Lyrics
Tell me something good, something sweet, something right
Tell me something positive, something pleasant, something correct
Bare with me the time in the middle of the night
Be patient with me during the late hours of the night
Oh I, say I never know
Expressing uncertainty or lack of knowledge
All by your side
Being together with you
Watch me drift away down the river on my back
Imagery of drifting away in a river, possibly indicating detachment
Help her lose a day and she'll never get that back
Helping someone lose a day with consequences
Oh I, say I never know
Repeating uncertainty or lack of knowledge
All by you side
Being by your side
You say you never really complete the set
Expressing that something is not truly fulfilled
But baby listen
Encouraging someone to listen
Nobody ever really makes it right to the end
Stating that nobody truly achieves success or completion
Oh baby it's you I really want
Expressing a desire for a particular person
To tell you the truth I'm nearly gone
Admitting a sense of nearing departure or separation
So rein it in and help me ride again
Requesting to control and assist in riding through challenges
Tell me something bleak, something down, something bad
Ask for something negative or challenging
Feeling you're alone with your lover ain't that sad
Feeling alone with a lover is described as sad
Oh I say I never know
Repeating uncertainty or lack of knowledge
All by your side
Being by your side despite challenges
Hear her voice and hear her cry
Hearing someone's voice and cry, possibly in a vulnerable state
In the cradle of the night
In the night's cradle, emphasizing vulnerability
Oh I say I come and go, all by your side
Repeating uncertainty or lack of knowledge about being by your side
You say you never really complete the set
Expressing that something is not truly fulfilled
But baby listen
Encouraging someone to listen, repeating a previous line
Nobody ever makes it all the way to the end
Reiterating that nobody truly reaches the end or completion
Oh baby it's you I really want
Expressing a desire for a particular person, repeating a previous line
To tell you the truth I'm nearly gone
Admitting a sense of nearing departure or separation, repeating a previous line
So rein it in and help me ride again
Requesting assistance in riding through challenges, repeating a previous line
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