Please, Please Baby
Yearning Echoes: Longing for Love's Return
Lyrics
Please, please baby, baby come back home
Desire for the partner to return home
'Cause it's so cold and dark here all alone
Expressing feelings of loneliness and discomfort without the partner
If you come back I promise I'll be good
Promising to behave well if the partner returns
If you come home, baby, I'll act like I should
Commitment to act properly upon the partner's return
I laughed when you packed your bags and told me goodbye
Initial reaction of dismissal and false bravado when the partner left
I hollered, I don't need you, ah but honey, that's a lie
Admitting the falsehood of not needing the partner
Please, please baby, baby come back home
Repeated plea for the partner to come back home
'Cause it's so cold and dark here all alone
Reiteration of the emotional struggle without the partner
If you come back I promise I'll be good
Reaffirmation of the promise to change for the better
If you come home, baby, I'll act like I should
Commitment to correct behavior upon the partner's return
If you don't come dear, I know I'll go insane
Fear of losing sanity if the partner doesn't return
Sweetheart, I plead guilty, darlin I'll take all the blame
Accepting responsibility and guilt for the relationship issues
Please, please baby, baby come back home
Continued plea for the partner to come back
'Cause it's so cold and dark here all alone
Emphasizing the hardships faced alone without the partner
If you come back I promise I'll be good
Reiteration of the promise to improve if the partner returns
If you come home, baby, I'll act like I should
Commitment to amend behavior upon the partner's return
Please, please baby, baby come back home
Repetition of the plea for the partner's return
'Cause it's so cold and dark here all alone
Reiteration of the hardship experienced alone
If you come back I promise I'll be good
Promise of better conduct if the partner comes back
If you come home, baby, I'll act like I should
Commitment to correct behavior upon the partner's return
If you come home, baby, I'll act like I should
Final assurance of behaving appropriately if the partner returns
If you come home, baby, I'll act like I should
Repeated assurance of correct behavior upon the partner's return
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