"Lady" es el sexto tema de "Crisis? What Crisis?" (1975), el cuarto álbum de Supertramp, publicado apenas un año después del exitoso "Crime of the Century". El disco se grabó deprisa, presionados por la discográfica, y varias canciones eran sobras de sesiones anteriores. "Lady" salió como primer sencillo del álbum en noviembre de 1975, pero pasó sin pena ni gloria por las listas.
La canción está cantada por Roger Hodgson y firmada, como casi todo el repertorio de la banda en esta época, por Hodgson y Rick Davies conjuntamente, aunque la autoría musical suele atribuirse a Hodgson. Curiosamente, cuando la banda editó su álbum en directo "Paris" (1980), "Lady" quedó fuera del repertorio, sustituida por la cara B de aquel single, "You Started Laughing When I Held You in My Arms".
En cuanto a la letra, es una canción de amor con tono de despedida o de duda: el narrador le habla a una mujer que "viene cruzando el agua" y parece estar a punto de marcharse o de tomar una decisión importante sobre su relación. Él le pide que no se precipite, que espere un poco, mientras le confiesa que la necesita y que está dispuesto a que lo tome "tal como es". Es una mezcla de súplica y resignación, con esa sensación típica de Hodgson de vulnerabilidad emocional envuelta en una melodía pegadiza.
Letra:
Lady
You're comin' 'cross the water
Well, don't you think you oughta
Be waiting a while
Are you acting
On what your heart has told you?
Is nothing gonna hold you
From flying away? Ah ha
Flying away, ah ha
Flying away
'Cause there's nowhere to go
Though the road is out stretching before you
And the farther you go
I said ain't nothin' gonna get you to heaven
I said ain't nothin' gonna get you to heaven
And you know just who you are
And you know that there's somethin' between us
And you like what you feel
But I can tell that you're not gonna turn back
Well, I can tell that you're not gonna turn back
And don't you know I'm a little bit sad
Oh no
Ooh la la la la
Ooh la la la la
Ooh la la la la
Ooh la la la la
Aah, aah, aah
Mister, you better get a move on
You better get a fix on
You better walk straight
I said, Lady
Oh take me if you want me
Won't you take me as you find me
Oh, I'm needing your love so bad
I'm needing your love so bad
I'm needing your love
And there's nowhere to go
Though the road is out stretching before you
And the farther you go
I said ain't nothin' gonna get you to heaven
I said ain't nothin' gonna get you to heaven
And you know just who you are
And you know that there's somethin' between us
And you like what you feel
But I can tell that you're not gonna turn back
Well, I can tell that you're not gonna turn back
And don't you know I'm a little bit sad
Just a little bit sad
Just a little bit sad
Just a little bit sad
Just a little bit
Just a little bit
Ooh la la la la
Ooh la la la la
Ooh la la la la
Ooh la la la la
Aah, aah, aah
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
She's turnin' about
You're takin' the long way
