Ain't Nobody Home
Echoes of Heartache: Howard Tate's Tale of Love's Pain
Lyrics
Once upon a time, a long long time ago
Reflecting on a distant past.
Wherever you would lead me, I would surely follow
Expressing commitment to follow wherever led.
Boy, you put me through some pain and misery
Recalling a painful past with the person.
And now you're standing at my doorstep
The person is at the speaker's doorstep.
Telling me how much you need me
The person expresses need for the speaker.
Ain't nobody home
Emphasizing emptiness or absence in the speaker's life.
Ain't nobody home
Reiteration of emptiness or absence.
How many times I begged for you to come home
Recalling times when the speaker begged for the person to return.
But you laughed at me and said to let you alone
The person dismissed the speaker's pleas.
Through my falling tears I saw you walk away
Witnessing the person walking away, causing emotional pain.
And now you're beg me to forgive you
The person now seeks forgiveness from the speaker.
But this time, baby, it's your turn to pay
Turning the tables, indicating it's the person's time to face consequences.
Ain't nobody home
Reiteration of emptiness or absence in the speaker's life.
Ain't nobody home
Reiteration of emptiness or absence.
Boy, I used to love you
Expressing past love for the person.
I placed no one else above you
Highlighting the depth of the speaker's commitment.
I gave you everything that I owned
Generosity and sacrifice for the person.
But baby, you can't come back here
Rejecting the person's attempt to return.
'Cause there ain't nobody home
Reiteration of emptiness or absence in the speaker's life.
Ain't nobody home
Reiteration of emptiness or absence.
Once upon a time, when you went on your way
Recalling a time when the person left.
How I hoped and prayed, that you'd come back some day
Hoping for the person's return in the past.
But time has made some changes and turned me upside down
Time has brought changes and challenges.
And now you're beg me to forgive you
The person seeks forgiveness again.
But this time, baby, you can turn right around
Rejecting the person's plea for forgiveness.
'Cause there ain't nobody home
Emphasizing emptiness or absence in the speaker's life.
Ain't nobody home
Reiteration of emptiness or absence.
Ain't nobody home
Further emphasizing emptiness or absence.
Ain't nobody home
Continuing to emphasize emptiness or absence.
Ain't nobody home
Reiteration of emptiness or absence.
Ain't nobody home
Final reiteration of emptiness or absence.
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