Keep It Simple
Simplicity in Love: Unveiling the Emotions of 'Keep It Simple'
Lyrics
I love you baby well its plain to see
The speaker expresses love for their partner, and it's evident.
You tell me you love but you're always hurtin' me
The partner professes love, but their actions consistently cause pain to the speaker.
I tried lord I tried but you always do me wrong
Despite efforts, the partner repeatedly mistreats the speaker.
So, I'm gonna tell you how I'm feeling in this song
The speaker intends to convey their feelings through the medium of a song.
Why can't you keep things simple baby
The speaker questions why the partner can't maintain simplicity in their actions.
Quit changing your mind and leave things be
An appeal for the partner to stop changing their mind and to let things be.
Why can't you keep things simple baby
A repetition emphasizing the desire for simplicity in the relationship.
Quit changing your mind baby call on me
A plea for the partner to stop changing their mind and to reach out to the speaker.
My momma always told me you're a beautiful girl
The speaker recalls advice from their mother to find a loving partner.
Find a man that loves you who would give you his whole world
The ideal of finding a man who would give their whole world for the woman.
I'm tired of trying just to make you understand
The speaker is tired of trying to make the partner understand their feelings.
I just wanna be your woman and I want you to be my man
The speaker expresses a desire for a committed relationship.
Why can't you keep things simple baby
A repetition of the desire for simplicity in the relationship.
Quit changing your mind and leave things be
Reiteration of the plea for the partner to stop changing their mind.
Why can't you keep things simple baby
Continued emphasis on the need for simplicity in the relationship.
Quit changing your mind baby call on me
A plea for the partner to stop changing their mind and to seek the speaker's support.
I don't wanna change you baby
The speaker doesn't want to change the partner but desires consideration.
Just want you to consider me
The speaker wants the partner to think about their feelings.
Start thinking about my feelings
An appeal for the partner to be more thoughtful and deliberate in their actions.
When you do things hastily
A desire for the partner to consider the speaker's feelings when making decisions hastily.
I'm trying lord I'm trying just to make you understand
The speaker continues to make efforts to be understood by the complicated partner.
But your just so complicated I'm doing all I can
The partner is seen as complicated, and the speaker is doing their best to cope.
Why can't you keep things simple baby
A repetition of the desire for simplicity in the relationship.
Quit changing your mind and leave things be
A plea for the partner to stop changing their mind and to let things be.
Why can't you keep things simple baby
Reiteration of the need for simplicity in the relationship.
Quit changing your mind baby call on me
A plea for the partner to stop changing their mind and to seek the speaker's support.
Why can't you keep things simple baby
Continued emphasis on the desire for simplicity in the relationship.
Quit changing your mind and leave things be
Reiteration of the plea for the partner to stop changing their mind.
Why can't you keep things simple baby
Continued emphasis on the need for simplicity in the relationship.
Quit changing your mind baby call on me
A final plea for the partner to stop changing their mind and to reach out to the speaker.
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