# Boone Benson's "Beautiful Things"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boone-bensons-beautiful-things/1010046>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 10, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boone-bensons-beautiful-things/1010046 "2024-11-10T21:40:51Z")\
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It seems to me that this is a song about someone who is terrified of being rejected. The lyrics would have applied to me before I met Ms. P. It seems that the narrator would scare a lot of women off due to being so needy. Does anyone else interpret the song this way?