Shopping for Dresses
Love's Quest: A Song of Dresses and Dreams
Lyrics
Down through the ages men have died for their women
Throughout history, men have sacrificed their lives for the women they love.
And they've done so, so many times
This sacrifice has occurred frequently.
Each time I love one, I always lost one
Despite loving women, the speaker has experienced the pain of losing them.
Seems like the right one is so hard to find
Finding the right woman seems challenging and elusive.
And I'm shopping for dresses with no one to wear them
The speaker is metaphorically "shopping for dresses" without a woman to wear them.
One in each color and one in each style
The speaker has dresses in various colors and styles, symbolizing a desire for variety in relationships.
Maybe someday if I'm lucky I'll find someone to wear them
The hope is to find someone special to wear these dresses.
And my shopping will be done for awhile
Once the right person is found, the speaker anticipates a pause in their search.
Somewhere a lady is shopping for britches
Shifts to a lady shopping for "britches" (pants) while the speaker shops for dresses, highlighting gender differences.
Comparing the values and appraising each pair
The lady is carefully considering and evaluating each pair of pants.
Maybe someday the good Lord will put us together
Expresses a hopeful belief that fate or divine intervention will bring the speaker and the lady together.
And we'll both have new wardrobes to wear
Both individuals might have new wardrobes, symbolizing a shared life.
But I'm shopping for dresses with no one to wear them
Reiterates the speaker's situation of shopping for dresses without a current partner.
One in each color and one in each style
Emphasizes the variety of dresses the speaker has collected, highlighting a longing for diverse relationships.
Maybe someday if I'm lucky I'll find someone to wear them
Repeats the hope of finding someone to wear the dresses and ending the search temporarily.
And my shopping will be done for awhile
Reiterates the idea of a potential partner bringing an end to the speaker's quest for love.
Maybe someday the good Lord will put us together
Reiterates the hopeful notion that divine intervention may bring the speaker and a partner together.
And my shopping will be done for awhile
Expresses the desire for the shopping (search for love) to come to a pause with the right partner.
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