If You've Got a Heart
Unveiling the Emotional Layers: If You've Got a Heart by Bobby Goldsboro
Lyrics
I'd like to know if you can cry
The speaker expresses a desire to understand if the person can experience sadness.
I'd like to see a tear in your eye
The speaker wants visual confirmation of the person's emotional state through the presence of tears.
I'm tired of you tearing me apart
The speaker is fatigued by the emotional pain caused by the person and wants this to stop.
I'd like to know if you've got a heart
The speaker questions if the person possesses empathy or emotional sensitivity, asking if they have a heart.
True love won't change, so I am told
The speaker mentions the belief that true love remains constant but observes a fluctuation in the person's behavior.
But one day you're warm, next day you're cold
Describes the inconsistency in the person's warmth, shifting from affectionate to distant on different days.
I think you enjoy tearing me apart
The speaker suspects that the person takes pleasure in causing emotional distress.
I'd like to know if you've got a heart
The speaker reiterates the question about the person's capacity for empathy and emotional connection.
I think you're using me
The speaker believes the person is using them until they find someone else.
Till you find someone new
Expresses the idea that the person might be seeking a replacement before ending the current relationship.
But if you wait too long
Warns that waiting too long to make a decision may result in the person losing the speaker.
You'll have to find me too
The speaker suggests that if the person delays too much, they might lose the speaker to someone else.
Make up your mind and then let me know
Encourages the person to make a decision about the relationship and communicate it to the speaker.
Tell me you're mine or leave me alone
Asks the person to confirm commitment or express the desire to end the relationship.
I'm tired of you tearing me apart
Reiterates the weariness of emotional pain caused by the person's actions.
I'd like to know if you've got a heart
Poses the question again, emphasizing the desire to know if the person has a compassionate and caring heart.
I think you enjoy tearing me apart
Suspects that the person finds enjoyment in causing emotional distress.
I'd like to know if you've got a heart
Repeats the query about the person's emotional capacity, seeking confirmation of having a heart.
I'd like to know if you've got a heart
Reiterates the desire to know if the person is capable of genuine emotional connection and empathy.
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