Just Like Always
Eternal Yearning: Joe Cocker's Melodic Reflections on Love
Lyrics
Every year when this day rolls around
Reflecting on a specific day each year.
I think of the night we both tore up the town
Recalling a night of lively and memorable activities.
And I wonder if you're laughing with your eyes glowing
Contemplating if the person is joyful with expressive eyes.
And the pretty conversation where the wines flow
Remembering a delightful conversation accompanied by wine.
They're running your play just like always
Noting a recurring pattern where someone is following a script, perhaps in a relationship.
Everyday at least one time
Every day, picturing the person in the mind.
I picture your face in the back of my mind
Imagining the person smiling by the ocean.
Smiling at the ocean with your eyes shinin'
Highlighting the person's radiant eyes.
It has a red river and a [?]
Describing a place with a red river and an uncertain element.
For a thousand days just like always
Anticipating a continuation of similar days.
Maybe someday our real love, we'll forget
Expressing hope that genuine love will eventually overshadow past mistakes.
If we start to live again the life without regret
Considering the possibility of starting anew without regrets.
Funny, isn't it? But the men ain't laughin' yet
Noting the irony that despite hardships, there's no laughter from men.
Does love really last forever?
Raising a question about the eternal nature of love.
Ocean misses sunset every time
Drawing a parallel between the ocean missing the sunset and the theme of separation.
I pass your street, I look both ways
Passing by the person's street with a sense of incompleteness.
So incomplete and I think that I might see
Feeling incomplete and hoping to see the person.
Lord knows how I will, I wish that you will call me
Expressing a desire for a call despite the expectation of it not happening.
Then I know you won't but I love you anyway
Acknowledging the unlikelihood of a call but expressing love nevertheless.
Just like always, just like always, just like always
Reiterating the theme of continuity despite challenges, akin to "just like always."
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