There's A Small Hotel
Escape to Love: A Musical Retreat
Lyrics
I'd like to get away, Junior
The speaker desires to escape, likely with someone younger.
Somewhere alone with you
They want to be in a secluded place with the person mentioned earlier.
It could be oh, so gay, Junior
It could be a joyous and happy experience for the younger person.
You need a laugh
Indicates the younger person needs some laughter or amusement.
Or two
Perhaps implying more than one laugh is needed for the younger individual.
A certain place I know, Frankie
The speaker addresses someone named Frankie and describes a specific place.
Where funny people can have fun
It's a place where amusing individuals can have a good time.
That's where the two will go,
They plan to visit this place together.
Darling
An affectionate term used to address the person named Frankie.
Before you can count up
Indicates a swift passage of time before something happens.
One, two, three.
Illustrates the quickness of the upcoming event.
For there's a small hotel
References a small hotel that is about to be described.
With a wishing well
The hotel possesses a wishing well.
I wish that we were there together
Expresses a desire to be at the small hotel together.
There's a bridal suite
Mentions a bridal suite within the hotel.
One room bright and neat
Describes a bright and tidy single room in the suite.
Complete for us to
Indicates the room is ready for them to occupy together.
Share together
Expresses the desire to share the room with the person addressed earlier.
Looking through the window
Describes a view from the hotel's window.
You can see a distant steeple
Refers to a distant church tower or spire.
Not a sign of people who
Suggests there are no visible individuals around the church.
Wants people?
Questioning if anyone desires people around.
When the steeple bell says,
Indicates a time signaled by the church bell for nightfall and rest.
"Good night, sleep well,"
Expresses a plan to express gratitude for a pleasant night's rest at the hotel.
We'll thank the small hotel
Describes sharing the gratitude for the experience at the small hotel.
Together
Reinforces the idea of being together in appreciation of the hotel's comfort.
We'll creep into our little shell
Suggests a retreat to their private space or room within the hotel.
And we will thank the small hotel together
Reiterates the intent to appreciate the hotel's comforts together.
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