This Old Town
Love's Odyssey Unraveled: This Old Town's Heartache
Lyrics
Baby, I will hurt you
Expressing a willingness to cause emotional pain to the partner.
Oh, come let me alone
Asking the partner to leave and give some space.
Heart is a heart and a home is a home
Highlighting the distinction between a heart and a home, implying separate emotional and physical spaces.
Baby, I will find you
Stating the determination to find the partner.
I will get you by phone
Expressing the intention to contact the partner by phone.
Heart is a heart and a home is a home
Reiterating the distinction between a heart and a home.
If you fool me sister
Warning against deceiving the speaker.
Drive me mad
Describing the emotional impact of being deceived as driving the speaker mad.
Under pressure - maximum sex
Describing a situation of intense pressure and sexual tension.
This old town ain't big enough
Suggesting that the town is too small for both individuals involved.
Baby, for the two of us
Expressing that the town cannot accommodate the relationship between the speaker and the partner.
It's the end of an old love odyssee
Declaring the end of a previous romantic journey or experience.
This old town ain't big enough
Reiterating that the town is insufficient for the speaker and the partner.
Baby, for the two of us
Echoing the sentiment that the town is not big enough for both individuals.
I will see you - I will hold you in l.a.
Referring to seeing and holding the partner in Los Angeles (l.a.).
Baby, I will please you
Committing to bringing pleasure to the partner.
But you leave me alone
Expressing a desire for the partner to leave the speaker alone.
Heart is a heart and a home is a home
Repeating the distinction between a heart and a home.
Baby, I will hate you in a danger zone
Anticipating a negative emotion (hate) towards the partner in a dangerous situation.
Heart is a heart and a home is a home
Reiterating the distinction between a heart and a home.
Oh, you're so good sister
Complimenting the partner's goodness and its effect on the speaker.
Drive me mad
Describing the emotional impact of the partner's goodness as driving the speaker mad.
Under pressure - maximum sex
Describing a situation of intense pressure and maximum sexual tension.
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