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Cinderella Lyrics
Last December I met a girl
She took a likin' to me
Said she loved me
But she didn't know the meanin' of the word
She imagined love to be grand
Me holdin' her hand and
Whisperin' sweet things and
Cooin' softly like a song bird
Then one mornin' she came to me
With a tear in her eye
And a sigh on her breath
And Lord she said
"Hon, I'm heavy with child"
And I said "god damn girl can't you see
That I'm breakin' my back
Just tryin' to keep my head above water
And it's turnin' me wild"
Cinderella can't you see
Don't want your company
You better leave this mornin' leave today
Take your love and your child away
No no no no, no no no no
No no no no, no no no no
No no no no, no no no no
No no no no, no no no no
No no no no, no no no no
No no no no no
Woah woah, no
Woah woah, no
Woah woah, no
Woah woah, woah woah woah, no
Rockin' chair on my front porch
Well I'm thinkin' about all the things that I did
As a young man
Now that I'm old
And I remember her and the boy
Did he have all the toys and the joys
That a young man should have
Before he gets too old
Cinderella couldn't you see
I didn't want your company
You shoulda left that mornin' left that day
Took your love and your child away
She took a likin' to me
Said she loved me
But she didn't know the meanin' of the word
Me holdin' her hand and
Whisperin' sweet things and
Cooin' softly like a song bird
With a tear in her eye
And a sigh on her breath
And Lord she said
"Hon, I'm heavy with child"
That I'm breakin' my back
Just tryin' to keep my head above water
And it's turnin' me wild"
Don't want your company
You better leave this mornin' leave today
Take your love and your child away
No no no no, no no no no
No no no no, no no no no
No no no no, no no no no
No no no no, no no no no
No no no no no
Woah woah, no
Woah woah, no
Woah woah, woah woah woah, no
Well I'm thinkin' about all the things that I did
As a young man
Now that I'm old
Did he have all the toys and the joys
That a young man should have
Before he gets too old
I didn't want your company
You shoulda left that mornin' left that day
Took your love and your child away
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It's not "turning me wild"..."It's turning me white". It's an old saying (I'm 71) and it means 'making me old before my time.'
Good song, but disturbing lyrics to me. Selfish man reluctantly takes responsiblility of fatherhood and still regrets it when he is old.
I have always felt the same way. Touching song about a nasty subject. You love the song until you start understanding the lyrics.
I have always felt the same way. Touching song about a nasty subject. You love the song until you start understanding the lyrics.
@norder Selfish at first, but he did the right thing. I believe that he regrets that he couldn’t have done better financially to buy the boy more things. Just my take on the song.
@norder Selfish at first, but he did the right thing. I believe that he regrets that he couldn’t have done better financially to buy the boy more things. Just my take on the song.
According to Larry Burnett, he wrote "Cinderella" when he was 16 when he had no wife, no girlfriend, and definitely no pregnant friend. But he had a lot of buddies who were in that situation and they provide the inspiration for the song. The meaning was simple... Guy gets girl pregnant, guy kicks girl out of his life. Years later, guy is now old guy, reminiscing about girl and the son he didn't know. The song is not about regrets or missed opportunities, simply about reflecting on the past. Personally, I LIKE Roger10566's interpretation of the song, and I wish it were the correct one. But, alas, it's not.
@Maxsdad Oh, alas, I think there's regret. He remembers her and the boy and wonders if the boy had all the toys and the joys he wished "his son" to have because he was not there for them.
@Maxsdad Oh, alas, I think there's regret. He remembers her and the boy and wonders if the boy had all the toys and the joys he wished "his son" to have because he was not there for them.
The line "Shoulda left that mornin' left that day" means he did NOT kick her outta his life. She didn't leave. He gave her the choice to leave, and when she opted not to use that choice, he didn't force her.
