Black Coffee
Lee Peggy Lyrics

I'm feelin' mighty lonesome
I am overwhelmed with a tremendous feeling of loneliness.

Haven't slept a wink
The inability to sleep had me up all night.

I walk the floor and watch the door
I pace, nervously, across the room, and keep a watchful eye on the entrance.

And in between I drink
To pass the time, I consume copious amounts of a particular beverage.

Black coffee
I am drinking unsweetened, unadulterated coffee, with no additives or sweeteners.

Love's a hand-me-down brew
Love feels like an inheritance, passed down from one person to another, without any real control or say in the matter.

I'll never know a Sunday
I will never experience a day of rest and relaxation.

In this weekday room
I am currently living in a space that feels dull and lifeless, as if it is never-endingly monotonous.

I'm talkin' to the shadows
I feel so isolated that I resort to speaking to the shadows on the walls around me.

One o'clock 'til four
Hours pass slowly when I am awake from 1 am to 4 am.

And Lord, how slow the moments go
The time seems to drag on endlessly.

When all I do is pour
All that I seem to be occupied with at the moment is pouring and consuming black coffee.

Since the blues caught my eye
Ever since I got the blues, life has been difficult.

I'm hangin' out on Monday
I am not doing anything meaningful on a Monday, as if all my hope has disappeared.

My Sunday dreams to dry
All of my beautiful dreams of Sundays seem to be disappearing, withering away before my very eyes.

Now man was born to go a lovin'
Males were created with a deep-seated desire to pursue romantic relationships.

But was a woman born to weep and fret
In contrast, women seem to default to sorrow and worry, rather than love and romance.

To stay at home and tend her oven
Traditionally, women are expected to spend their lives in domestic servitude to their households.

And down her past regrets
Frequently ruminating on past mistakes seems to be a common characteristic of women.

In coffee and cigarettes
Women reassure themselves with a comforting routine of drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

I'm moonin' all the mornin'
Every morning, I am daydreaming and pondering aimlessly.

Moanin' all the night
Throughout the night, I continuously groan in agony and despair.

And in between it's nicotine
In between daydreaming and despair, I smoke cigarettes to pass the time.

And not much heart to fight
I feel worn out and apathetic, with very little strength to muster up the courage to persevere or continue to fight the good fight.

Feelin' low as the ground
I feel a deep sense of hopelessness and misery.

It's drivin' me crazy
The current state of my affairs is causing my mental health to deteriorate rapidly.

This waitin' for my baby
I am eagerly anticipating the arrival of my beloved to alleviate my sadness and loneliness.

To maybe come around
I know it may be some time before my love arrives, so I am uncertain as to whether they will come around at all.