Don't Call Me Baby
Love's Echo: A Heart's Cry for Another
Lyrics
She showed up to the hotel
Arrival at the hotel
Half out of her mind
Emotional distress or confusion
Right there in the lobby
Location in the lobby
She broke down and cried
Expression of emotions through tears
He touched her shoulder, she looked him over
Physical contact, mutual examination
And then found his eyes and softly replied
Soft response to eye contact
Don't call me baby
Clear request not to be called "baby"
'Cause you ain't my man
Assertion that the person is not her man
You ain't gonna hold me
Inability to be held like her man can
The way that he can
Comparison of the caller to her man
And oh, it's been so long, it's so strong
Long-lasting and intense feelings
I'm so gone, you don't understand
Deep emotional state
Don't call me baby
Reiteration of not being called "baby"
'Cause you ain't my man
Reassertion that the person is not her man
They sat down together
Seating arrangement in a booth
In that corner booth
Shared space in a corner booth
With nothing between 'em
Absence of barriers between them
But lies and the truth
Presence of lies and truth
She said I don't need a shoulder to cry on
Independence, not needing support
Or a hero to come and rescue me
Rejecting the need for a hero
The one thing I need
Expressing a specific need
Don't call me baby
Repeat of the request not to be called "baby"
'Cause you ain't my man
Reiteration that the person is not her man
You ain't gonna hold me
Emphasizing the inability to be held like her man can
The way that he can
Comparison of the caller to her man
And oh, it's been so long, it's so strong
Duration and strength of emotions
I'm so gone, you don't understand
Intense emotional state not understood by the caller
But don't call me baby
Repetition of not being called "baby"
'Cause you ain't
Emphasis on the person not being her man
My man's got a way of burning me, burning me
Describing the impact of her man's actions
'Til there's nothing left
The result of her man's actions
Oh, it's amazing how he's still has a hold of me
Ongoing influence and hold of her man
And it ain't over yet, no it ain't over yet
Acknowledgment that the hold is not over
So don't call me baby
Repetition of not being called "baby"
'Cause you ain't my man
Reiteration that the person is not her man
You ain't gonna hold me
Emphasizing the inability to be held like her man can
The way that he can
Comparison of the caller to her man
Oh, I've been so strong for so long
Strength displayed over time
I'm so gone, you don't understand
Intense emotional state not understood by the caller
But don't call me baby
Repetition of not being called "baby"
'Cause you ain't my man
Reiteration that the person is not her man
Call me sad
Self-identification with negative emotions
Call me lonely
Expressing a state of being alone
Call me crazy
Acknowledging a state of being unconventional
But don't call me baby
Final insistence not to be called "baby"
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