Don't Take All Your Loving
Emotive Plea: Don't Strip Away Your AffectionLyrics
Don't take all your loving
Expresses a plea or request not to withdraw all affection.
Sweet sweet ever loving
Describes the affection as sweet and everlasting.
Away from me
Emphasizes the desire for the affection not to be taken away.
Don't make me start to begging
Requests not to be put in a position of begging for affection.
'Cause I ain't got no pride at all, you see
Admits a lack of pride, suggesting vulnerability.
Don't make me start to thinking
Warns against conveying negative information or bad news.
You're gonna start to telling me bad news
Expresses concern about the possibility of receiving undesirable information.
I might as well move over
Suggests a willingness to move on if necessary.
Get ready 'cause here comes another fool
Anticipates the arrival of another person who may become a fool in love.
'Cause I'm gonna live live live with the misery
Commits to living with the misery that may result from the situation.
If you do
Reiterates the commitment to endure the misery if the plea is not heeded.
And I'll have to cry cry cry day and night
Acknowledges the possibility of crying day and night due to heartbreak.
Over you
Further emphasizes the emotional pain of crying over the loss of affection.
So don't take all your loving
Repeats the initial plea not to take away all affection.
Sweet sweet ever loving
Restates the sweetness and everlasting nature of the affection.
Away from me
Reiterates the desire for the affection not to be withdrawn.
Don't make me start to begging
Renews the request not to be forced into begging for affection.
'Cause I ain't got no pride at all, you see
Reaffirms the vulnerability, admitting a lack of pride.
'Cause I'll have to live live live with the misery
Recommits to living with potential misery if the affection is taken away.
If you do
Restates the commitment to endure the misery in case of affection withdrawal.
And I'll have to cry cry cry day and night
Reiterates the possibility of crying day and night due to heartbreak.
Over you
Emphasizes the ongoing emotional pain of crying over lost affection.
Don't take all your loving
Repeatedly urges not to take away all affection.
Sweet sweet ever loving
Continues to describe the affection as sweet and everlasting.
Away from me
Insists on the desire for the affection not to be taken away.
Don't make me start to begging
Reiterates the plea not to be pushed into begging for affection.
'Cause I ain't got no pride at all, you see
Reaffirms the admission of vulnerability, lacking pride.
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