When Your Lover Comes Back
Love's Return: Anticipation & Longing in 'When Your Lover Comes Back'
Lyrics
The night is so clear & there's a moon above
The night is clear, and there's a moon above.
Kiss me so sweetly, & I'm in love
Kiss me sweetly, and I'm in love.
So tell me, tell me, baby (tell me, tell me, baby)
Tell me, baby (repeated for emphasis).
What you gonna do (what you gonna do)
What are you going to do?
When your lover comes back? (when your lover comes back)
When your lover comes back?
When your lover comes back (when your lover comes back)
Reiteration of the anticipation of the lover's return.
It started as a plaything, didn't mean no harm
It started as a plaything, with no harmful intentions.
But now it's not a plaything when you take me in your arms
Now, it's not a plaything; it has become serious when embraced.
So tell me, tell me, baby (tell me, tell me, baby)
Repeated request for information from the lover.
What you gonna do (what you gonna do)
What will you do?
When your lover comes back? (when your lover comes back)
Anticipation of the lover's return, suggesting a possible dilemma.
When your lover comes back (when your lover comes back)
Reiteration of the anticipation of the lover's return.
We had a quarrel; you left me so blue
Reference to a quarrel that left the speaker feeling blue.
I was just being kind to you; now I need you (I need you)
The speaker was kind before but now expresses a need for the lover.
I need you (I need you) so bad
Intense desire and longing for the lover.
(repeat verse 2)
Repetition of verse 2, possibly emphasizing the emotional content.
(repeat title & fade)
Repetition of the title and fade-out, indicating the end of the song.
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