I Get a Kick out of You
Finding Thrills Beyond Champagne: Unraveling the Meaning of 'I Get a Kick out of You'
Lyrics
My story is much too sad to be told,
Expresses that the speaker's story is too sorrowful to share.
But practically everything leaves me totally cold.
The speaker finds most things uninteresting or unstimulating.
The exception I know is the case
An exception occurs when the speaker is out enjoying themselves.
When I'm out on a quiet spree,
When the speaker is out having a peaceful time.
Fighting vainly the old ennui,
Struggling against a feeling of listlessness or dissatisfaction.
And I suddenly turn and see your fabulous face.
Discovers the joy in encountering the beloved's wonderful face unexpectedly.
I get no kick from champagne.
Champagne doesn’t excite or thrill the speaker.
Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all.
The speaker doesn’t find any excitement or enjoyment in alcohol.
So tell me why should it be true
Questions why they find pleasure in something unexpected, like the person.
That I get a kick out of you?
Raises the question of why the speaker finds delight in the person.
Some, they may go for cocaine.
Others may be drawn to drugs like cocaine.
I'm sure that if I took even one sniff
If the speaker were to try it, they believe it would bore them as well.
It would bore me terrifically, too.
It emphasizes that drugs wouldn’t interest the speaker.
Yet I get a kick out of you.
Despite this, the person still brings joy to the speaker.
I get a kick every time I see
The speaker feels a thrill every time they see the person.
You standing there before me.
Despite the person not reciprocating affection, the speaker still finds joy.
I get a kick though it's clear to see
The speaker finds joy despite the apparent lack of affection from the person.
You obviously do not adore me.
They acknowledge that the person doesn't seem to love them.
I get no kick in a plane.
Flying in a plane doesn’t give the speaker joy.
Flying too high with some gal in the sky
The speaker finds no pleasure in being romantically involved with someone while flying.
Is my idea of nothing to do.
Expresses that being in a romantic situation during a flight is uninteresting.
Yet I get a kick, I get a kick out of you.
Despite this, the person still brings joy to the speaker.
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