So Swell When You're Well
Love's Rollercoaster: The Ebb and Flow of Affection
Lyrics
I love you honey from A to Z
I express complete love for you, covering everything from A to Z.
Something about you keep on worried me
There's something about you that causes me constant worry.
Today you love me tomorrow you don't
Today, you love me, but there's uncertainty about your feelings tomorrow.
Sometime you will sometime you wont
Your affection is inconsistent; sometimes you love, and other times you don't.
Because you're so swell baby when you're well
Your positive and affectionate qualities shine when you are in good health.
So swell mama when you're well
Similar to line 5, expressing admiration for the person when they are well.
So swell when you're well
Reiteration of the positive qualities when the person is in good health.
But you just stay at sick so long
Expressing concern that the person tends to stay sick for an extended period.
You build me up then you let me down
Describing a pattern of being emotionally built up and then let down.
The way you treat me is the talk of the town
Commenting on how the way the person treats the speaker is a subject of gossip.
If you love me like you said you do
Questioning the sincerity of the person's love based on their actions.
How come you treat me like you do do do
Expressing confusion about the person's treatment despite professed love.
Because you're so swell baby when you're well
Reiterating the positive qualities of the person when they are in good health.
So swell mama when you're well
Similar to line 13, expressing admiration for the person when they are well.
So swell baby when you're well
Restating the positive qualities when the person is in good health.
But you just stay at sick so long
Reiteration of the concern that the person stays sick for a prolonged period.
Keep on connivin' and jivin' too
Advising against deceitful behavior, as true love will not favor it.
True love will never smile on you
Asserting that genuine love will not bring happiness if one engages in deception.
You walked the floor just sit and cry
Describing the emotional distress of pacing and crying due to the person's actions.
Pull out your hair and wonder why
Depicting extreme emotional distress, including hair-pulling, and questioning why.
Because you're so swell baby when you're well
Highlighting the positive qualities of the person when they are in good health.
So swell mama when you're well
Similar to line 22, expressing admiration for the person when they are well.
So swell baby when you're well
Restating the positive qualities when the person is in good health.
But you just stay at sick so long
Reiteration of the concern that the person stays sick for a prolonged period.
So swell baby when you're well
Expressing the positive qualities of the person when they are in good health.
You so swell mama when you're well
Similar to line 26, expressing admiration for the person when they are well.
So swell baby when you're well
Restating the positive qualities when the person is in good health.
But you just stay at sick so long
Reiteration of the concern that the person stays sick for a prolonged period.
Yeah you're so swell baby when you're well
Affirming the positive qualities of the person when they are in good health.
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