Someone to Watch Over Me
Yearning Hearts: A Quest for Love in Melissa Manchester's Melody
Lyrics
There's a saying old, says that love is blind
Love is often considered to be blind, as per an old saying.
Still we're often told, seek and ye shall find
Despite the belief in love's blindness, there's an encouragement to actively seek love.
So I'm going to seek a certain lad I've had in mind
The singer is determined to search for a specific person she has in mind.
Looking everywhere, haven't found him yet
Despite searching extensively, the person hasn't been found yet.
He's the big affair I cannot forget
The person she's looking for is a significant and unforgettable part of her life.
Only man I ever think of with regret
This person is the only one she feels regretful about.
I'd like to add his initial to my monogram
She wants to add this person's initial to her monogram, symbolizing a desire for closeness.
Tell me, where is the shepherd for this lost lamb?
She seeks guidance or support, likening herself to a lost lamb in need of a shepherd.
There's a somebody I'm longin' to see
There's someone specific she's eager to meet.
I hope that he, turns out to be
She hopes this person she longs for turns out to be...
Someone who'll watch over me
...someone who will care for and protect her.
I'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood
She feels lost and vulnerable like a lamb in the woods.
I know I could, always be good
Despite feeling lost, she believes she could be good if she had someone caring for her.
To one who'll watch over me
Expresses her longing for someone to protect and watch over her.
Although he may not be the man some
She acknowledges that the person she seeks might not match conventional standards of attractiveness.
Girls think of as handsome
Contrasting the perception of conventional attractiveness with her emotional connection to this person.
To my heart he carries the key
She believes this person holds the key to her heart, regardless of their appearance.
Won't you tell him please to put on some speed
She requests someone to ask the person she's seeking to hasten and meet her.
Follow my lead, oh, how I need
She pleads for this person to follow her, highlighting her desperate need for their presence.
Someone to watch over me
Expresses her longing for someone to care for and protect her.
Won't you tell him please to put on some speed
Reiterates the request for the person to hasten and meet her.
Follow my lead, oh, how I need
Emphasizes her plea for the person to follow her, reiterating her strong need for their presence.
Someone to watch over me
Reiterates her longing for someone to care for and protect her.
Someone to watch over me
Repeats the desire for someone to watch over her, concluding the song.
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