Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City
City's Heartache: Bobby 'Blue' Bland's Poignant Tale of Lost Love
Lyrics
Ain't no love in the heart of the city
There is a lack of love in the heart of the city.
Ain't no love in the heart of town
There is no love in the heart of the town.
Ain't no love, and it's sure 'nuff a pity
Expressing the absence of love, and it's truly a pity.
Ain't no love, 'cause you ain't around
Emphasizing the lack of love due to the absence of someone special.
When you were mine
Reflecting on a past time when the speaker and the person were together.
Oh, I was feeling so good
The speaker felt joy and positivity when in a relationship.
'Cause your love lit up this old neighborhood
The love from the person illuminated the neighborhood.
And now that you're gone
After the person's departure, the speaker experiences a sense of loss.
You know the sun don't shine
Highlighting the emotional darkness and void without the person's presence.
From the city hall to the county line
Describing the impact of the absence from the city hall to the county line.
That's why I said
Reiterating the sentiment of the lack of love.
Ain't no love in the heart of the city
Reaffirming the absence of love in the heart of the city.
Ain't no love in the heart of town
Confirming the absence of love in the heart of the town.
Ain't no love, and it sure is a pity
Reiterating the pity felt due to the absence of love.
Ain't no love, 'cause you ain't around
Stressing the lack of love because the person is not present.
Every place that I go
Expressing the strangeness felt in every place without the person.
Oh, it seems so strange
Highlighting the changes and unfamiliarity without the person's presence.
Without you there
Emphasizing the impact of the person's absence on the speaker.
Things have changed
Describing the changes that occurred in the absence of the person.
The night time calls
Indicating the loneliness experienced during the night.
There's a blanket of gloom
Referring to a pervasive feeling of sadness in the absence of the person.
Another teardrop falls
Symbolizing the emotional impact with the image of a teardrop falling.
In my lonely room
Expressing sorrow in the solitude of the speaker's room.
I said ain't no love
Repeating the assertion of the absence of love.
In the heart of the city
Reaffirming the lack of love in the heart of the city.
Ain't no love in the heart of town
Confirming the absence of love in the heart of the town.
Ain't no love, ain't any pity
Emphasizing the absence of love without any compassion.
Ain't no love 'cause you ain't around
Stating the lack of love due to the person's absence.
And now that you're gone
Reiterating the emotional impact of the person's departure.
Oh, the sun don't shine
Highlighting the continuing darkness in the absence of the person.
From the city hall to the county line, I said
Extending the impact from the city hall to the county line.
Ain't no love in the heart of the city
Reaffirming the absence of love in the heart of the city.
Ain't no love in the heart of town
Confirming the lack of love in the heart of the town.
Ain't no love, it sure is a pity
Emphasizing the pity felt due to the absence of love.
Ain't no love 'cause you ain't around
Stressing the lack of love because the person is not present.
'Cause you ain't around
Reiterating the impact of the person's absence on the speaker's emotions.
Ain't no love in the heart of the city
Affirming the absence of love in the heart of the city.
Ain't no love in this great big old town
Confirming the lack of love in the entire town.
Ain't no love, and ain't it a pity
Reiterating the pity felt due to the absence of love.
Ain't no love 'cause you ain't around
Stressing the lack of love because the person is not present.
Ain't no love in the heart of the city
Reaffirming the absence of love in the heart of the city.
Ain't no love in the heart of this town
Confirming the lack of love in the heart of the entire town.
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