Lyrics
Oh, please be good to me
Expressing a plea for kindness and positive treatment.
Save my soul and lead me home
Seeking salvation and guidance to find a way back home.
I've been running far too long
Acknowledging a prolonged period of running or escaping from something.
Oh, please be good to me be good to me
Reiterating the plea for kindness and positive treatment.
My hands are sore carrying promises
Hands symbolize commitments and the difficulty of carrying promises.
Another war that I've lost
Referring to past conflicts or struggles that ended unfavorably.
My time is yours, waste it carefully
Offering one's time with the request to use it wisely.
If you hit and run, do it gracefully
Suggesting that if there's a brief encounter, it should be handled with grace.
Please be good to me
Repeating the plea for kindness and positive treatment.
Save my soul and lead me home
Reiterating the desire for salvation and guidance to find a way back home.
I've been running far too long
Reemphasizing the sense of running or escaping for an extended period.
Oh, please be good to me be good to me
Restating the plea for kindness and positive treatment.
My stupid heart is always a casualty
Describing a vulnerable heart that often suffers as a result of seeking love.
Wants to be loved, hates the vacancy
Expressing a desire for love but struggling with feelings of emptiness.
My time is yours, waste it carefully
Reoffering one's time, advising careful use of it.
If you hit and run, do it gracefully
Advising graceful behavior if there's a short-lived relationship.
Please be good to me
Reiterating the plea for kindness and positive treatment.
Save my soul and lead me home
Reemphasizing the need for salvation and guidance to find the way back home.
I've been running far too long
Affirming the prolonged duration of running or escaping.
Oh, please be good to me be good to me
Restating the plea for kindness and positive treatment.
I've been running far too long
Repeating the acknowledgment of a prolonged period of running or escaping.
Oh, please be good to me be good to me
Reiterating the plea for kindness and positive treatment.
Be good to me oh, please be good to me
Further emphasizing the request for positive treatment.
Be good to me
Concluding with a plea for kindness and positive treatment.
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