You're Gonna Need Someone
Finding Solace in Love: You're Gonna Need Someone
Lyrics
Well, you're gonna need someone
Expressing a future need for someone's support or companionship
Baby, when you're blue
Addressing a moment of sadness or melancholy
Well, you're gonna need someone
Reiterating the anticipation of needing someone in difficult times
Just to sleep your nights through
Highlighting the need for someone to provide comfort during nights
So baby please, make it up to me
Pleading for reconciliation and promising love in return
And I'll love you
Reassurance that love will be given if the plea is accepted
Well, you been ignoring me
Pointing out past neglect or disregard
Baby, in the past
Referencing a history of being ignored in the relationship
And the blues had come to get ya
Noting the arrival of sadness (blues) in the person's life
But we don't have to laugh
Suggesting that despite the challenges, there's room for seriousness
'Cause if you make it up to me
Offering the possibility of love if amends are made
Oh, I'll love you
Reiterating the promise of love upon reconciliation
I've waited you, baby
Expressing patience and waiting for the person
But I still got my pride
Emphasizing the speaker's sense of self-worth and dignity
You hurt me before
Recalling past emotional pain caused by the person
I thought I'd die
Describing the intensity of the emotional hurt
Well, I won't let you do it to me
Declaring a refusal to allow the same hurt to happen again
Oh I'll, I'll be gone and you'll see
Asserting the intention to leave if mistreated
You'll see that you're gonna need someone
Reiterating the person's future need for support
Make me blue, make me blue
Indicating that the person has the power to affect the speaker emotionally
Well, I've waited you, baby
Repeating the theme of patience and waiting for the person
Still got my pride
Restating the speaker's self-worth and pride
You hurt me before
Recalling past emotional pain and near-death experience
I thought I'd die
Reflecting on the depth of the emotional impact
Well, I won't let you do it to me
Reaffirming the commitment not to be mistreated
Oh I'll, I'll be gone and you'll see
Reiterating the intention to leave if mistreated
You'll see that you're gonna need someone
Stating the future need for support in a challenging situation
Make me blue, make me blue
Emphasizing the potential for emotional distress if not supported
That you're gonna need someone
Repeating the anticipation of needing someone in times of sadness
Baby, when you're blue
Reiterating the connection between needing someone and feeling blue
Well, you're gonna need someone
Affirming the ongoing need for someone during nights
Just to sleep your whole nights through
Highlighting the importance of companionship for peaceful sleep
So baby please, make it up to me
Requesting reconciliation with the promise of love in return
And I'll love you
Reiterating the assurance of love upon making amends
I'll love you, baby
Expressing a general commitment to love the person
When you need me, baby
Assuring availability and willingness to provide support when needed
All you gotta do
Simply stating that the person needs to reach out for support
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