Bye Bye Baby
Styne Lyrics

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I'll be in my room alone
Ev'ry Post Meridian
And I'll be with my diary
And that book by Mister Gideon
Bye bye baby,
Remember you're my baby
When they give you the eye
Although I know that you care,

Won't you write and declare
That though on the loose,
You are still on the square,
I'll be gloomy
But send the rainbow to me
Then my shadows will fly,
Though you'll be gone for a while
I know that I'll be smiling With my baby bye and bye
Bye, bye baby,
Remember you're my baby
When they give you the eye,
And just to show that I care,
I will write and declare
That I'm on the loose,
But I'll stay on the square,
I'll be lonely
But even though I'm lonely
There'll be no other guy,
Though I'll be gone for a while
I know that I'll be smiling

With my baby bye and bye
With my baby, bye and bye

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Styne’s song Bye Bye Baby are a poignant expression of a very specific kind of love: the kind that exists between two people who are both in pain, but desperately trying to move on. The singer is a woman who has recently been left by her lover, and is now left alone with her thoughts and feelings. She says she will be in her room every afternoon, writing in her diary and reading a book by ‘Mister Gideon.’

Despite the pain of the separation, the woman still loves her partner deeply. She asks him to remember that she is his baby, even when other people are showing him attention. Although she knows that he cares, she asks him to write and declare that he is still ‘on the square,’ which means that he is still trustworthy and honest. She will be gloomy while he is away, but she asks him to send the rainbow to her so her shadows will fly away. She will still be smiling when they are reunited.

Line by Line Meaning

I'll be in my room alone
I'll be alone in my room

Ev'ry Post Meridian
Every afternoon and evening

And I'll be with my diary
I'll be writing in my diary

And that book by Mister Gideon
And I'll also be reading a book by Mister Gideon

Bye bye baby
Goodbye my baby

Remember you're my baby
Remember that you belong to me

When they give you the eye
When other people give you attention

Although I know that you care,
Even though I know you care for me

Won't you write and declare
Could you write to me and state clearly

That though on the loose,
That even though you are free

You are still on the square,
You are still honest and trustworthy