LAEBill “Lefty” Lawrence
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Left Alone • Track 03

My Lover

Spoiler alert: She’s my F-14.

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About the song

"A man has only one virginity to lose in fighters, and if it is a lovely plane he loses it to, there his heart will ever be."

— Attributed to Ernest Hemingway

“My Lover” is the third track on Left Alone, a love song wearing a flight jacket and carrying a little more thrust than it probably should, but — then again — "Speed is Life".

Every fighter pilot has that one temptress they never really stop thinking about. Sometimes the line between admiration and love gets a little blurry.

Mine is the supersonic, two-place, twin-engine, swing-wing, air-superiority fighter designed and manufactured by Grumman Aerospace Corporation. Anytime, Baby!

Mission: FLYBY. “My Lover” brings a low pass by the boat from stern to bow because some loves are not explained so much as they are felt in your chest when they go by at the speed of heat.

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Ask Paddles

“Paddles” are Landing Signal Officers — Naval Aviators who help bring aircraft safely aboard the carrier. The nickname comes from the visual paddles used long ago to guide pilots on final approach.

Day or night, in all weather, they stand watch at the back of the boat to bring their fellow aviators home. And because every carrier landing matters, every pass gets graded.

Paddles are the rush chairmen of the Fleet: part safety officer, part coach, part morale engine. They keep standards high, spirits up, and sometimes have to deliver harsh news.

Don’t take trash, Paddles.

My Lover Lyrics

My Lover

Written by:
Bill "Lefty" Lawrence

"A man has only one virginity to lose in fighters…"

— Ernest Hemingway

For those who took off and never came back home.

— Bill “Lefty” Lawrence
2026

I met my lover down in Mexico
She wanted me to love her, take it nice and slow
But when she was close, she twisted to and fro
So I lost my lover down in Mexico

I met my lover down in San Antone
She wanted photos that would make her moan
The kind she couldn't make when she's alone
So we shot each other down in San Antone

I met my lover on the coast of France
She wanted me to love her, make it like a dance
But when I would spin her, she slipped right past
And I lost my lover on the coast of France

I met my lover down in New Orleans 
She asked for my lovin' back behind the scenes
She wanted more, now I haunt her dreams
I made my lover scream in New Orleans

I met my lover, down in old Key West
Saw the green flash at that Fantasy Fest
Nothing but paint on her treasure chest
With my wild-eyed lover down in old Key West

I met my lover back in Mexico
She wanted me to love her, I could not say no
How it all ends, hell, I don't know
'cause I'll lose my lover down in Mexico

I took my lover to the skies above
She danced to my fingers, showed me lots of love
On darkest night, she'd bring me home
The sight of her still makes me moan
She was the wildest lover I'd ever seen

[Pause]

[half-spoken, stripped instrumentation]
Anytime, Baby
, Baby
She's my F-14

[deep whisper]
I lost my lover...
I lost my lover...
My lover...


Contact / Licensing:
Bill “Lefty” Lawrence
Left Alone Entertainment
music@leftylawrence.com

© 2026 Bill “Lefty” Lawrence / Left Alone Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.