@doug114491 How about she didn't leave that day and through strife and hard times they finally couldn't stand each other to the point she finally did leave, and he did not see his son grow up and have all the toys and joys a boy should before he got too old for them? As pointed out, Larry Burnett (writer) was interviewed about the song and although it was not about him, it was about people he saw going through difficult relationships. Quote: "I certainly didn't have a wife or a girlfriend who was pregnant and I was working my...
@doug114491 How about she didn't leave that day and through strife and hard times they finally couldn't stand each other to the point she finally did leave, and he did not see his son grow up and have all the toys and joys a boy should before he got too old for them? As pointed out, Larry Burnett (writer) was interviewed about the song and although it was not about him, it was about people he saw going through difficult relationships. Quote: "I certainly didn't have a wife or a girlfriend who was pregnant and I was working my butt off trying to support us. None of that was going on. But it was certainly happening around me in other people's lives."
@doug114491 I agree with you but it took me 7 years to get it. As per all American 70's songs it's written as about face. Don't you hate those films that show the maybe ending and then go 3 days Earlier? Thanks, Stay Safe and KTF Chardie
@doug114491 I agree with you but it took me 7 years to get it. As per all American 70's songs it's written as about face. Don't you hate those films that show the maybe ending and then go 3 days Earlier? Thanks, Stay Safe and KTF Chardie
And it's turnin' me wild"
I hear: And it's turnin me white.
But, I'm not that good at lyrics deciphering, maybe it is wild.
Good song either way, a little sad though.
@80s4me you correct, "turning me white;"- as in his hair turning grey.
@80s4me you correct, "turning me white;"- as in his hair turning grey.
I always heard this song from a frightened young mans point of view. He doubts he will be able to provide for his girlfriend, he nicknamed Cinderella, and their child. He tries to get her to leave with a kind of plee for her to get out while she can. Kind of like releasing an animal back into the wild with a shoo shoo kind of gesture. Time passes and we find the old man sitting on the porch reminiscing with Cinderella sitting next to him. He realizing it all worked out fine for the family and understands Cinderella deserved more than he ever could ever give her. With a sence of understading and gatitude he turns to Cinderella to ask why she didn't run away from him when she had every reason to do so. Turns out Cinderella was the one that knew the meaning of the word LOVE all along and not the other way atound.
@roger10566 I agree with your view on this song, despite what the writer says it was about. The words indicate she never left, he observed her and the boy as he grew older, says she still should have gone away. The other part of his looking back in his regrets is ....did he provide the things a boy needs growing up. It seems he was there for his son, a big part of what a boy needs in his life.
@roger10566 I agree with your view on this song, despite what the writer says it was about. The words indicate she never left, he observed her and the boy as he grew older, says she still should have gone away. The other part of his looking back in his regrets is ....did he provide the things a boy needs growing up. It seems he was there for his son, a big part of what a boy needs in his life.
O yeah i believe the lyric is "and he had all the joys and the toys that a young man should have before he gets too old"
@roger10566 No.... it's "Did he have" as in the father was not there to know.
@roger10566 No.... it's "Did he have" as in the father was not there to know.
He buried her in the back yard. I did ask her to leave,but she chose to stay, oh well,stubborn girl, got to stay in a matter of speaking.
Out of personal experience here is the meaning of the song: He was just out to get some and found a girl willing to give some She was out to get love and found a guy she thought was willing to give it They had a child and he being a responsible man thought he would have to marry her but didn't 'love' her. She had the baby and he left. Being responsible but bitter he paid child support but didn't see the kid growing up (thinking she would use the child to make him hers) Guilt caught up with him and he realizes the child is the real victim here and it's all her fault (but ultimately his too) BTW The child turns out to be the biggest blessing in his life
I'm pretty sure the lyrics mean that the guy ended up keeping his woman and child, doing right by them, and they by him. The last verse is simply him reminiscing about his old state of mind, it's the part of him that never wanted kids, regretting the road not taken. But that doesn't mean he's unhappy or has regrets. He's happy with his choice, but is nostalgic about what might have been.
I've been thinking about the lyrics ever since it was released in 1976, so I'm pretty sure on my take.