Dude
Aerosmith(에어로스미스) Lyrics

Dude looks like a lady
The person we're talking about looks like a woman.

Cruised into a bar on the shore
They arrived at a beach bar, probably driving slowly or casually.

Her picture graced the grime on the door
There was a dirty picture of her on the door - maybe a drawing, photograph, or something else.

She's a long lost love at first bite
As soon as he saw her, he was attracted to her like a sudden hunger for something he used to love but hasn't tasted in a long time.

Baby, maybe you're wrong
He's suggesting that his friends might think he's wrong about something related to this woman.

But you know it's all right, that's right
He's not too worried about it even if they are wrong - he knows it'll be okay.

Back stage we're having the time
They're having fun behind the scenes.

Of our lives until somebody says
They were really enjoying themselves until someone interrupted them.

Forgive me if I seem out of line
The interruption is prefaced with an apology, as if what they're about to say might be inappropriate or rude.

Then she whipped out a gun
Suddenly this woman pulled out a gun - a surprising, dangerous turn of events.

And tried to blow me away
She attempted to shoot him.

So never judge a book by its cover
The lesson he's drawing from this experience is not to judge someone based on how they look.

Or who you gonna love by your lover
Similarly, don't assume you know someone's preferences or orientation by who they're with.

Love put me wise to her love in disguise
He's saying that he figured out that she wasn't actually a woman after all.

She had the body of a Venus
Despite not being a woman, she had an attractive body, perhaps modeled after the goddess Venus.

Lord, imagine my surprise
He was shocked by this realization.

(Baby let me follow you down)
These lines seem like a refrain, repeating themselves several times.

Let me take a peek dear
He's asking her to let him see something - perhaps her body, or something else he's curious about.

Do me, do me, do me all night
He's asking her to have sex with him, again and again all night long.

Turn the other cheek dear
He's suggesting that she take a different approach - perhaps forgiving him for his behavior.

Do me, do me, do me, do me
He's repeating his request for sex with her, over and over.

What a funky lady
He's describing her in a positive way, maybe even admiring her despite the surprise.

Oh, she like it, like it, like it, like it
She really enjoys whatever they're doing together.

Oh, he was a lady
The song concludes by repeating the title line one final time, but subverting it slightly by suggesting that the person in question was not actually a lady at all, but a man - and yet somehow still appealing and attractive.