Little Ways
Love's Painful Grip: Dwight Yoakam's 'Little Ways'
Lyrics
You've got your little ways to hurt me
You possess specific methods or behaviors to cause emotional pain to me.
You know just how to tear me up
You are aware of how to emotionally devastate me.
And leave me in small pieces on the ground
After your actions, I feel shattered and broken on the ground.
You've got your little ways to hurt me
Similar to the first line, emphasizing the existence of hurtful ways.
They're not too big but they're real tough
These ways are not grand, but they are resilient and impactful.
Just one cold look from you can knock me down
A mere cold expression from you has the power to emotionally defeat me.
To look at you and me, no one would ever know
Externally, our relationship seems normal, hiding the internal pain I endure.
The pain that I've endured 'cause I won't let it show
I silently bear the emotional suffering without displaying it.
My friends would laugh out loud if they only knew
If my friends knew the reality, they would mockingly react.
The truth about how I am just your lovesick fool
Admitting that I am a foolish victim of your love.
'Cause you've got your little ways to hurt me
Reiteration of the existence of ways you hurt me emotionally.
You know just how to tear me up
Highlighting your skill in causing emotional damage.
And leave me in small pieces on the ground
The aftermath of your actions leaves me in emotional fragments.
And you've got your little ways to hurt me
Emphasizing again the presence of methods to cause emotional pain.
They're not too big but they're real tough
These ways are not overtly significant but possess substantial strength.
Just one cold look from you can knock me down
A single disapproving look from you can emotionally defeat me.
The sadness in my eyes should somehow be a clue
The sadness in my eyes should indicate the emotional turmoil I'm experiencing.
But no one here would ever suspect sweet little you
No one suspects that you, who appears sweet, could be the cause of my pain.
There've been rumors of the truth but I've kept it quiet
There are rumors, but I've kept the truth hidden because of shame.
'Cause I'm too ashamed to let them know you make me cry
I am reluctant to reveal that you are the reason for my tears.
And you've got your little ways to hurt me
Reiteration of your ability to hurt me emotionally.
You know just how to tear me up
Stressing your knowledge of how to deeply wound me.
And leave me in small pieces on the ground
Describing the aftermath of emotional devastation.
You've got your little ways to hurt me
Repeating the theme of your methods to cause emotional pain.
They're not too big but they're real tough
These methods may not be grand, but they are formidable.
Just one cold look from you can knock me down
An indication that even a single disapproving look from you is powerful enough to defeat me emotionally.
Yeah, your little ways can knock me to the ground
A conclusive statement emphasizing the potency of your ways to bring me down emotionally.
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