When You Got a Good Friend
Cherishing a Good Friend's Love
Lyrics
When you gotta good friend
Emphasizes the importance of having a good friend.
Let her stay right by your side
Suggests keeping the good friend close and not letting her go.
When you gotta good friend
Reiterates the value of a good friend and the need to keep her close.
Let her stay right by your side
Similar to line 2, emphasizes the importance of the friend's presence.
Give all your spare time to her
Advises dedicating spare time to the friend and treating her well.
And treat her right
Emphasizes the importance of treating the friend with respect and kindness.
I'm as true to my baby
Expresses loyalty to the speaker's romantic partner.
And I can't see no reason why
Asserts the speaker's commitment to their partner.
Lord, man, I can't see no reason why
Reiterates the speaker's inability to find any reason not to be true to their partner.
Every time I think about it
Reflects on the emotional impact of thinking about the relationship.
I hang my head and cry
Expresses the emotional response of hanging one's head and crying.
Lord, I may be right or wrong
Acknowledges the possibility of being right or wrong in a situation.
Hey and I may be right or wrong
Reiterates the uncertainty of being right or wrong.
Watch your close friends, baby
Advises caution about close friends, suggesting they might have hidden motives.
Enemies can't do you no wrong
Suggests that enemies, unlike close friends, cannot cause harm.
There ain't but one thing, baby
Points out that only one thing, the lack of love, leads the speaker to drink.
That makes me drink
Indicates a reaction to the idea of not being loved.
Say that you don't love me, Lord
Expresses the impact of the belief that the partner does not love the speaker.
I begin to think
Reflects on the consequences of feeling unloved.
Gotta good friend
Reiterates the importance of having a good friend by one's side.
Let her stay right by your side
Similar to line 2, emphasizes the significance of keeping the friend close.
God, give her all your spare time
Advises dedicating spare time, love, and proper treatment to the friend.
Love and treat her right
Reiterates the importance of treating the friend with respect and love.
Lord, Lord, down at the riverside
Mentions a location, the riverside, possibly as a metaphorical setting.
Go on, go on down at the riverside
Encourages going down to the riverside, possibly for reflection or contemplation.
No, you won't be my old lady
Expresses dissatisfaction with the current partner, indicating a desire for change.
Man, 'til I get satisfied
States a condition for commitment until satisfaction is achieved.
You know I may be right or wrong
Reiterates the uncertainty of being right or wrong in various situations.
Little girl, I may be right or wrong
Similar to line 15, reflects on the speaker's uncertainty about being right or wrong.
Watch your close friends, baby
Reiterates the caution about close friends and the harm enemies can or cannot do.
And your enemies can't do you no harm
Concludes with the idea that enemies cannot harm, reinforcing the caution mentioned earlier.
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