Lyrics
Lover please, please come back
Lover, please return; come back to me.
Don't take a train coming down the track
Don't let a train take you away.
Don't, please don't, don't leave me
Don't, I implore you, abandon me.
Don't leave me in misery
Referring to the emotional suffering if left alone.
You would never hold me so near
Expressing a past closeness that is no more.
You would never call me ""Dear""
Highlighting a lack of endearments like "Dear" in current interactions.
Don't you know I'd die for you?
Expressing extreme devotion and willingness to sacrifice.
Now you're gone, that's what I'll do
Since the lover is gone, the speaker feels they have nothing left to live for.
Lover please, please come back
Repetition for emphasis on the plea for the lover to return.
Don't take a train coming down the track
Emphasizing the urgency by warning against a train departure.
Don't, please don't, don't leave me
A heartfelt plea not to abandon the speaker.
Don't leave me in misery
Reiterating the potential misery if left alone.
All those stories, not too long
Referencing tales of failed love, possibly to empathize with the speaker's situation.
About a love that went all wrong
Describing a love story that ended poorly.
The girl left the boy, just as bad
Comparing the speaker's situation to the mentioned love story.
Now she's gone, she's so sad
Expressing the sadness of the girl who left.
Lover please, please come back
Repetition of the plea for the lover's return.
Don't take a train coming down the track
Reinforcing the plea with a warning about a departing train.
Don't, please don't, don't leave me
Reiterating the request for the lover not to leave.
Don't leave me in misery
Underlining the potential misery if the lover departs.
Lover please, please come back
Continuing the desperate plea for the lover to come back.
Don't take a train coming down the track
Re-emphasizing the urgency by mentioning a train.
Don't, please don't, don't leave me
Repeating the plea not to leave.
Don't leave me in misery
Reiterating the potential misery if the lover leaves.
Lover please, please come back
Repeating the plea for the lover's return.
Don't take a train coming down the track
Warning against the departure represented by a train.
Don't, please don't, don't leave me
Reiterating the emotional request not to be abandoned.
Don't leave me in misery
Stressing the potential misery if left alone.
Lover please, please come back
Repeated plea for the lover to come back.
Don't take a train coming down the track
Reinforcement with a warning about a departing train.
Don't, please don't, don't leave me
Reiterating the plea not to leave.
Don't leave me in misery
Emphasizing the misery that would result from abandonment.
Don't leave
Intensifying the plea with a direct request not to leave.
Don't leave
Repeating the direct request not to leave.
Don't leave me in a misery
Summarizing the potential suffering if abandoned.
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