Who's Loving You
Yearning Echoes: Unrequited Love in Priscilla Black's Melody
Lyrics
When I had you
Expressing regret for mistreating the person when they were together.
I treated you bad and wrong my dear
Acknowledging the wrongful treatment in the past.
And girl since, since you went away
Reflecting on the absence of the girl since she left.
Don't you know I sit around
Indicating a state of sadness and contemplation.
With my head hanging down
Describing emotional distress with a bowed head.
And I wonder who's lovin' you
Expressing curiosity and concern about who the girl is currently in a relationship with.
I, I, Oh! I, Oh! I
Reiterating regret and sorrow for past actions.
should have never
Acknowledging the mistake of making the girl cry.
Ever made you cry
Reflecting on the impact of causing the girl to cry.
And girl since, since you've been gone
Expressing a sense of emptiness since the girl's departure.
Don't you know I sit around
Conveying a continued state of sadness and contemplation.
With my head hanging down
Describing emotional distress with a bowed head, repeating the theme.
And I wonder who's lovin' you
Reiterating the curiosity about the girl's current romantic situation.
Life without love, huh
Highlighting the difficulty of life without love.
It's so lonely
Expressing the loneliness associated with a lack of love.
I don't think, I don't think, I'm gonna make it
Expressing doubt about the ability to endure the loneliness.
All my life (all my life yeah)
Declaring a commitment of one's entire life to the girl.
Belongs To You Only
Affirming that the person's life belongs exclusively to the girl.
Come on and take it, girl
Inviting the girl to accept and take control of the person's life.
Come on and take it
Repeating the invitation for the girl to take control.
Because
Introducing a reason for the invitation, possibly love or commitment.
All
Starting a section emphasizing the limited ability to cope.
All I Can Do
Expressing a sense of helplessness and sorrow.
All I Can Do
Repeating the expression of emotional distress.
Since you've been gone is cry
Summarizing the main emotional response to the girl's absence, which is crying.
And I wonder who's lovin' you
Reiterating the ongoing curiosity about who the girl is with.
lovin' you
Repeating the question about who is currently loving the girl.
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