The song 'Fortnight' by Taylor Swift and Post Malone tells a story about strong feelings, complicated relationships, and secret wishes. It talks about love, betrayal, and wanting someone who doesn't feel the same. The word 'fortnight' shows short-lived happiness and guilty pleasures, leading to sadness. It shows how messy relationships can be and the results of hiding emotions. “I was supposed to be sent away / But they forgot to come and get me,” she kickstarts the song in the first verse with lines suggesting an admission to a hospital for people with mental illnesses. She goes in the verse admitting her lover is the reason why she is like this. In the chorus, she sings about their time in love and reflects on how he has now settled with someone else. “I took the miracle move-on drug, the effects were temporary / And I love you, it’s ruining my life,” on the second verse she details her struggles to forget about him and the negative effects of her failure. “Thought of callin’ ya, but you won’t pick up / ‘Nother fortnight lost in America,” Post Malone sings in the outro.
SKY:
They call you lady luck
But there is room for doubt
At times you have a very un-lady-like way
Of running out
Your on this date with me,
The pickings have been lush
And yet before the evening is over you might give me the brush
You might forget your manners,
You might refuse to stay,
And so the best that I can do is pray
Luck be a lady tonight,
Luck be a lady tonight,
Luck if you've ever been a lady to begin with
Luck be a lady tonight
Luck let a gentleman see,
How nice a dame you can be
I know the way you've treated other guys you've been with
Luck be a lady with me
A lady doesn't leave her escort,
It isn't fair, it isn't nice
A lady doesn't wander all over the room
And blow on some other guy's dice
So, let's keep the party polite,
Never get out of my sight
Stick with me baby,
I'm the fella you came in with,
Luck be a lady,
Luck be a lady,
Luck be a lady tonight
THE GUYS:
Luck be a lady tonight,
Luck be a lady tonight,
Luck if you've ever been a lady to begin with
Luck be a lady tonight!
SKY: GUYS:
Luck let a gentleman see, Luck let a gentleman see
How nice a dame you can be, How nice a dame you can be
I know the way you've treated Luck be a lady,
Other guys you've been with Be a lady
Luck be a lady with me Be a lady with me!
SKY:
A lady wouldn't flirt with strangers,
She'd have heart, she'd have a soul.
A lady wouldn't make little sneak eyes at me, Roll 'em, roll 'em, roll 'em
Sneak eyes
When I've bet my life on this roll. Roll 'em, roll 'em, roll 'em
So lets keep the party polite, So lets keep the party polite
Never get out of my sight Never get out of my sight
Stick with me baby, Stick here, baby!
I'm the fella you came in with, Stick here, baby!
Luck be a lady... Luck be a lady...
Luck be a lady... Luck be a lady...
Luck be a lady, What's up, man?
And roll the dice
Comin' out, comin' out
Tonight! Comin' out, comin' out right!
Ah! Ah!
They call you lady luck
But there is room for doubt
At times you have a very un-lady-like way
Of running out
Your on this date with me,
The pickings have been lush
And yet before the evening is over you might give me the brush
You might forget your manners,
You might refuse to stay,
And so the best that I can do is pray
Luck be a lady tonight,
Luck be a lady tonight,
Luck if you've ever been a lady to begin with
Luck be a lady tonight
Luck let a gentleman see,
How nice a dame you can be
I know the way you've treated other guys you've been with
Luck be a lady with me
A lady doesn't leave her escort,
It isn't fair, it isn't nice
A lady doesn't wander all over the room
And blow on some other guy's dice
So, let's keep the party polite,
Never get out of my sight
Stick with me baby,
I'm the fella you came in with,
Luck be a lady,
Luck be a lady,
Luck be a lady tonight
THE GUYS:
Luck be a lady tonight,
Luck be a lady tonight,
Luck if you've ever been a lady to begin with
Luck be a lady tonight!
SKY: GUYS:
Luck let a gentleman see, Luck let a gentleman see
How nice a dame you can be, How nice a dame you can be
I know the way you've treated Luck be a lady,
Other guys you've been with Be a lady
Luck be a lady with me Be a lady with me!
SKY:
A lady wouldn't flirt with strangers,
She'd have heart, she'd have a soul.
A lady wouldn't make little sneak eyes at me, Roll 'em, roll 'em, roll 'em
Sneak eyes
When I've bet my life on this roll. Roll 'em, roll 'em, roll 'em
So lets keep the party polite, So lets keep the party polite
Never get out of my sight Never get out of my sight
Stick with me baby, Stick here, baby!
I'm the fella you came in with, Stick here, baby!
Luck be a lady... Luck be a lady...
Luck be a lady... Luck be a lady...
Luck be a lady, What's up, man?
And roll the dice
Comin' out, comin' out
Tonight! Comin' out, comin' out right!
Ah! Ah!
Lyrics submitted by BroadwayAngel232
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