Get Outta My Life
Break Free: A Defiant Anthem of Love and Independence by The Smokin' Elmores
Lyrics
Don't try to own me
Rejecting attempts to possess or claim ownership over oneself
Don't try to control me
Refusing efforts to manipulate or dominate
You only phone me when you're lonely sometimes
Pointing out sporadic communication for companionship during loneliness
Whatever I do
Highlighting a self-centered focus in the relationship
It's all about you
Emphasizing the partner's self-centeredness
If you can't love me, get out of my life
Demanding departure if incapable of genuine love
You knew how to play me
Recognizing the partner's adeptness in manipulating
A bad boy and crazy
Describing the partner as rebellious and reckless
You tried to save me as a girl on your side
Attempting to rescue the speaker while maintaining an image
You'd call me Honey
Using endearing terms but possibly insincerely
Spend all my money
Spending the speaker's finances
If you can't love me, get out of my life
Reiterating the need to leave if genuine love is absent
You used to call me your pretty little thing
Recalling past affectionate references from the partner
And my future was oh so bright
Highlighting a once-promising future
You'd run a mile from any kind of wedding ring
Expressing avoidance of commitment (marriage)
And you'd go out playing tom cat every night
Indicating the partner's inclination toward promiscuity
You used to call me your pretty little thing
Repetition of previous lines
And my future was oh so bright
-You'd run a mile from any kind of wedding ring
-And you'd go out playing tom cat every night
Reiteration of partner's tendency to seek pleasure outside the relationship
You couldn't resist me
Transition from active pursuit to passive interaction due to alcohol
Now you only kiss me
Reduced affectionate gestures only under the influence
With a gutful of whiskey and love on your mind
Expressing apologies with an altered state of mind
You tell me you're sorry
Apologizing with assurance without concern
I say don't worry
Disregarding apologies or concerns
If you don't love me, get out of my life
Insisting on departure if genuine affection is absent
You used to call me your pretty little thing
Recalling past affectionate references from the partner
And my future was oh so bright
Highlighting a once-promising future
You'd run a mile from any kind of wedding ring
Expressing avoidance of commitment (marriage)
And you'd go out playing tom cat every night
Indicating the partner's inclination toward promiscuity
Don't try to own me
Rejecting attempts to possess or claim ownership over oneself
Don't try to control me
Refusing efforts to manipulate or dominate
You only phone me when you're lonely sometimes
Pointing out sporadic communication for companionship during loneliness
Whatever I do
Highlighting a self-centered focus in the relationship
It's all about you
Emphasizing the partner's self-centeredness
If you can't love me, get out of my life
Demanding departure if incapable of genuine love
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