Just out of Reach
Longing Echoes: Mickey Gilley's Heartfelt Journey in 'Just out of Reach'
Lyrics
Love that runs away from me
Expressing the feeling of love slipping away.
Dreams that just won't let me be
Reference to persistent dreams that trouble the speaker.
Blues that keep on bothering me
Describing the constant presence of the blues or sadness.
Chains that just won't set me free
Feeling restrained by unbreakable chains, possibly metaphorical.
Too far away from you and all your charms
Being physically distant from the source of attraction.
Just out of reach of my two empty arms
Expressing the frustration of being just out of reach of someone's embrace.
Each night in dreams, I see your face
Reflecting on the presence of the loved one in dreams.
Memories time cannot erase
Highlighting the lasting impact of memories that cannot be forgotten.
Then I awake and find you gone
Waking up to the reality of separation and loss.
I'm so blue and all alone
Expressing deep sadness and loneliness after waking up without the loved one.
So far away from lips, so sweet and warm
Being distant from the warmth of the loved one's lips.
Just out of reach of my two empty arms
Reiterating the frustration of not being able to embrace the loved one.
Oh honey, you know what lonesome feeling that I have all the time
Describing a persistent and all-encompassing feeling of loneliness.
It's just knowing that I know you'll never be mine
Acknowledging the painful realization that the loved one will never be attainable.
And the dreams that always keeps on hurting me in my sleep
Referring to dreams as a source of emotional pain during sleep.
I know they're only vows that you and I could never keep
Understanding that promises made in dreams are unattainable in reality.
Too far away from lips, so sweet and warm
Repeating the theme of being distant from the warmth of the loved one's lips.
Just out of reach of my two empty arms
Emphasizing the ongoing frustration of being just out of reach.
Just out of reach of my two empty arms
Repetition for emphasis on the inaccessibility of the loved one.
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