Baby Don't You Do It
Heartbreaking Pleas: The Emotional Tale of Unrequited Love
Lyrics
Baby don't you do it, don't do it babe
Expressing a plea for the partner not to take a certain action, likely referring to ending the relationship.
Don't break my heart, don't do it babe
Reiterating the request for the partner not to break the speaker's heart.
Don't break my heart, please don't do it babe
Continuing the plea to avoid causing emotional pain by breaking the speaker's heart.
Don't you break my heart
Emphasizing the importance of not breaking the speaker's heart.
'Cause I sacrifice to make you happy
Highlighting the speaker's sacrifices for the partner's happiness, possibly suggesting one-sided effort in the relationship.
Get nothin' for myself
Expressing a lack of personal gain or fulfillment despite the speaker's sacrifices for the partner.
Now you wanna leave me
Noting the partner's desire to leave the speaker for someone else, indicating a possible betrayal.
For the love of someone else
Conveying the emotional impact of the partner's decision to leave for another love.
My pride is all gone, whether right or wrong
Acknowledging the loss of pride, admitting vulnerability, and expressing the difficulty of accepting the situation.
I believe, baby, you'd better keep on keepin' on
Encouraging the partner to persist in their actions, possibly suggesting a sense of inevitability.
Girl, I try to do my best
Acknowledging the speaker's effort to do their best in the relationship.
Girl, I try to do my best, don't do it babe
Reiterating the plea for the partner not to break the speaker's heart.
Don't break my heart, oh don't do it baby
Continuing the emotional plea to avoid heartbreak.
Don't break my heart
Reemphasizing the importance of not breaking the speaker's heart.
My biggest mistake was lovin' you too much
Reflecting on the speaker's mistake of loving the partner too much and being open about it.
And lettin' you know
Acknowledging that the revelation of the speaker's love has led to a vulnerable position in the relationship.
'Cause now you've got me where you want me
Expressing the partner's control over the speaker's emotions and the imminent decision to let go.
And you're gonna let me go
Highlighting the partner's intention to end the relationship and the speaker's helplessness in preventing it.
My heart was made glad when you strolled, you see
Recalling the initial happiness brought by the partner's presence.
Heartaches and misery you've been causin' me
Describing the pain and suffering caused by the partner's actions.
Girl, I try to do my best
Reiterating the speaker's effort to do their best in the relationship.
Girl, I try to do my best
Reemphasizing the plea for the partner not to break the speaker's heart.
Don't you do it, don't break my heart
Underlining the emotional impact of the partner's potential decision to end the relationship.
Go down to the river and there I'll be
Suggesting a willingness to confront the consequences of the partner's actions at a symbolic location, the river.
I'm gonna jump in, baby, if you don't see by me
Expressing a drastic decision to jump into the river if the partner doesn't reconsider.
Open up your eyes; can't you see I love you?
Pleading with the partner to recognize the depth of the speaker's love.
Open up your heart; can't you see I need you?
Appealing to the partner's emotions by expressing a need for them.
I'm no good without you, can't go on without you
Emphasizing the speaker's dependence on the partner and the difficulty of functioning without them.
Life's no good without you, what'm I gonna do without you?
Highlighting the overall negative impact on the speaker's life without the partner.
Baby don't do it, don't you break my heart
Reiterating the plea for the partner not to break the speaker's heart.
Don't you do it, baby, don't you break my heart
Continuing the emotional plea to avoid heartbreak.
What'm I gonna do without you?
Expressing uncertainty about how to cope without the partner.
Got to go on, baby
Acknowledging the necessity of moving on despite the emotional turmoil.
Baby don't you do it
Reiterating the plea for the partner not to break the speaker's heart.
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