Lyrics
You were sixteen
You experienced your first love when you were sixteen.
When you fell in love
Recalling the time when love first struck.
All grown up now
You are now an adult.
Once was enough
Having been in love once was sufficient.
To beat the odds one night
Despite challenges, you overcame them on a particular night.
Forty east
Referencing a location, "Forty east," possibly significant to the narrative.
At the end of the bar were the boys
A setting at the bar where boys are present.
She orders a drink over the noise
The protagonist orders a drink amidst the noise.
As she pays, She sings in time
While paying, she sings, expressing dissatisfaction.
I am so unsatisfied
A declaration of discontent with life.
Her lips movin' with the words
Describing the movement of her lips syncing with the song's lyrics.
Her hips swayin' as she turns
Her hips swaying in rhythm as she turns away from the bar.
Away from the bar, out of sight
Exiting the bar and disappearing from view.
I wish the band would play all night
Expressing a desire for the band to play all night, perhaps to escape reality.
You were sixteen
A repetition emphasizing the earlier experience of love at sixteen.
When you fell in love
No one warned that the initial love wouldn't be sufficient.
No one told you
Recognition that the first love might not be enough to sustain.
It won't be enough
Reiterating the challenge of beating the odds in love.
To beat the odds one night
A reminder of the difficulties faced on a specific night.
At twenty-two
Referencing an age, twenty-two, possibly a significant moment.
At the end of the bar were the boys
A repetition of the bar setting with boys present.
She orders a drink over the noise
Ordering a drink amidst the noise again.
As she pays, she sings in time
Singing while paying, expressing ongoing dissatisfaction.
I am so unsatisfied
Reiterating a sense of dissatisfaction or unfulfillment.
Her lips movin' with the words
Describing her lips moving in sync with the song's lyrics.
Her hips swayin' as she turns
Continuation of her hips swaying in rhythm as she turns.
Away from the bar, out of sight
Exiting the bar, moving out of sight once again.
I wish the band would play all night
Expressing a persistent desire for the band to play continuously, suggesting a longing for escape.
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