Thousand Miles Away
Longing Across Miles: Otis Redding's Heartfelt Cry
Lyrics
You are thousand miles away
You are a thousand miles away
Ooh
Expression of emotion or emphasis (Ooh)
I miss you darling, yeah
Expressing a feeling of missing a loved one
You are thousand miles away, yeah
Reiteration of the physical distance
Sure enough I need you honey, yeah
Expressing a strong need for the distant person
What's mine, baby, is yours
Declaring a willingness to share everything with the loved one
I want you to have it honey, oh
Expressing a desire for the loved one to possess everything
But you are thousand miles away, yeah yeah
Reiterating the significant physical separation
Ooh
Expression of emotion or emphasis (Ooh)
I can't give it to you honey
Inability to provide something to the distant person
What's yours I know is mine
Asserting a reciprocal claim in the relationship
I want my share, give it to me now
Expressing a desire for one's fair share
I'm a thousand miles away
Emphasizing the considerable physical distance
Ooh
Expression of emotion or emphasis (Ooh)
I can't get it from you, honey
Inability to obtain something from the distant person
Yeah, oh Lord, I'm suffering now, hey
Expressing emotional distress or pain
Thousand miles away
Reiteration of the significant physical distance
One thousand
Reaffirmation of the specific distance (one thousand miles)
Lord, let me here from you, honey
Expression of a longing to hear from the distant person
Ooh
Expression of emotion or emphasis (Ooh)
What's mine, baby, is yours
Declaring a willingness to share everything with the loved one
I want you to get it baby
Expressing a desire for the loved one to obtain everything
But you're a thousand miles away
Reiterating the significant physical separation
One thousand
Reaffirmation of the specific distance (one thousand miles)
Ooh
Expression of emotion or emphasis (Ooh)
I can't give it to you honey
Inability to provide something to the distant person
Yeah, uh
Expression of affirmation or agreement (Yeah, uh)
Lord, you got me suffering baby
Expressing suffering or distress
Can't see you honey
Inability to see the distant person
I don't wanna hear from you
Expression of unwillingness to hear from the distant person
Don't call me on the phone baby
Discouraging phone communication
I love you, I wanna see you girl
Expressing love and a desire to see the distant person
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