Analysis of BE YOUR GUY

Cornell G. Mack 1955 (Washington DC)



I'm not going to lead you on I'm going to tell you the TRUTH

I not only want to be your friend I want to be your lover TOO

why should I tell a LIE when all I want is to be your GUY?

what I'm talking about is coming from the heart which means so much to ME

and after you think about what I've said it'll be so plain to SEE

I just want to be your GUY I'm not telling you no LIE

when I first saw you I got a feeling that I couldn't EXPLAIN

and as I tried to be your friend it just lead to stronger THINGS

I know you need time to think about what I've SAID
take your time slow your roll I don't want you to be MISLEAD

Come on now give us a TRY these feeling that we share cannot be DENIED

If you don't understand today then maybe TOMORROW
and if not then, then it'll be my SORROW

You only live once, that's what I've been TOLD
you can see it on my face it's only you that I want to HOLD

I just want to be your GUY I can't say it enough TIMES
I'm going to keep shouting it until you decide to be MINE

I'm going to keep it real with you and tell you what I WANT
I don't want to lie to you just to prove my POINT

So many guys today will tell you what they think you want to HEAR

I'm looking for a long-term relationship to show you how much I  really CARE

Hiding things from someone you're supposed to LOVE
what kind of Character does that display?
who are you thinking OF


Scheme X X A B B A X X XX X CC DD XX XX X X EXE
Poetic Form
Metre 1110111111011101 11101111111111101 111101111111111 111001110101111111 01011011111011111 11111111110111 1111111010111001 011111111111101 111111101111 11111111111101 111110111011110101 111010111001 01111101110 1101111111 1111111110111111 11111111111011 110111010111111 110111111011111 111111111111 1101011111111111 1101011010111111101 1011110111 1111001101 111101
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,381
Words 310
Sentences 3
Stanzas 17
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 3
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 44
Words per line (avg) 12
Letters per stanza (avg) 62
Words per stanza (avg) 17

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Written on February 05, 2023

Submitted by thewingking1 on February 05, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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