Hard Luck Woman
Ginger Lyrics


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If never I met you
I'd never have seen you cry
If not for our first "Hello"
We'd never have to say goodbye

If never I held you
My feeling's would never show
It's time I start walkin'
But there's so much you'll never know

I keep telling you hard luck woman
You ain't a hard luck woman

Rags, the sailor's only daughter
A child of the water
Too proud to be a queen

Rags, I really love ya
I can't forget about ya
You'll be a hard luck woman
Baby, till you find your man

Before I go let me kiss you
And wipe the tears from your eyes
I don't want to hurt you, girl
You know I could never lie

I keep telling you hard luck woman
You ain't a hard luck woman
You'll be a hard luck woman
Baby, till you find your man

Rags, the sailor's only daughter
A child of the water
Too proud to be a queen

Rags, I really love ya
I can't forget about ya
You'll be a hard luck woman
Baby, till you find your man
You'll be a hard luck woman
Baby, till you find your man

Oh yeah, bye bye, so long, don't cry
I'm just packin' my bags, whoa, leavin' you
Bye bye, bye bye, bye bye, baby, don't cry
I gotta keep on movin', yeah movin'




Bye, bye my baby
Ooh, don't cry, lady, oh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "Hard Luck Woman" by Kiss frontman Paul Stanley, a.k.a. Ginger, reflect a story of unrequited love. The singer talks about how he met this woman, and had he never met her, he would have never seen her cry. He regrets not being able to express his true feelings to her while they were together. The song continues with an expression of love towards the woman, acknowledging her challenging circumstances, but reassuring her that she will eventually find her man. The lyrics end with the singer saying goodbye, admitting that he needs to move on.


Line by Line Meaning

If never I met you
If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have seen you cry


If not for our first "Hello"
If we never said hello to each other


We'd never have to say goodbye
We wouldn't have to part ways


If never I held you
If I never embraced you


My feeling's would never show
My true emotions would remain hidden


It's time I start walkin'
It's time for me to leave


But there's so much you'll never know
But there are things about me you'll never understand


I keep telling you hard luck woman
I keep trying to convince you that you're not unlucky with love


You ain't a hard luck woman
You're not unlucky with love


Rags, the sailor's only daughter
You, Rags, the only daughter of a sailor


A child of the water
Someone who has grown up near water


Too proud to be a queen
You're too independent to be someone's queen


Rags, I really love ya
I genuinely care for you, Rags


I can't forget about ya
I can't forget about you


You'll be a hard luck woman
You'll keep feeling unlucky with love


Baby, till you find your man
Until you find the person who's right for you


Before I go let me kiss you
Before I leave, let me give you a goodbye kiss


And wipe the tears from your eyes
And wipe away the tears that have welled up in your eyes


I don't want to hurt you, girl
I don't intend to cause you any pain, girl


You know I could never lie
You know that I'm always honest with you


Bye bye, so long, don't cry
Goodbye, take care, don't shed any tears


I'm just packin' my bags, whoa, leavin' you
I'm just preparing for my departure and leaving you behind


Bye bye, baby, don't cry
Goodbye, don't cry, baby


I gotta keep on movin', yeah movin'
I have to keep moving, keep going with my journey


Bye, bye my baby
Goodbye, my love


Ooh, don't cry, lady, oh
Don't cry, lady




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: PAUL STANLEY

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