Lyric discussion by Emilian537 

Cover art for Tonight You Belong to Me lyrics by Patience and Prudence

This song was made in WW2 when Kids was Losing Their parents, so they made a song to comfort the children, but the tall girl in the backround died after the song ended

Negative
Subjective
Sadness
WW2
Children
Loss
Comfort
Tragedy

@Emilian537 It was written in 1926 (10 years after WWI and 14 years before WW2). The "tall girl in the background" is Patience McIntyre and is still alive as of Nov. 2025. Her sister, Prudence, passed away in 2023.