Pretty Woman
Jay Houston Lyrics
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Pretty woman the kind like to meet.
Pretty woman I don't believe you.
You are nat the truth.
No one could look as good as you.
MERCY Pretty woman wait pardon me.
Pretty woman I couldn't help but see.
Pretty woman that you look lovely as can be.
WOOW.
Pretty woman stop a while.
Pretty woman talk a while.
Pretty woman give your smile to me.
Pretty woman yehah yeah yeah.
Pretty woman look my way.
Pretty woman say you will stay with me.
Causel I need you.
I will treat you right.
Come with me baby. Be mine tonight.
Pretty woman don't walk on by.
Pretty woman don't make me cry.
Pretty woman don't walk away.
Hey... OK
If that's the way it must be OK
I guess I'll go on home.
It's late there'll be tomorrow night.
But wait what do I see?
Is she walking back to me? Yeah she is walking back to me.
The lyrics of Jay Houston's song Pretty Woman is a lighthearted and playful ode to a beautiful woman he sees walking down the street. He compliments her and asks if she is just like him, lonely and searching for someone. There is an undeniable attraction he feels towards the woman and he asks her to stop and talk to him, to give him a chance to get to know her better. He reassures her that he will treat her right and begs her not to walk away. The song ends on a happy note with the woman heading back towards him, signaling a potential romance.
The song highlights the stereotypical male gaze towards women and objectification of their beauty. However, it also displays the romantic notion of love at first sight and the hope of finding a connection with someone. The repetition of the phrase "pretty woman" emphasizes the physical appearance of the woman, but Jay Houston's playful tone and upbeat music make it an enjoyable and catchy tune.
Line by Line Meaning
Pretty woman walking down the street.
The singer sees a beautiful woman walking on the street.
Pretty woman the kind like to meet.
The singer is attracted to the beautiful woman and would like to meet her.
Pretty woman I don't believe you.
The singer is in disbelief that the beautiful woman is real.
You are not the truth.
The singer thinks that the beautiful woman cannot possibly be as beautiful as she appears to be.
No one could look as good as you. MERCY
The singer expresses his amazement at how beautiful the woman is.
Pretty woman wait pardon me.
The singer asks the woman to wait and starts a conversation with her.
Pretty woman I couldn't help but see.
The singer confesses that he couldn't take his eyes off the beautiful woman.
Pretty woman that you look lovely as can be. Are you lonely just like me. WOOW.
The singer comments on how lovely the woman looks and wonders if she is also lonely like he is.
Pretty woman stop a while.
The singer asks the woman to stop walking and stay with him for a while.
Pretty woman talk a while.
The singer asks the woman to have a conversation with him.
Pretty woman give your smile to me.
The singer expresses his desire to see the woman smile at him.
Pretty woman yehah yeah yeah.
The singer expresses his excitement at being with the beautiful woman.
Pretty woman look my way.
The singer asks the woman to look at him.
Pretty woman say you will stay with me.
The singer asks the woman to stay with him.
Causel I need you.
The singer expresses his need for the woman's company.
I will treat you right.
The singer promises to treat the woman well.
Come with me baby. Be mine tonight.
The singer invites the woman to come with him and spend the night together.
Pretty woman don't walk on by.
The singer pleads with the woman not to walk away from him.
Pretty woman don't make me cry.
The singer begs the woman not to make him cry by leaving him.
Pretty woman don't walk away. Hey... OK
The singer begs the woman again to stay with him and not walk away.
If that's the way it must be OK
The singer resigns himself to the fact that the woman may choose to leave.
I guess I'll go on home.
The singer decides to go home if the woman chooses to leave him.
It's late there'll be tomorrow night.
The singer acknowledges that there will be another night if things don't work out tonight.
But wait what do I see?
The singer notices something and stops walking away.
Is she walking back to me?
The singer realizes that the woman is walking back to him.
Yeah she is walking back to me.
The singer is happy that the woman has chosen to come back to him.
Contributed by Brody W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.