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She's A Lady Lyrics
Are you trying to put me on?
I turned around and it was gone
Did I leave it in your car?
On a table in a bar?
Or in your bed between the sheets?
The places where we used to meet
Wherever love has gone, I need to know
Cause she's a woman
Oh yeah, she's a woman
She's a lady
And I just love the way she moves
the way she moves
watch her
When you left
I didn't know how I was going to forget you
I was hanging by a thread
and then I met her, selling pictures of herself
to german business men
Well, that's all she wants to do
Come on, come on
I don't want to try too hard
I don't want to wait too long
I don't want to live alone
with all this crap that pulls me down
Oh, tell me now, how would it feel
if I could touch you once again?
Where have you gone, where have you gone?
The moon has gone down on the sun
Oh yeah, I know that you're coming home.
You wouldn't leave me on my own
Everybody! can't you see?
she's coming back to me
Whilst you were gone I got along.
I didn't die, I carried on
I went drinking every night
just so I could feel alright
Stayed in bed all day to feel ok
I felt ok
Oh, I felt sick and tired, yes I did
She lived at her father's place
played his records, though they jumped
Wore her body back to front
I tried hard to make it work
kissed her where she said it hurt
but I was always underneath
She's a woman
Oh yeah, she's a woman
She's a lady
And I just love the way she moves
the way she moves
Watch her
I don't know why you pretend that it causes you pain
when you know very well you're going to do it again
You're going to do it again and again and again
but can you keep it going all night long?
I know it's going to happen
It might not be today
It might not be tomorrow, or even the day after
but some time soon, you'll see
you're going to come back to me
Whilst you were gone I got along
I didn't die, I carried on
I went drinking every night
just so I could feel alright
Stayed in bed all day to feel ok
I felt ok
Whilst you were gone I got along
I didn't die, I carried on
Oh yeah, I went with other women
what else can I say?
I guess I kind of missed you whilst you were away
Whilst you were gone
I turned around and it was gone
Did I leave it in your car?
On a table in a bar?
Or in your bed between the sheets?
The places where we used to meet
Wherever love has gone, I need to know
Oh yeah, she's a woman
She's a lady
And I just love the way she moves
the way she moves
watch her
I didn't know how I was going to forget you
I was hanging by a thread
and then I met her, selling pictures of herself
to german business men
Well, that's all she wants to do
I don't want to try too hard
I don't want to wait too long
I don't want to live alone
with all this crap that pulls me down
Oh, tell me now, how would it feel
if I could touch you once again?
The moon has gone down on the sun
Oh yeah, I know that you're coming home.
You wouldn't leave me on my own
Everybody! can't you see?
she's coming back to me
I didn't die, I carried on
I went drinking every night
just so I could feel alright
Stayed in bed all day to feel ok
I felt ok
Oh, I felt sick and tired, yes I did
played his records, though they jumped
Wore her body back to front
I tried hard to make it work
kissed her where she said it hurt
but I was always underneath
Oh yeah, she's a woman
She's a lady
And I just love the way she moves
the way she moves
Watch her
when you know very well you're going to do it again
You're going to do it again and again and again
but can you keep it going all night long?
It might not be today
It might not be tomorrow, or even the day after
but some time soon, you'll see
you're going to come back to me
I didn't die, I carried on
I went drinking every night
just so I could feel alright
Stayed in bed all day to feel ok
I felt ok
I didn't die, I carried on
Oh yeah, I went with other women
what else can I say?
I guess I kind of missed you whilst you were away
Whilst you were gone
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Yay! The first to comment on my absolute favorite Pulp song!!!! The best of the best: the man's perspective crystalized and held up for examination! Is it just a coincidence that this song reminds me of I will survive, only from a male perspective.
Instead of sitting around being melancholy he is out partying with loose women, and one day soon, you'll see, your gonna, come back to me!!! Such a sweet anthem, saved me from some pathetic break-up moments!
I adore this song, one of my favourite Pulp songs. I think it's far more complicated than it seems though, woman who is described seems unusual (at least to me) so I'm gonna try to explain my ideas about the woman
"I met her, selling pictures of herself to german business men Well, that's all she wants to do" Why she would be selling photos of herself to "German businessmen" I'm not sure. The idea of this being "all she wants to do" is also interesting. Perhaps she's famous or in some way interesting to the "businessmen". Maybe she's conning the businessmen into buying worthless photographs and this line is just to show her ability to manipulate Perhaps she's a prostitute and the idea of her "selling pictures" is a euphemistic way of implying she's selling herself or selling sex. However Jarvis doesn't usually go for subtlety when talking about sex, it's possible the idea of "selling pictures of herself" is just to show her narcissism and belief that people would pay for pictures.
She lived at her father's place played his records, though they jumped Wore her body back to front I have absolutely no clue what wearing her body "back to front" means. I think her playing her father's records may be to show some sort of hook onto music or belief that music is important. It may be just a personal meaning of a woman who used to play records who jumped. However the idea of playing "records" or old ways or playing music (why not CDs?) may show an air of nostalgia backed up by the idea that she plays them despite them being faulty. It also gives the impression of a woman with old records jumping, an idea of neglect or something almost scary. The idea of her being a bit out of touch and unusual is also reflected with her living with her father.
The relationship itself seems to have fallen apart because she doesn't care about him as much as he does about her, although it's possible she's denying her feelings because she's afraid or enjoys using him.
Does anyone else notice the whispered "stop" at the end?
Wow, yes it does sound like I Will Survive. Gotta love the emotional intensity -the man's feelings seeming to drive events, and the song, forward.
I've gotta agree; This is the "I Will Survive" anthem! Quite a sexy one, too.
I put it on in those moments when I wanna feel emotionally stronger again.
Man what I want to know is how he wrote this/memorized it all for the recording.
Is this song performed live?
Probably my favorite Pulp song atm
they used to play it a lot on the his n hers tour and for all i know they played it a couple nights ago at a concert right here, in Chile
they used to play it a lot on the his n hers tour and for all i know they played it a couple nights ago at a concert right here, in Chile
His girlfriend left him and now he's going out drinking and sleeping around. He's miserable but pretending to be okay. The woman in verse 2 is one of those flings that he is claiming helped him move on (sounds like some kind of adult entertainer - selling nude photos of herself, just out to make money). Clearly he has not, because he keeps insisting his ex is going to come back to him.
The title of "She's a Lady" is a contrast with the other women he's sleeping with now. He sees his ex as a lady - above these other women.
I'm not sure who verse 4 refers to…. but I think it's the ex. He tried to make it work, but he was "always underneath", sexual innuendo, but more about her being in control. She had the upper hand in the relationship. I'm also not sure what "wore her body back to front" means. I'm thinking the whole verse is describing someone who was a bit of a mess emotionally.
I think in verse 5 he's possibly talking to himself - it actually causes him pain to go out and get drunk and screw around, but he's going to keep doing it.
Everything about Pulp in a single track. Superlative.
‘Wore her body back to front’. A body was a popular item of women’s clothing in the 80s/90s, much like a leotard. Usually it had popper fasteners at the crotch and a scooped out back, so wearing it back to front, must have given it an alluring bedroom only look! This song is definitely one of my favourites. I love the storytelling lyrics. There’s nothing quite as joyous as singing along to a Pulp song.