Two Sleepy People
Geraldo Lyrics


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Here we are, out of cigarettes,
Holding hands and yawning,
Look how late it gets.
Two sleepy people by dawn's early light,
And too much in love to say goodnight.

Here we are, in a cozy chair;
Pickin' on a wishbone from the frigidaire.
Two sleepy people with nothing to say,
And too much in love to break away.

Do you remember the nights we used to linger in the hall?
Your father didn't like me at all.
Do you remember the reason why we married in the fall?
To rent this little nest and get a bit of rest.

Well, here we are just about the same,
Foggy little fella, drowsy little dame.




Two sleepy people by dawn's early light,
And too much in love to say goodnight.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Geraldo & His Orchestra's song Two Sleepy People tells the story of a couple who are in love, perhaps a married couple, who are experiencing a moment of intimacy, vulnerability and sleepiness. The opening verse indicates that they have run out of cigarettes, thus setting a relaxed and somewhat vulnerable mood. The couple are holding hands and yawning, and time seems to be passing very quickly. They are two sleepy people by dawn's early light, and despite the late hour, they are still very much in love and not ready to say goodnight.


The second verse creates a setting of coziness, as the couple is comfortably seated and picking on a wishbone from the frigidaire. They are two sleepy people with nothing to say, but still so in love that they cannot seem to break away from each other. The next lines hint at their past relationship and why they got married. They had married in the fall to rent a little nest and get some rest, perhaps suggesting that their love had something to do with it as well. The final verse returns to the present moment, with the couple being a little bit older and a little bit foggier, but still very much in love and not ready to say goodnight.


Line by Line Meaning

Here we are, out of cigarettes,
We have run out of cigarettes and are now holding hands and becoming tired.


Holding hands and yawning,
We are holding hands while we yawn from being tired.


Look how late it gets.
It is getting late and we are becoming more tired as the night goes on.


Two sleepy people by dawn's early light,
We are both very sleepy and it is now early morning.


And too much in love to say goodnight.
Despite being very tired, we love each other too much to go to sleep and say goodnight.


Here we are, in a cozy chair;
We are now sitting in a comfortable chair together.


Pickin' on a wishbone from the frigidaire.
We are sharing a piece of the wishbone from the fridge.


Two sleepy people with nothing to say,
We are both too tired to have a conversation.


And too much in love to break away.
Even though we are tired and have nothing to say, we love each other too much to want to leave each other's side.


Do you remember the nights we used to linger in the hall?
Do you remember when we would spend time in the hallway together?


Your father didn't like me at all.
Your father did not approve of our relationship.


Do you remember the reason why we married in the fall?
Do you remember why we got married in the autumn?


To rent this little nest and get a bit of rest.
We got married to have a place to live and to relax together.


Well, here we are just about the same,
We are still pretty much the same as when we got married.


Foggy little fella, drowsy little dame.
We are now both feeling foggy and drowsy from being tired.


Two sleepy people by dawn's early light,
We are still very tired and it is now early morning.


And too much in love to say goodnight.
Despite being exhausted, we still love each other too much to go to sleep and say goodnight.




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