My Better Years
Echoes of Lost Love: The Johnson Mountain Boys' 'My Better Years'
Lyrics
Now you're back on my doorstep a' crying
Addressing someone who has returned, expressing sadness or distress.
Like I cried through all those lonely years
Comparing the current emotional state to past loneliness, possibly for a prolonged period.
But I can't dry your tears it's been too long since love was here
Unable to console or comfort the person due to a long absence of love.
And I've already gave you my better years
Conveying that the best years of the speaker's life have already been given to the relationship.
And so the pages of time kept right on turning
Time continues to pass without pause, emphasizing the unstoppable nature of it.
They never stopped for us to harvest the years
No opportunity to enjoy or make use of the passing years together.
And old embers of love kept right on dying
Expressing that the love has been gradually fading away like dying embers.
For there was no one to drown my tears.
No one to share the speaker's sorrow, indicating a lack of emotional support.
But I've tried not to blame you
The speaker attempts not to hold the person responsible for the situation.
and I try not to shame you
Trying not to bring shame or guilt to the person.
All I can do now is wish you well
Wishing the person well, possibly indicating acceptance and moving on.
But if you should need a friend
Offering friendship if needed but drawing a line at rekindling romantic love.
I'll be there until the end
Committing to be a supportive friend until the end.
Just don't ask me to love you again.
Firmly stating the unwillingness to re-enter a romantic relationship.
And don't come back to my doorstep a' crying
Advising against returning with emotional distress, seeking something that has long been gone.
Hoping for what's been dead so long
Expressing that hopes for a revived relationship are in vain after a prolonged absence of love.
For the embers have all turned to ashes
Symbolizing the end of emotional warmth, with only remnants remaining.
There's nothing here but old memories and this song.
Describing the current state as filled with memories and encapsulated in the presented song.
No don't come back to my doorstep a' crying
Reiterating the discouragement of returning in emotional distress.
There's nothing here but old memories and this song.
Emphasizing that the current situation consists only of memories and the mentioned song.
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