Lyrics
Man, I can understand how it might be
Expressing understanding of the difficulty someone might have in loving the speaker.
Kind of hard to love a girl like me
Acknowledging the challenges of being loved due to personal traits.
I don't blame you much for wanting to be free
Understanding and not blaming the desire for freedom.
I just wanted you to know
Asserting the speaker's love despite the challenges.
I loved you better than your own kin did
Claiming to have loved the person more than their own family.
From the very start
Referring to the beginning of the relationship.
It's my own fault for what happens to my heart
Taking responsibility for the consequences on the speaker's heart.
You see I've always known you'd go
Anticipating the other person leaving.
But you just do what you gotta do
Encouraging the person to do what they need to do.
My wild sweet love
Addressing the person as "wild sweet love."
Though it may mean I'll never kiss your sweet lips again
Accepting the possibility of not kissing the person again.
Pay that no mind
Advising not to worry about it.
Just find that dappled dream of yours
Encouraging the person to pursue their dreams.
Come on back and see me when you can
Inviting the person to come back when they can.
Well, I know they make you sad
Acknowledging that others make the person sad.
They make you feel so bad
Noting that others criticize the person's treatment of the speaker.
They say you don't treat me like you should
Referring to societal expectations of how the person should treat the speaker.
Folks got ways to make you feel no good
Highlighting the negative impact of others on the person's feelings.
I'd guess they've got no way to know
Suggesting that others may not fully understand the relationship.
I've had my eyes wide open from the start
Claiming to have been aware of the situation from the beginning.
And boy, you never lied to me
Affirming the honesty of the person with the speaker.
And the part of you they'll never see
Pointing out that there are aspects of the person hidden from others.
Is the part you've shown to me
Emphasizing the exclusive part of the person revealed to the speaker.
So you just do what you gotta do
Reiterating the encouragement for the person to do what they must.
My wild sweet love
Addressing the person as "wild sweet love" again.
Though it may mean I'll never kiss those sweet lips again
Acknowledging the potential loss of physical affection.
Pay that no mind
Advising not to dwell on the potential loss.
Just find that dappled dream of yours
Encouraging the person to pursue their dreams once more.
Come on back and see me
Repeating the invitation to come back when they can.
Come on back and see me when you can
Reiterating the invitation for the person to return at their convenience.
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