Gimme Back What's Mine
Yearning Echoes: Reclaiming Love Lost on the Hill
Lyrics
Once lived a girl way up on a hill
Describing a girl who used to live on a hill
Stole my heart a long time ago
She captured the singer's heart a while ago
Took off running
She left abruptly
Didn't say nothing
Left without saying anything
But I never did let her go
The singer still holds feelings for her despite her departure
Keep on running
The girl keeps running away
I ain't chasing after you
The singer won't actively pursue her
Keep on hiding
The girl is avoiding being found
I ain't looking for you
The singer isn't actively seeking her
I know you hear me calling your telephone line
The singer tries to contact her via phone
Come on baby and gimme back what's mine
Asking the girl to return what belongs to the singer emotionally
She moved west with some man she met
She moved away with another man
And I knew she was a goner for sure
The singer knew she was lost to him
But I can't sleep at night
The singer struggles to sleep due to the situation
And you know it ain't right
Feeling that it's unfair to leave the singer longing for more
To leave me here wanting more
The singer's emotional state of wanting more from the relationship
Keep on running
The girl continues to evade
I ain't chasing after you
The singer won't actively chase her
Keep on hiding
The girl persists in hiding
I ain't looking for you
The singer isn't actively seeking her
But I know you hear me calling your telephone line
Continuing efforts to reach her by phone
Oh come on baby and gimme back what's mine
Requesting her to return what belongs to the singer emotionally
Pretty little Rose
Addressing the girl as "Pretty little Rose"
Everybody knows
Her reputation or identity is well known
Sick and tired of waiting around
The singer is tired of waiting for her
Yeah
An expression of frustration or impatience
Baby sit still all I wanna feel
The singer just wants to feel the emotional connection with her
Is my heart beating next to you
The desire to be close to her physically and emotionally
No city lights
Being away from the city lights, perhaps romanticizing a simpler setting
See every star in the sky
Admiring the stars but still feeling her absence
But they ain't got nothing on you
Comparing her to the beauty of the stars
Keep on running
She keeps running away
I ain't chasing after you
The singer won't actively chase her
Keep on hiding
The girl persists in hiding
I ain't looking for you
The singer isn't actively seeking her
I know you hear me calling your telephone line
Continuing efforts to contact her via phone
Come on baby and gimme back what's mine
Requesting her to return what belongs to the singer emotionally
Come on baby
Reiteration of the plea to return
Come on baby
-Come on baby
-And gimme back what's mine
Requesting her to return what belongs to the singer emotionally
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