It's All Over Now
Love's Bitter End: Stack Waddy's Poignant Tale of Heartbreak
Lyrics
Well, baby, used to stay out all night long
Expressing how the narrator's partner used to stay out late into the night.
She made me cry, she done me wrong
Describing the emotional impact of the partner's actions, causing the narrator to cry.
She hurt my eyes open, that's no lie
Indicating a painful experience, suggesting emotional hurt inflicted by the partner.
Tables turn and now her turn to cry
Highlighting a reversal of fortune, implying the partner's time to experience pain has come.
Because I used to love her but it's all over now
Repeating the idea that the narrator used to love the partner but that love has now ended.
Because I used to love her but it's all over now
-Well, she used to run around with every man in town
Revealing the partner's promiscuous behavior, engaging with multiple men in the town.
She spent all my money, playing her high class game
Describing financial exploitation, with the partner spending the narrator's money on a high-class lifestyle.
She put me out, it was a pity how I cried
Depicting a moment of personal hardship when the partner put the narrator out, leading to tears.
Tables turn and now her turn to cry
Echoing the theme of reversal, suggesting the partner's turn to experience suffering.
Because I used to love her but it's all over now
Reiterating the end of love and closure of the relationship.
Because I used to love her but it's all over now
-Well, I used to walk in the morning, get my breakfast in bed
Recalling a time when the narrator received care and breakfast in bed from the partner.
When I'd gotten worried, she'd ease my aching head
Explaining how the partner used to alleviate the narrator's worries and headaches.
But now she's here and there, with every man in town
Contrasting the past care with the current state, where the partner is involved with other men.
Still trying to take me for that same old clown
Accusing the partner of still trying to deceive and mock the narrator despite the changed circumstances.
Because I used to love her but it's all over now
Repeating the conclusion that the narrator's love for the partner has ended.
Because I used to love her but it's all over now
-Because I used to love her but it's all over now
-Because I used to love her but it's all over now
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