconventional places.
Hey, teach me tonight
Reiterating the request for teaching tonight.
The midnight hours come slowly creeping
Describing the slow passage of time in the late hours.
When there's no one there but you
Emphasizing the presence of only the two individuals in a romantic context.
There must be more to life than sleeping
Contemplating the need for more in life than mere sleep.
Single in a bed for two
Highlighting the solitude in a bed meant for two.
What I need most is post graduate
Expressing a desire for advanced knowledge in love.
What I feel is hard to articulate
Acknowledging difficulty in articulating feelings.
If you want me to matriculate
Linking matriculation to the act of teaching tonight.
You'd better teach me tonight
Stressing the urgency to be taught tonight.
What do you get for lessons?
Prompting a question about the rewards or outcomes of lessons.
Teach me, come on and teach me
Reiterating the plea to be taught tonight.
Teach me tonight
Emphasizing the urgency and repetition of the request to be taught tonight.
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