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Roberta Lyrics
Roberta, you say you know me
But I see only what you're paid to show me
Oh, I wish you had the time
Oh, I wish you had the time, oh
Roberta, I understand you
I know you need to move in other circles too
It's tough for me
It's tough for you
Roberta, how I've adored you
I'd ask you over but I can't afford you
Oh, I wish you'd take the time
Oh, I wish you'd take the time, oh
Roberta, the night goes slowly
I know you're workin' but you must get lonely too
It's tough for me, It's tough for you
And I'm in in a bad way and I wanna make love to you, oo, oo
Oh, I wish you had the time
Oh, I wish you had the time, oh
Roberta, I really need you
But I suppose that my small change won't see you through
It's tough for me, it's tough for you
But I see only what you're paid to show me
Oh, I wish you had the time
Oh, I wish you had the time, oh
I know you need to move in other circles too
It's tough for me
It's tough for you
I'd ask you over but I can't afford you
Oh, I wish you'd take the time
Oh, I wish you'd take the time, oh
I know you're workin' but you must get lonely too
It's tough for me, It's tough for you
And I'm in in a bad way and I wanna make love to you, oo, oo
Oh, I wish you had the time
Oh, I wish you had the time, oh
But I suppose that my small change won't see you through
It's tough for me, it's tough for you
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Ok, well, I'm pretty sure Roberta is a prostitute, but the song is really about unrequited love and loneliness.
Billy said "Roberta, that's a song about a hooker".
Getting it on with a lady of the night...
He's into that sort of thing, you know.
Yep, I refer to this song as "Ode to Prostitute"
Yep, I refer to this song as "Ode to Prostitute"