Do What You Gotta Do
Navigating Love's Departure: A Reflection on 'Do What You Gotta Do'
Lyrics
Man, I can understand how it might be
Expressing understanding of the difficulty in loving the speaker.
Kind of hard to love a girl like me
Acknowledging that the speaker may be challenging to love.
I don't blame you much for wanting to be free
Understanding the desire for freedom and not blaming for it.
I just wanted you to know
Conveying the importance of the following message.
I loved you better than your own kin did
Claiming to have loved the listener more than their own family.
From the very start
Stating that this love has been present since the beginning.
It's my own fault for what happens to my heart
Taking responsibility for the emotional consequences.
You see I've always known you'd go
Expressing a pre-existing knowledge of the listener's departure.
But you just do what you gotta do
Encouraging the listener to do what they need to do.
My wild sweet love
Referring to the listener as "wild sweet love."
Though it may mean I'll never kiss your sweet lips again
Accepting the possibility of not kissing the listener again.
Pay that no mind
Advising not to worry about it.
Just find that dappled dream of yours
Encouraging the pursuit of dreams.
Come on back and see me when you can
Inviting the listener to return when they can.
Well, I know they make you sad
Acknowledging that others make the listener sad.
They make you feel so bad
Indicating that others criticize the listener's treatment.
They say you don't treat me like you should
Refuting the criticism about not being treated well.
Folks got ways to make you feel no good
Highlighting the negative impact of external opinions.
I'd guess they've got no way to know
Suggesting that critics don't truly understand the relationship.
I've had my eyes wide open from the start
Asserting that the speaker has been aware and perceptive.
And boy, you never lied to me
Affirming that the listener has been truthful with the speaker.
And the part of you they'll never see
Referring to an undisclosed aspect of the listener.
Is the part you've shown to me
Emphasizing the unique part of the listener revealed to the speaker.
So you just do what you gotta do
Reiterating the encouragement to do what is necessary.
My wild sweet love
Addressing the listener as "wild sweet love" again.
Though it may mean I'll never kiss those sweet lips again
Acknowledging the potential absence of future kisses.
Pay that no mind
Advising not to be concerned about it.
Just find that dappled dream of yours
Encouraging the pursuit of the listener's dream.
Come on back and see me
Inviting the listener to come back.
Come on back and see me when you can
Repeating the invitation to return when possible.
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