Love Stays By the River
Chasing Love's Flow: Papa Udeme's Melodic Reflection
Lyrics
Oh, baby (oh, baby)
Expressing affection or endearment, addressing someone as "baby."
Oooh
Exclamation expressing emotion, possibly emphasizing the sentiment in the previous line.
Why you keep on runnin' away?
Questioning why the person keeps running away, expressing a sense of confusion or concern.
Let's talk about the days when love was all we had
Reflecting on a past time when love was central to the relationship.
Laughter was all we shared
Recalling a period of shared joy and laughter in the relationship.
We made plans to run away, baby
Referencing plans made together to escape or start anew.
All the pain we danced away
Describing the ability to dance away pain in the past.
Hopin' for better days
Expressing hope for a better future despite challenges.
Regardless of what they said, oh baby
Defying external opinions or criticism in the pursuit of love.
But this was just the first page of our story
Acknowledging that the mentioned period was just the beginning of their story.
You should have told me
Expressing a sense of disappointment or betrayal for not being informed.
We're just a couple of miles from where it all ends
Noting the proximity to the end of their journey or relationship.
Just when I thought I've been loved
Expressing a realization of love and home, followed by the start of the partner's running.
Just when I thought I've been home
-Just when I thought I've been loved
-You started runnin' Runnin' and runnin'
Highlighting the partner's continuous running.
You keep on runnin'
Reiterating the partner's persistent running.
I heard love stays by the river
Introducing the metaphor that love stays by the river but keeps running away.
Lives by the river
-That's why it keeps on runnin' away
-I heard love stays by the river
-Lives by the river
-That's why it keeps on runnin' away
-They said love stays by the river
-Lives by the river
-That's why it keeps on runnin' away
-They said love stays by the river
-Lives by the river
-That's why it keeps on runnin' away
-But I'll keep chasin', baby
Expressing determination to keep chasing and running, drawing a parallel to the river's flow.
I'll keep runnin' and you'll keep runnin'
-Just like the river
-But won't you rather stop by?
Pleading for the partner to stop running and suggesting a dance together.
Let's have a dance all night
Encouraging the partner to stop running, envisioning a shared dance, and a fresh start.
Just stop runnin'
-And start coming, baby
-Let the world see us dance tonight
-They can learn our songs tonight
-We can start all over tonight
-You only have to stop runnin'
Emphasizing the simplicity of resolving issues by stopping the running.
Let's go back to the days when love was all we had
Revisiting the past where love and laughter were the foundation of the relationship.
Laughter was all we shared
-We made plans to run away, baby
-Oooh, oooh, baby
Expressing emotional sounds, possibly indicating a plea for the partner to stop running.
Oooh, baby Just stop runnin' Ooooh
-I heard love stays by the river
Repetition of the metaphor that love stays by the river but continuously runs away.
Lives by the river
-That's why it keeps on runnin' away
-I heard love stays by the river
-Lives by the river
-That's why it keeps on runnin' away
-I heard love stays by the river
-Lives by the river
-That's why it keeps on runnin' away
-Ooh, I heard love stays by the river
-Lives by the river
-That's why it keeps on runnin' away
-Oooooh
A prolonged exclamation, possibly expressing frustration or sadness about the continuous departure of love.
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