Just to Hold My Hand
Dee Dee Sharp's Melodic Plea for Deeper Connection
Lyrics
I wanna know do you love me?
I want to know if you love me.
Tell me do you care?
Tell me if you care about me.
Will you let me hold you baby?
Will you allow me to hold you, baby?
Take you anywhere?
Can I take you anywhere?
Tell me, will you let me be, let me be your friend?
Tell me, will you let me be your friend?
Will you let me hold you?
Will you let me hold you until then?
Until then, yeah, don't you know baby
Expressing urgency or longing for connection with the term "baby."
That the truth is the lie?
Highlighting the paradox that truth can sometimes feel like a lie.
Ask yourself, dear, if you're doing me right
Encouraging self-reflection on whether one is treating the speaker right.
Cause I wanna love you
Expressing a desire to love but with certain conditions.
Oh but not just to let you sit, sit and hold my hand
Desiring more than just a passive companionship; not willing to settle for just holding hands without a deeper connection.
Baby, just hold my hand
Reiterating the desire for physical closeness by asking to hold hands.
Now I wanna love you, oh but not just to let you sit
Expressing a deeper desire for love beyond mere physical presence.
Sit and hold my hand, baby just hold my hand
Repeating the request to hold hands, emphasizing the importance of physical connection.
When I first met you, we took a long long walk
Recalling a significant moment when the speaker and the listener took a long walk together.
While we were walkin baby, we had a long long talk
Describing a meaningful conversation during the long walk.
I told you how I wanted you, and all the things I'd do
Expressing desires and intentions for the relationship.
If you'd only prove that you loved me too
Seeking confirmation of love from the listener.
Yeah, I wanna tell you how it thrills, a how it thrills me
Expressing excitement and joy about the prospect of calling the listener's name.
To call your name
Implying that if the relationship fails, it will be the listener's responsibility.
If we don't make it, you've got yourself to blame
Reiterating the commitment to love, not merely for physical closeness.
Cause I'm gonna love you, oh but not just to let you sit
Emphasizing the desire for a deeper emotional connection.
Sit and hold my hand
Repeating the plea to sit and hold hands, indicating the importance of physical closeness.
Sit and hold my hand
Repeating the desire to sit and hold hands for emphasis.
Sit and hold my hand....
Reiterating the request to sit and hold hands, possibly symbolizing a longing for intimacy.
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