Welcome to the Club
Nat King Cole Lyrics


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Oh, do I hear you saying you got hurt?
Did you say that she's a flimflam flirt?
Are you saying that some
Double-dealing doll went and did you dirt?
Well, bub, welcome, welcome, welcome to the club

Now you know the feeling when you're stung
Now you know why Torchy songs are sung
So you stumbled down the ladder of love to the bottom rung
Well, bub, welcome, welcome, welcome to the club

Hear, hear, hear, don't look so gloomy
Look a here, here, here, it?s happened to me
So have no fear, love went and threw me
But we all snap back, mac

Ten to one, you'll give up wondering why
Why she gave you up for that new guy
But until you find the kiss
That makes you kiss all your blues goodbye
Well, bub, welcome, welcome, welcome to the club

But until you find the kiss
That makes you kiss all your blues goodbye
Well, bub, ah, wel, wel, wel, wel, welcome




Ah, wel, wel, wel, wel, welcome
Wel, wel, wel, wel, welcome to the club

Overall Meaning

In "Welcome to the Club," Nat King Cole offers empathetic commiseration to someone who's been hurt by a lover. He asks if they have been cheated on and betrayed, telling them that they have now experienced what so many others have, and are therefore part of a club; the club of heartbreak. He sings that they are now fully aware of the pain of love's betrayal, and he assures them that they will eventually recover, just as he himself did. He tells them to not be so upset, as heartbreak is just a part of life and love, and that they shouldn't give up, as they will find someone new.


The verses are written as if the singer is talking directly to the person who has just experienced heartbreak. He emphasizes how heartbreak is seen as a rite of passage, as well as how it can bring people together in a shared understanding. He also laments the unpredictability of love when he says, "Ten to one, you'll give up wondering why. Why she gave you up for that new guy."


Overall, the song encourages the listener to see themselves as part of a larger community of people who have all gone through heartbreak, and to not give up on the possibility of love. The song's gentle delivery, combined with Nat King Cole's smooth and soothing voice, creates a bittersweet atmosphere that acknowledges the pain of heartbreak while simultaneously offering hope.


Line by Line Meaning

Oh, do I hear you saying you got hurt?
Are you telling me that you were emotionally wounded?


Did you say that she's a flimflam flirt?
Are you saying that she is a deceptive and insincere person?


Are you saying that some Double-dealing doll went and did you dirt?
Did a dishonest woman betray and mistreat you?


Well, bub, welcome, welcome, welcome to the club.
Welcome to the community of people who have suffered similar romantic disappointments.


Now you know the feeling when you're stung.
You understand the sensation of being hurt and let down by love.


Now you know why Torchy songs are sung.
You grasp the reason behind the melancholic tunes about lost love.


So you stumbled down the ladder of love to the bottom rung.
You fell all the way down the levels of the relationship until the final degradation.


Well, bub, welcome, welcome, welcome to the club.
Again, welcome to the group of people who have gone through the same experience.


Hear, hear, hear, don't look so gloomy.
Listen, do not appear so downcast and troubled.


Look a here, here, here, it?s happened to me.
Look, I also became a victim of romantic heartbreak.


So have no fear, love went and threw me.
Thus, do not worry, love hurt me too.


But we all snap back, mac.
However, we will all recover from this, partner.


Ten to one, you'll give up wondering why.
Probabilistically, you will likely stop asking yourself why this happened.


Why she gave you up for that new guy.
Why she chose to abandon you for another man.


But until you find the kiss that makes you kiss all your blues goodbye.
But unless you discover the love that makes you forget all the pain in your heart,


Well, bub, welcome, welcome, welcome to the club.
You are once again invited to join the fellow sufferers of love.


But until you find the kiss that makes you kiss all your blues goodbye.
But unless you discover the love that makes you forget all the pain in your heart,


Well, bub, ah, wel, wel, wel, wel, welcome.
Therefore, welcome, my friend.


Ah, wel, wel, wel, wel, welcome.
Welcome, welcome.


Wel, wel, wel, wel, welcome to the club.
Again, welcome to the obscure society of brokenhearted souls.




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Written by: SHERMAN, WOLFE

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on A Blossom Fell

i want the song" I'll never settle for less" lyrics,would somebody be so kind to give it to me?

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