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Well I hope that I don't fall in love with you
'Cause falling in love just makes me blue,
Well the music plays and you display
Your heart for me to see,
I had a beer and now I hear you
Calling out for me
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you.
Well the room is crowded, people everywhere
And I wonder, should I offer you a chair?
Well if you sit down with this old clown,
Take that frown and break it,
Before the evening's gone away,
I think that we could make it,
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you.
Well the night does funny things inside a man
These old tom-cat feelings you don't understand,
Well I turn around to look at you,
You light a cigarette,
I wish I had the guts to bum one,
But we've never met,
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you.
I can see that you are lonesome just like me,
And it being late, you'd like some some company,
Well I turn around to look at you,
And you look back at me,
The guy you're with has up and split,
The chair next to you's free,
And I hope that you don't fall in love with me.
Now it's closing time, the music's fading out
Last call for drinks, I'll have another stout.
Well I turn around to look at you,
You're nowhere to be found,
I search the place for your lost face,
Guess I'll have another round
And I think that I just fell in love with you.
'Cause falling in love just makes me blue,
Well the music plays and you display
Your heart for me to see,
I had a beer and now I hear you
Calling out for me
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you.
Well the room is crowded, people everywhere
And I wonder, should I offer you a chair?
Well if you sit down with this old clown,
Take that frown and break it,
Before the evening's gone away,
I think that we could make it,
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you.
Well the night does funny things inside a man
These old tom-cat feelings you don't understand,
Well I turn around to look at you,
You light a cigarette,
I wish I had the guts to bum one,
But we've never met,
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you.
I can see that you are lonesome just like me,
And it being late, you'd like some some company,
Well I turn around to look at you,
And you look back at me,
The guy you're with has up and split,
The chair next to you's free,
And I hope that you don't fall in love with me.
Now it's closing time, the music's fading out
Last call for drinks, I'll have another stout.
Well I turn around to look at you,
You're nowhere to be found,
I search the place for your lost face,
Guess I'll have another round
And I think that I just fell in love with you.
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"I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" as written by Tom Waits
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I wasn't searching for the meaning of the song on here. I was trying to find out who actually performed this song in the movie, "The Prince and Me." The song fits the movie appropriately. [I can actully see Prince Edvard calling a beer a 'stout,' too.] The first time the song is played is when it's Paige's turn to select jukebox music to listen to as she and her co-workers clean up after closing time. Prince Edvard, "Eddie," sits there and watches Paige dance as she wipes down tables. The next time the song is played, is toward the end of the movie, when the Prince asks Paige to dance with him:
Prince Edvard: Paige, may I have this dance?
Paige: Of course.
Prince Edvard: I hope you don't mind, but I've requested our song.
Prince Edvard: We have a song...?? We have a song!
cute video with clips from the movie as sung by Marc Cohen, written by Tom Waits
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After exposing all of his fears of commitment he realizes he is falling for her and now must face the realization she may return the favor. You can feel the pain of a man afraid of commitment in this song. He fumbles and worries and once he finally gets the confidence to face her, well it was too late. She is gone. And he knows he missed his shot.
Very well done.
/The music plays and you display your heart for me to see/ I had a beer and now I hear you calling out for me/
The playing music refers to emotions she exposes for him to se and the effect this has on him is like beer. Alcohol makes him more in touch with emotions.
He wants to get to know her, but he is afraid of getting hurt although he is already on his way. The guy she was with has left and he has a chance to step in, because he can see that she is just as lonely as he. But he hasn’t got the guts to approach her; he is hiding behind his fear of being blue, even though he is already lonely and has not much to lose.
Now it's closing time, the music's fading out Last call for drinks, I'll have another stout. Well I turn around to look at you, you're nowhere to be found, I search the place for your lost face, guess I'll have another round And I think that I just fell in love with you.
In the end of the song he knows it is time for him to make his move towards her. But because he has waited too long she disappears and is nowhere to be found. In the last line he admits that he has fallen in love with her. All trough the song he has been denying it in a way and hoping he was not in love. When she is gone he feels he can be true because there is no longer a danger of falling in love and being blue, because she is gone. In a way he tricks himself because he has fallen in love, but he let her slip away and now he will feel blue.