One Way Love
Navigating the Maze of Love: Decoding 'One Way Love' by The Drifters
Lyrics
Go and find the
Encouragement to seek out
The kind of girl
Describing the desired type of girl
Who thinks you're the only guy in the world
Emphasizing the importance of feeling exclusive
No more half-hearted kisses
Rejecting half-hearted expressions of affection
That's bad enough
Expressing dissatisfaction with inadequate kisses
Whoa, no more teardrops, no more (one way love)
Rejecting one-sided love, avoiding tears
Whoa, no more (one way love)
Reiterating the rejection of one-way love
Don't look for someone who likes to love fast
Advising against pursuing fast-paced love
You know that kind of love will never last
Highlighting the transient nature of quick love
If she's fast and furious, aww, that can be tough
Cautioning about challenges in a fast and intense relationship
But, oh, if she's kinda serious, you'll never have a (one way love)
Promoting serious and reciprocal love
Whoa, you'll never have a (one way love)
Emphasizing the avoidance of one-way love
Well, there are girls who like to cheat and flirt
Criticizing unfaithful and flirtatious girls
Those kind of girls are worst of all
Labeling certain girls as the worst kind
How they lie, whoa, how they hurt
Describing the deceptive and hurtful behavior
And you (you will fall)
Indicating the likelihood of falling for their tricks
She's gonna (make you fall)
Predicting the impact on emotions
Take it from me
Asserting personal experience and advice
I know what I say
Confidence in the advice given
I'll find me a girl
Expressing the intention to find a serious partner
Who don't like to play
Describing the ideal girl as not playing with emotions
Aww, that game of heartbreak
Referring to the painful experience of heartbreak
That's mighty rough
Characterizing the roughness of heartbreak
Whoa, no more fancy painted-up women no more (one way love)
Rejecting superficial and deceptive women
Whoa, no more, no more (one way love)
Reiterating the rejection of one-way love
I don't wanna (one way love)
Expressing a desire to avoid one-way love
Plain old fashioned (one way love)
Stressing the rejection of plain one-way love
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