Love is a Swingin' Thing
Love's Swing: Embracing Life's Swirl with The Shirelles
Lyrics
Yes, love, love, love, love, love
Expressing the repetition and emphasis on the theme of love.
Is a swingin' thing
Describing love as a lively and dynamic experience.
It's a swingin' thing
Reiterating that love is an energetic and vibrant phenomenon.
Makes you laugh, makes you cry
Highlighting the contrasting emotions that love can evoke.
Makes you live, makes you die
Emphasizing the profound impact of love on life and death.
'Cause love is such a swingin' thing
Stating that love is an exciting and dynamic force.
Take a look in the sky (ba-she-ba-ba-ba)
Inviting the listener to observe the sky, creating a metaphor for looking at the bigger picture of love.
I see two little birdies flyin' by (ba-she-ba-ba-ba)
Describing two birdies as symbols of joy and freedom.
Don't wonder why (ba-she-ba-ba-ba)
Suggesting that there's no need to question or doubt love.
They have all the joys
Referring to the joys that love brings to life.
Love can bring
Connecting the joys of love to the birdies' flight.
'Cause love is a swingin' thing
Reiterating that love is an exciting and dynamic force.
Say you need my lips
Expressing a desire for physical affection in a relationship.
(Come on, come on, come on) come on
Encouraging someone to express their need for love.
Say you want my heart
Encouraging someone to express their emotional commitment.
(Come on, come on, come on) come on
Encouraging someone to openly express their desire for a deeper connection.
Say you need my love
Encouraging someone to openly express their need for love.
(Come on, come on, come on) come on
-I may be young today
Acknowledging youth but expressing anticipation of maturity.
But tomorrow I will be grown
Anticipating personal growth and maturity in the future.
Some people say love
Rejecting conventional definitions of love.
Love ain't this, that, and the other, I don't lie
Denying specific expectations and stereotypes about love.
There is no other
Emphasizing that there is no alternative or substitute for love.
I don't need a wedding gown
Rejecting materialistic symbols of love like a wedding gown.
I don't need a diamond ring
Rejecting materialistic symbols of love like a diamond ring.
'Cause I dig love, it's a swingin' thing
Expressing a preference for the essence of love over material possessions.
You tell 'em, girls
Encouraging others to appreciate the value of love.
Aah, tell 'em that
Repeating the encouragement to appreciate the value of love.
Some people say love
Rejecting the idea that love requires sacrificing personal desires.
Love takes all of your new kissing in the head
Rejecting the notion that love demands excessive sacrifice.
Well, I think it's cute
Expressing a positive view of taking risks in love.
I'm gonna take a little chance
Expressing a willingness to embrace a carefree and spontaneous romantic experience.
I'm gonna have a fling
Expressing a desire for a lighthearted romantic involvement.
'Cause I dig love, it's a swingin' thing
Reiterating the preference for the dynamic and exciting nature of love.
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