A Promise Is A Promise
Love Unraveled: Navigating Broken Promises with Lee Fields & the Expressions
Lyrics
A promise is a promise, baby
A promise is a promise, emphasizing the importance of keeping one's word.
This I'm sure
Reaffirmation of the certainty that a promise holds.
Can't turn your back on me
Warning against betrayal or abandonment.
Then walk through the door
Expressing the consequence of turning away and leaving.
I ain't your pet, baby
Rejecting the idea of being controlled or treated as a pet.
Never was
Denying a subservient role in the relationship.
What we had was never love
Asserting that what they had wasn't genuine love.
Ooh
Expressing a feeling, possibly disappointment or realization.
I was so in love with you, girl
Recalling a past deep love for the girl.
And, oh, you were such a part of my world
Highlighting the girl's significant role in the speaker's world.
I built my life around trusting your word
Building a life around trust in the girl's promises.
Only to find out you lied to me, girl
Discovering that the girl lied, leading to a sense of betrayal.
Ooh
An expression of emotional pain or disbelief.
Why did you lie to me?
Questioning the reason behind the girl's lie.
Now I gotta say goodbye to you, girl
Acceptance of the need to say goodbye due to the betrayal.
I wish you well
Wishing the girl well despite the pain of parting.
And I hope you find true love
Hoping the girl finds true love in the future.
But I want you to know
Clarifying that there is no resentment or animosity.
Between us, there's no bad blood
Stressing the absence of bad blood between them.
Ooh
Reiteration of lingering love despite the hurt.
I still love you, baby
Expressing continued affection for the girl.
A promise is a promise, baby
Repeating the significance of keeping promises.
This I'm sure
Reaffirmation of the certainty that a promise holds.
Can't turn your back on me
Warning against betrayal or abandonment (repeated).
Then walk through the door
Expressing the consequence of turning away and leaving (repeated).
I ain't your pet, baby
Rejecting the idea of being controlled or treated as a pet (repeated).
Never was
Denying a subservient role in the relationship (repeated).
What we had was never love
Asserting that what they had wasn't genuine love (repeated).
And oh yeah
Acknowledging a lack of appreciation from the girl.
You never did appreciate me
Further emphasizing a sense of unreciprocated value.
Ooh
An expression of deep emotion or reflection.
My, my, my, my, my, my
Repetition of "my," possibly indicating a personal connection.
Oh, oh
Exclamatory expressions, conveying intense feelings.
Yeah
General expressions, possibly reflecting inner turmoil.
Oh, ooh
Emotional utterances, indicating internal struggle.
Oh yeah
Emphatic agreement or affirmation.
Oh yeah
Repeated expressions of affirmation or agreement.
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Intensifying expressions, possibly indicating inner conflict.
Whoo!
Exclamatory expression, possibly concluding the emotional expression.
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