By the Way
Love's Departure: Unveiling Heartbreak in Barbra Streisand's Melody
Lyrics
By the way did I hear you say
The speaker is asking if they heard correctly.
If some night I seem too lonely
Expressing a feeling of loneliness on certain nights.
You would stay
Asking if the listener would stay with them on those lonely nights.
Oh and by the way
Transitioning to another thought or topic.
Have I told you yet that only recently
Checking if the listener knows about a recent event: the speaker's partner moving out.
He moved out on me
Revealing the recent departure of the speaker's partner from their shared home.
Took the towels we stole
Recalling an incident of taking towels from a motel in Tennessee, possibly with the departed partner.
From some motel in tennessee
Sharing a detail about the towels taken from the motel.
He was gone long before he really left
Realizing that the partner emotionally checked out long before physically leaving.
I knew it ...
Recognizing the signs of the partner's departure beforehand.
By the way he began to say:
Transitioning again, mentioning the partner's words about love taking time despite the speaker being in a hurry.
Love takes time, I'm in a hurry
Partner's explanation that love needs time while the speaker wants things to move faster.
Anyway that's all yesterday
Dismissing the past and focusing on the present between the speaker and the listener.
Let's get back to us
Encouraging the listener to concentrate on their relationship rather than worrying about the past.
Why worry?
Reassuring that there's no need to worry about the relationship.
If you try calling by and by
Suggesting the possibility of the listener reaching out or visiting later.
Oh, and by the I thought I mention
Another transition, mentioning a point in passing.
You can't stay...
Informing the listener that they can't stay under certain circumstances.
Neath the lights
Noticing a difference in appearance between the listener and the departed partner.
You don't look a thing like he did
Highlighting the dissimilarity in appearance between the two individuals.
And it's time to play
Indicating that it's time to engage in something enjoyable or playful.
It's another day
Acknowledging the start of a new day or a new phase.
Why can't we make love fall
Pondering why love cannot happen spontaneously or naturally.
By the way?
Putting forward the question of why love doesn't fall into place easily.
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