Slip Away
Yearning Whispers: Billy Joe Royal's Soulful Plea to Slip Away
Lyrics
What would I give for just a few moments
Expressing a desire for brief moments of time.
What would I give just to have you near
Expressing a longing to have the person physically close.
Tell me you would try to slip away somehow
Asking if the person is willing to find a way to be together discreetly.
Oh I need you darling I want to see you right now
Expressing a strong need and urgency to see the person immediately.
Can you slip away, slip away
Reiterating the request for the person to slip away.
Slip away, oh I need you so
Expressing the intense desire for the person.
Oh love oh love, how sweet it is
Describing love as sweet and delightful.
When you still involve it
Suggesting that love is still present and active.
Let me tell you how sweet it is
Affirming the sweetness of love.
Now I know it's wrong,
Acknowledging the wrongness of certain actions or requests.
The things I ask you to do
Admitting to making requests that may be inappropriate.
But please believe me darling
Pleading for trust, emphasizing no intention to cause harm.
I don't mean to hurt you
Reassuring the person of the absence of harmful intent.
But can you slip away
Repeating the request for the person to slip away.
Without him knowin you're gone
Suggesting a discreet departure without the knowledge of another person.
Baby we could meet somewhere,
Proposing a meeting place where both can be anonymous.
Somewhere we both are not known
Emphasizing the need for secrecy by choosing an unknown location.
Can you slip away, slip away,
Reiterating the desire for the person to slip away.
Slip away-ay-ay-ay I need you so
Expressing the intense need for the person.
Oh can you slip away baby
Asking again if the person can slip away.
I'd like to see you right now darling
Expressing the immediate desire to see the person.
Can you slip away baby
Repeating the request for the person to slip away.
Cause I got to, got to see you
Stating the necessity of seeing the person.
I feel a deep burning inside
Describing a profound internal longing or passion.
Oh I wish you could slip away...
Expressing a wish for the person to slip away.
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