I Can't Explain

Soulful Musings: B.B. King's Poetic Journey of Love and Destiny
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Lyrics

Oh, I can't explain baby

Expressing inability to explain a feeling, likely related to love or emotions.

But heaven only knows why

Highlighting the mysterious nature of the emotion, suggesting it's beyond understanding.

Oh, I can't explain

Reiterating the difficulty in explaining the intense emotions being experienced.

And heaven only knows why

Emphasizing that the reasons for these emotions are known only to heaven or fate.

Yes, I'll be in love with you baby

Committing to love the person addressed in the song until the end of life.

I guess until the day I die

Expressing a deep and enduring commitment to love without clear understanding.


You are to me, baby

Comparing the significance of the person to the singer to the essential role of water to the sea.

What the water is to the sea

Continuing the analogy, emphasizing the indispensable nature of the person's presence.

Oh, you are to me, baby

Reiterating the importance of the person, drawing parallels to the sea and water.

What the water is to the sea

Stressing the essential and irreplaceable role of the person in the singer's life.

I only want your love, baby

Declaring a desire for the love of the person, revealing a simple and sincere longing.

So tell me why don't you want me

Pleading for an explanation or clarification regarding the reciprocation of love.


Yes, I don't believe in miracles

Expressing skepticism or doubt about the existence of miracles.

I believe what's to be will be

Affirming a belief in the inevitability of what is meant to happen in life.

Yes, I don't believe, I don't believe in miracles

Reiterating a lack of belief in miracles, emphasizing a pragmatic view of life.

I only believe what's to be will be

Restating the belief in the predetermined nature of events in life.

Yes but if I did believe in miracles, baby

Hypothetically acknowledging that if the singer believed in miracles, the person would be one.

Baby, you would be a miracle to me

Highlighting the extraordinary nature of the person as a potential miracle.


Yes, you're my first thought baby

Affirming the constant presence of the person in the singer's thoughts.

Yes my last and in between

Stressing the person's importance as the first and last thought, and everything in between.

Oh, you're my first thought baby

Reiterating the enduring and encompassing nature of the person's impact on the singer.

Yes my last and in between

Affirming the person's significance as the primary focus throughout all moments.

I say you're the greatest champion baby

Describing the person as the greatest champion, suggesting admiration and high regard.

Oh that any man has ever seen

Declaring the person's greatness in a way that surpasses any other man's experience.

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