One For My Baby
Midnight Confessions: A Toast to Life's Bittersweet Symphony
Lyrics
It's quarter to three, there's no one in the place
Describing the late hour (quarter to three) and the emptiness of the place.
Except you and me
Highlighting the intimacy between the speaker and someone else in the empty place.
So set 'em up Joe, I got a little story
Asking the bartender, Joe, to prepare for a conversation with a story.
I think you should know
Suggesting that the bartender, Joe, should be aware of the upcoming conversation.
We're drinking my friend to the end of a brief episode
Toasting to the end of a short phase or incident.
Make it one for my baby and one more for the road
Requesting a drink in honor of the speaker's troubles, emphasizing the need for solace.
I know the routine, put another nickel in the machine
Expressing familiarity with the routine of inserting coins in a jukebox.
I feel kind of bad, can't you make the music easy and sad
Desiring music that reflects the speaker's somber mood.
I could tell you a lot, but it's not in a gentleman's code
Hinting at having significant stories but restrained by a gentleman's code of silence.
Make it one for my baby and one more for the road
Repeating the request for a drink and emphasizing the need for the road ahead.
You'd never know it, but buddy I'm a kind of poet
Revealing a hidden poetic side and a desire to express oneself.
And I've got a lot of things I'd like to say
Expressing a backlog of thoughts and emotions that the speaker wishes to share.
And if I'm gloomy, please listen to me
Requesting understanding when the speaker is in a melancholic state.
Till it's talked away well, that's how it goes
Describing the natural process of talking until the troubles are alleviated.
And Joe I know your gettin' anxious to close
Acknowledging the bartender's desire to close the place but continuing the conversation.
Thanks for the cheer
Expressing gratitude for the bartender's company and the cheer provided.
I hope you didn't mind my bending your ear
Apologizing for taking up the bartender's time with the speaker's problems.
But this torch that I found, it's gotta be drowned
Referring to an emotional burden (torch) that needs to be extinguished.
Or it's gonna explode
Stressing the urgency of dealing with the emotional burden before it becomes overwhelming.
Make it one for my baby and one more for the road
Reiterating the request for a drink, emphasizing the symbolic importance of the road ahead.
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