Lover's Return
Timeless Regret and Unforgotten Love: Lover's Return by Linda Ronstadt
Lyrics
And so you have come back to me
Reconciliation as the person returns.
And say the old love's growing yet
Expressing that the old love is still alive and growing.
You tried through all these weary years
Acknowledging efforts made over the years to move on.
You tried too vainly to forget
Acknowledging unsuccessful attempts to forget the past love.
Oh no, I cannot take your hand
Declining to rekindle the romance, citing the irreversible passage of time.
God never gives us back our youth
Reflecting on the unchangeable nature of aging.
The loving heart you slighted then
Recalling a previous rejection but asserting the sincerity of the past love.
Was yours my friend in perfect truth
Affirming that the heart belonged genuinely to the person in the past.
Come close and let me see your face
Requesting closeness to observe the changes time has wrought on the beloved's face.
Your raven hair is tinged with snow
Noting the signs of aging in the once-young lover's appearance.
Oh yes, it is the same dear face
Confirming the familiarity of the beloved's face from the past.
I loved so many years ago
Expressing enduring love for the person from many years ago.
Oh no, I cannot take your hand
Reiterating the inability to revive the past, guided by the wisdom that comes with age.
God never gives us back our youth
Reflecting on the irreversible nature of time and the impossibility of reclaiming youth.
The loving heart you slighted then
Revisiting the past rejection, emphasizing the sincerity of the rejected love.
Was yours my friend in perfect truth
Affirming the genuine ownership of the heart in the past.
Farewell, I think I love you yet
Bidding farewell while expressing lingering love as friends.
As friend to friend God bless you dear
Offering blessings and good wishes as the person continues through life.
And guide you through these weary years
Wishing guidance and clarity in the journey through the remaining years.
To where the skies are always clear
Desiring a future where troubles are absent and skies are always clear.
Oh no, I cannot take your hand
Reiterating the impossibility of revisiting the past, despite lingering emotions.
God never gives us back our youth
Reflecting on the unchangeable nature of time and the impossibility of regaining youth.
The loving heart you slighted then
Recalling the past rejection, emphasizing the truth of the rejected love.
Was yours my friend in perfect truth
Affirming the genuine ownership of the heart in the past.
Oh no, I cannot take your hand
Reiterating the inability to revive the past, guided by the wisdom that comes with age.
God never gives us back our youth
Reflecting on the irreversible nature of time and the impossibility of reclaiming youth.
The loving heart you slighted then
Recalling the past rejection, emphasizing the sincerity of the rejected love.
Was yours my friend in perfect truth
Affirming the genuine ownership of the heart in the past.
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