Sophisticated Lady
The Frank Capp Quartet Lyrics
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Just because you're caught in your social maze
I think it's 'bout time that you realize
Your money and your power's got you mesmerized
Pretty lady, get back
Pretty lady, yea
Sophisticated lady put your blue jeans on
Educated lady with your college degree
Amazes me why you just can't see
Learned everything from your books on the shelf
But no one ever taught you how to think for yourself
Pretty lady, get back
Pretty lady, yea, sweet thing
Sophisticated lady put your blue jeans on
You're anybody's baby when your mama's gone
Sophisticated lady take a lesson from me
I can help you be what you want to be
Together we'll see many brighter days
If it takes forever, gonna change your ways
Pretty lady, get back
Pretty lady, yea, sweet thing
Sophisticated lady put your blue jeans on
You're anybody's baby when your mama's gone
Sophisticated lady put your blue jeans on
You're anybody's baby when your mama's gone
Sophisticated lady put your blue jeans on
You're anybody's baby when your mama's gone
The Frank Capp Quartet's song Sophisticated Lady tells the story of a woman who experienced a past love, but the flame eventually flickered and died away, leaving her disillusioned. The verse "they say into your early life romance came...the years have changed you, somehow, I see you now" suggests that the woman has lived a fulfilled and sophisticated life, but something within her is missing. The second half of the song reveals her hedonistic lifestyle, with smoking, drinking, and dining with various men. However, there is a sense of sadness beneath the surface, as she mourns the love that she lost long ago and cries in solitude.
Line by Line Meaning
They say into your early life romance came
People say that in your youth, you experienced love
And in this heart of yours burned a flame
Your heart was filled with passion and love
A flame that flickered one day and died away
Unfortunately, that love was short-lived and eventually faded away
Then, with disillusion deep in your eyes
You became jaded and lost faith in love
You learned that fools in love soon grow wise
You realized that people in love can be naive, but eventually become wise
The years have changed you, somehow
Over time, you have changed in some way
I see you now
When I see you now, I notice these changes
Smoking, drinking, never thinking of tomorrow, nonchalant
You engage in vices like smoking and drinking, and seem unconcerned about the future
Diamonds shining, dancing, dining with some man in a restaurant
You spend your time with wealthy men, enjoying the finer things in life
Is that all you really want?
I wonder if this lifestyle brings you true happiness
No, sophisticated lady
Despite appearances, I believe you are more complex than this stereotype
I know, you miss the love you lost long ago
I can sense that you long for the love you had in the past
And when nobody is nigh you cry
When you're alone, you let your guard down and allow yourself to feel the pain of your lost love
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Edward Kennedy Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
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