Some of you may know that Melissa Etheridge has saved my life this summer, as I Was Left For Another Woman, something which has happened, apparently, to Melissa Etheridge as well.

But I have had enough of a few of her songs. I mean, they helped. And they will help again. But I needed to do something. (As she says in one of her songs.)

Tonight I feel so sure

That all in love is fair.

I know I will not care

And I'll feel the heat and the high of a new affair.

You know I'm only human;

I've got some new friends of my own.

But tonight while I'm making my phone calls

Some other woman, is making love to you.

Chorus:

Somebody bring me a lover.

I'm really sure I don't need a drink.

Can't you see my baby's got another lover;

I'll fuck the next woman who gives me a wink.

Somebody bring me a lover.

Can't you see I need an affair?

A woman for my heart, a woman for my mind,

And tonight a sweet woman, to love me if she dares

When will this celibacy end?

When will I get laid too?

I need a fling; I'll love again,

Or will I chill on the thrill of my own right hand?

I'll do anything to find a new woman to hold.

I need an assignation of the temporary kind.

I tell you things won't be the same,

When you know that some woman is whispering my name.

From zonker@silver.LCS.MIT.EDU Wed Oct 10 07:33:12 1990 Received: from SILVER.LCS.MIT.EDU by ucsce.UCSC.EDU (5.64/1.34)  id AA17485; Wed, 10 Oct 90 07:33:07 -0700 Received: by silver.LCS.MIT.EDU (5.57/ultrix3.0/m4.4)       id AA21092; Wed, 10 Oct 90 10:33:32 EDT Date: Wed, 10 Oct 90 10:33:32 EDT From: zonker@silver.lcs.mit.edu (Regis M Donovan) Message-Id: <9010101433.AA21092@silver.LCS.MIT.EDU> To: addic@ucsce.UCSC.EDU Subject: Re: a parody Status: R

WONDERFUL!!! I love it, so I won't spread it all over the net...

giggling off to class... --z

From sappho-request@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU Wed Oct 10 11:11:07 1990 Received: from okeeffe.Berkeley.EDU by ucsce.UCSC.EDU (5.64/1.34)         id AA18988; Wed, 10 Oct 90 11:11:01 -0700 Received: from BLOOM-BEACON.MIT.EDU by okeeffe.Berkeley.EDU (5.65/1.41)         id AA08701; Wed, 10 Oct 90 11:10:31 -0700 Received: by bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU (5.61/25-eef)          id AA24615; Wed, 10 Oct 90 11:25:03 EDT Received: from umich.edu by bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU with SMTP (5.61/25-eef)         id AA24610; Wed, 10 Oct 90 11:24:54 EDT Received: from ub.cc.umich.edu by umich.edu (5.61/1123-1.0)       id AA08886; Wed, 10 Oct 90 11:24:37 -0400 Date: Wed, 10 Oct 90 11:18:10 EDT From: Patricia_G._Smith@ub.cc.umich.edu To: sappho@bloom-beacon.mit.edu Message-Id: <6287102@ub.cc.umich.edu> Status: RO

Tineley, thanks for the lyrics. I, too, am a Melissa E. fan but there are times when listening repeatedly to her songs just keeps me wallowing in my shit. I also have had enough of a few of her songs which is probably a healthy sign. I can really identify with your lyrics; I've been in that place, left it for a bit, and returned <need to rest the hand, y'know> Thanks for the contribution, I'll hang on to this one. -- Pat