If You Think I Don't Need You
Love's Cry: Elvis Sings Heartache
Lyrics
If you think I don't need you
The singer addresses the idea of not needing the person
Then take a look in my eyes
Challenges the listener to observe their sincerity through eye contact
Maybe these ain't raindrops
Suggests that the tears aren't actual raindrops but emotions
Falling out of the sky
Metaphor for emotional turmoil
Since you been gone
Expresses the loneliness felt after the person's departure
I've been so alone
Reiterates the emotional impact of their absence
If you think I don't need you
Reasserts the singer's need for the person
Then baby you're wrong
States that the person's belief in the singer's independence is incorrect
If you think I don't love you
Addresses doubts about the depth of the singer's love
What could I do to prove to you baby
Inquires about what actions could validate the sincerity of their love
My love is true
Asserts the truthfulness and depth of the singer's love
I sing the same old song
Indicates a consistent expression of love despite the person's absence
Since you've been gone
Repeats the impact of the person's absence on the singer
If you think I don't love you
Denies the assumption of lacking love
Then baby you're wrong
Reaffirms the inaccuracy of believing the singer doesn't love
My life ain't been the same since you left me
Highlights the drastic change in the singer's life after the person's departure
I ain't had a wink of sleep in seven days
Expresses the extreme difficulty in coping with the absence, leading to sleepless nights
I don't know what to do I'm going crazy
Describes the mental state of feeling overwhelmed and unsure of how to handle the situation
I just walk the floor at night and call your name
Portrays the longing for the person by calling out their name in solitude
If you think I don't do right
Questions the perception of the singer's actions as inadequate
I'll change my ways
Offers to make changes to meet the person's expectations
I'll do like you want me to, I'll be your slave
Willingness to comply and adapt to the person's desires
Since you been gone
Reiterates the emotional impact of their absence
I've been so alone
Emphasizes the intense feelings of loneliness experienced
If you think I don't need you
Reaffirms the singer's need for the person
Well baby you're wrong
Asserts the incorrectness of assuming the singer doesn't need the person
If you think I don't do right
Repeats the willingness to change for the person
I'll change my ways
Expresses readiness to modify behavior to meet expectations
I'll do like you want me to, I'll be your slave
Reiterates the willingness to be compliant and accommodating
Since you been gone
Reemphasizes the impact of their absence
I've been so alone
Reiterates the intense feelings of loneliness experienced
If you think I don't need you
Restates the singer's need for the person
Well baby you're wrong
Reaffirms the inaccuracy of assuming the singer doesn't need the person
Well baby you're wrong
Repeats the assertion that the assumption of not needing the person is incorrect
Well baby you're wrong
Concludes by firmly stating the inaccuracy of the assumption
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