We Three
Frank Sinatra Lyrics


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We three, we're all alone, living in a memory
My echo, my shadow and me

We three, we're not a crowd, we're not even company
My echo, my shadow and me

What good is the moonlight, the silvery moonlight
That shines above

I walk with my shadow, I talk with my echo
But where is the one I love

We three, we'll wait for you, even till eternity
My echo, my shadow and me





We'll be there waiting
My echo, my shadow and me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Frank Sinatra's song Me And My Shadow are full of sentimental longing. The singer, along with his two constant companions, his echo and his shadow, exist only in his memories. They are not a crowd, they are not even company, yet they are all he has left. The silvery moonlight shines above, but it serves him no purpose without the one he loves. He walks with his shadow, he talks with his echo, but there is no substitute for human companionship.


The song speaks to the universal desire for human connection and the pain of loneliness. It also speaks to the human tendency to cling to memories and to hold tight to the past. The three companions will wait for their loved one for eternity, always there to remind him of what was lost.


Overall, the song is a haunting and beautiful tribute to the power of memory, the pain of loss, and the enduring nature of hope.


Line by Line Meaning

We three, we're all alone, living in a memory
The singer is alone with his thoughts and memories.


My echo, my shadow and me
The only companions the singer has are his echo and shadow.


We three, we're not a crowd, we're not even company
The trio of the singer, his echo, and his shadow isn't a group or companionship.


What good is the moonlight, the silvery moonlight / That shines above
The singer doesn't care about the moonlight above him and questions its relevance.


I walk with my shadow, I talk with my echo / But where is the one I love
The singer feels lonely and wishes to be with the one he loves.


We three, we'll wait for you, even till eternity / My echo, my shadow and me
The trio of the singer, his echo, and his shadow will always be there and wait for the one he loves.


We'll be there waiting / My echo, my shadow and me
The singer and his companions will wait for the one he loves forever.




Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DICK ROBERTSON, NELSON COGANE, SAMMY MYSELS

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Mike


on The Lady Is A Champ

eight

She gets too hungry for dinner at eight
She can't eat late and stay up all night, because unlike society types, she has to get up in the morning.

She likes the theatre and never comes late
She cares more about seeing the play than being seen making an entrance.

She never bothers with people she'd hate
Her friends are friends, not social trophies.

Doesn't like crap games with barons or earls
While barrns and earls probably don't play craps, she associates with friends, not people to be seen with.

Won't go to Harlem in ermine and pearls
She doesn't "slum", the practice of the rich in the 30's, when the song was written, of touring poor neighborhoods dressed in rich clothes to "tut, tut" about the deplorable conditions, and congratulate each other for "caring about the poor"

Won't dish the dirt with the rest of the girls
Doesn't trade gossip for acceptance among an in-crowd


She likes the free, fresh wind in her hair
She cares more about how her hair feels than conforming with current hair fashions

Hates California, it's cold and it's damp
Since most of California is noticeably warmer and / or drier than New York, where the play the song was written for is set, this is probably a facetious excuse to like what she likes.


And she won't go to Harlem in Lincoln's or Ford's
Another reference to slumming, but facetious, since Lincolns and Fords were middle-class, not luxury brands when the lyric was written

Anonymous


on Try a Little Tenderness

Here are the correct lyrics

Try A Little Tenderness - Frank Sinatra - Lyrics

Oh she may be weary
Women do get wearied
Wearing that same old shabby dress
And when she’s weary
You try a little tenderness

You know she’s waiting
Just anticipating things she’ll may never possess
While she is without them
Try just a little bit of tenderness

It’s not just sentimental
She has her grieve and her care
And the words that soft and gentle
Makes it easier to bear
You wont regret it
Women don't forget it
Love is their whole happiness
And it’s all so easy
Try a little tenderness

Musical Interlude

And, it’s all so easy
Try a little tenderness

Daniel


on The Way You Look Tonight

I met Frank Jr. in Las Vegas, a real gentleman. RIP you both.

Giorgi Khutashvili


on Theme from New York, New York

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