If I Lost You

Unwavering Love: B.B. King's Ode to Lifelong Devotion
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Lyrics

Hey, you're the greatest thing in my life, baby

Expressing admiration and importance of the person addressed as the greatest thing in the speaker's life.

Oh, without your love baby, I don't know just what I'll do

Conveying dependency on the love of the addressed person, implying uncertainty about what the speaker would do without their love.

Oh, years of loving you, you've been so true

Acknowledging and appreciating the years of faithful love from the addressed person.

I believe I'd lose my mind if I lost you

Stating a belief that losing the addressed person would result in the speaker losing their sanity.


Oh, I guess I've been lucky to have someone so dear

Expressing a sense of luck for having someone dear and highlighting the positive aspects of their relationship.

To talk and laugh and always bring me cheer

Describing the joy and positivity brought into the speaker's life by the addressed person.

Oh, after all of this years, you've been so true to me baby

Affirming the longevity of the relationship and the addressed person's faithfulness over the years.

I believe I'd lose my mind if I lost you

Reiterating the belief that losing the addressed person would lead to a loss of sanity for the speaker.


Oh, after all the lies I've told you

Admitting to past lies and possibly deceitful behavior in the relationship.

Just like givin' you, givin' you the stars

Comparing the speaker's actions to giving the addressed person the stars, suggesting extravagant gestures to make up for past lies.

Oh, buying you mink coats, mink coats and diamonds

Mentioning material gifts like mink coats and diamonds, emphasizing efforts to please the addressed person.

Money in the bank and each year, each year two brand new cars

Listing material achievements such as money in the bank and brand new cars each year, further highlighting attempts to provide for the addressed person.


Hey, you've the greatest thing in my life baby

Reiterating the addressed person's importance as the greatest thing in the speaker's life.

Oh, between me and you, I've know I got the best deal

Asserting that the speaker has the best deal between them and expressing contentment with the relationship.

Oh, let me thank you, thank you baby

Expressing gratitude to the addressed person for their faithfulness and positive influence.

You've been so true I'd lose my mind if I lost you

Repeating the belief that losing the addressed person would lead to the speaker losing their sanity, emphasizing the gravity of the potential loss.

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