Baby Lee

The speaker addresses Baby Lee with love, but also with frustration and hurt. He repeatedly says that she does not treat him well, and asks her to stop. The emotional tone combines affection with resentment: he wants the relationship to continue, yet cannot accept the way he is being treated.

The phrase “carried me through the mill” suggests being put through a difficult or exhausting experience. The speaker also complains that Lee treats him “like a child,” implying that she is controlling or disrespectful toward him. His claim that she takes all his money adds a practical grievance to the emotional one: he feels used as well as poorly treated.

The lyrics do not explain exactly what has happened between them, so the listener cannot know whether the speaker’s account is complete or fair. His repeated plea may express genuine devotion, but it also shows how stuck he feels: he says he cannot stand her behavior, while continuing to declare his love. The song leaves that tension unresolved.