When She Was My Girl
Lost Love Chronicles: When She Was My Girl
Lyrics
She used to be
Expressing a past connection or relationship
Everything to me
Describing the significant role she played in the speaker's life
When she was my girl
Reflecting on a time when she was romantically involved with the speaker
When she was my girl
Reiteration of the past romantic relationship
I held her near
Highlighting physical proximity and intimacy
Told her how much I cared
Expressing verbal affection and care towards her
When she was my girl
Recalling moments when she was romantically connected to the speaker
When she was my girl
Reiteration of past romantic connection
When she was my girl
Emphasizing the significance of the past relationship
There was laughter and loving in my world
Describing a joyful and loving atmosphere in the speaker's life during that time
Everyday
Highlighting the frequency of happiness and love
When she was my girl
Recalling the speaker's emotional state when she was romantically involved
Oh what joy she would bring
Describing the happiness she brought into the speaker's life
Now I've lost everything
Expressing the current state of loss and despair
She's gone, gone, gone gone, gone!
Emphasizing her absence with repeated phrases
I spend the night
Describing the speaker's nocturnal thoughts about the past relationship
Dreaming how she used to be
Reflecting on how she used to be in the speaker's dreams
When she was my girl
Reiteration of the past romantic relationship
When she was my girl
Reaffirming the significance of the past romantic connection
When she was my girl
Recalling the joyful and loving atmosphere during that time
There was laughter and loving in my world
Reiteration of the happiness and love in the speaker's world
Yes it was
Acknowledging the positive impact she had on the speaker's life
'Cause she was my girl
Emphasizing her role as the speaker's girl
Oh what joy she would bring
Repeating the joy she brought into the speaker's life
Now I've lost everything
Expressing the current state of loss and despair
She's gone, the big legged girl is gone
Using metaphorical language to describe her departure
She used to be
Reiteration of her past significance to the speaker
Everything to me
Describing her previous importance in the speaker's life
When she was my girl, yeah
Recalling the time when she was romantically involved with the speaker
My girl
Affirming her status as the speaker's girl
She, she's my girl
Repetition of her role as the speaker's girl
She's so foxy baby and this girl belongs to me
Describing her attractiveness and affirming her belonging to the speaker
She's my girl
Reiteration of her role as the speaker's girl
When we walk down the street
Describing public affirmation of their relationship
I would tell everyone we meet
Expressing pride in introducing her to others as his girl
This is my girl
Reiteration of her role as the speaker's girl
She, she was my girl
Final affirmation of her past status as the speaker's girl
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