Come And Get These Memories
Echoes of Love Lost: Bette Midler's Melancholic Memories
Lyrics
Here's your old friendship ring
Returning an old friendship ring symbolizing the end of the relationship.
Can't wear it any more
Unable to wear the friendship ring, indicating the emotional difficulty of holding onto the past.
Here's your old love letters
Returning old love letters, suggesting a closure to the communication and connection.
I can't read them any more
Unable to read the old love letters, emphasizing the emotional pain and detachment.
Lover you've gone from me
Expressing the departure of the lover from the speaker's life.
And left behind so many memories
Reflecting on the many memories left behind by the departed lover.
Here's that old teddy bear
Returning an old teddy bear won at the state fair, symbolizing the end of shared experiences.
That you won from me at the state fare
Recalling a specific memory of winning a teddy bear at the state fair.
Here's some old valentine cards
Returning old valentine cards, suggesting the speaker's desire for the ex-lover to move on.
Give 'em to your new sweetheart
Suggesting that the ex-lover should give the valentine cards to their new sweetheart.
Lover you've gone from me
Reiterating the departure of the lover and the abundance of memories left behind.
And left behind so many memories
Repeating the sentiment of the lover leaving and the emotional impact of memories.
Here's our old favorite record
Unable to stand hearing an old favorite record, indicating the difficulty of reliving past moments.
Can't stand to hear it anymore
Expressing the emotional burden of a lingering love song associated with the departed lover.
It's just some old lingering love song
Describing the love song as a painful reminder that is tearing the speaker's heart apart.
It's in my heart and it's tearing it apart, tearing it apart
Emphasizing the emotional impact of the love song on the speaker's heart.
Because of these memories
Attributing the difficulty of moving on to the memories that constantly linger.
I never think of anybody
Stating that the speaker only thinks of the departed lover due to the overwhelming memories.
Never think of anybody but you
Reinforcing the exclusivity of thoughts about the departed lover.
So, come on and get 'em (babe)
Encouraging the ex-lover to retrieve the memories, suggesting a need for closure.
Come on and get 'em, babe (babe)
Repeating the call for the ex-lover to retrieve the memories.
Come on and get 'em
Continuing the plea for the ex-lover to take away the memories.
And let me find somebody new
Suggesting that the speaker wants to find somebody new after the departure of the lover.
Come and get these memories
Reiterating the invitation for the ex-lover to come and retrieve the memories.
Since you've gone out of my life
Expressing the difficulty of the speaker's mind and heart since the lover's departure.
My mind and heart can't be at easy
Highlighting the ongoing emotional struggle in the absence of the lover.
Since you've gone out of my life
Repeating the emotional impact on the speaker's life after the lover's departure.
Give them to your new love
Advising the ex-lover to give the memories to their new love, signaling a desire for closure.
Give them to your new love
Repeating the suggestion for the ex-lover to pass on the memories.
And come on and get these memories
Reiterating the invitation for the ex-lover to come and take away the memories.
Since you've gone out of my life
Emphasizing the continued impact of the lover's departure on the speaker's life.
Since you've gone out of my life
Repeating the sentiment of the lover's absence and its effects on the speaker's life.
Since you've gone
Concluding with a final acknowledgment of the lover's departure.
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