Lyrics
Man, I can understand how it might be
Expressing empathy and understanding towards the challenges the speaker's partner may face.
Kind of hard to love a girl like me
Acknowledging the difficulty of loving someone with the speaker's characteristics or situation.
I don't blame you much for wanting to be free
Understanding and not blaming the partner for desiring freedom.
I just wanted you to know
Asserting the speaker's desire for the partner to be aware of their love.
I loved you better than your own kin did
Claiming to have loved the partner more than their own family.
From the very start
Indicating that the love was present from the beginning.
It's my own fault for what happens to my heart
Taking responsibility for the emotional consequences suffered by the speaker.
You see I've always known you'd go
Anticipating the partner's departure, a realization that has always been known.
But you just do what you gotta do
Encouraging the partner to do what they must, accepting their choices.
My wild sweet love
Addressing the partner as "wild sweet love," expressing affection.
Though it may mean I'll never kiss your sweet lips again
Acknowledging the possibility of not being able to kiss the partner again due to their choices.
Pay that no mind
Advising the partner not to worry about it.
Just find that dappled dream of yours
Suggesting the partner pursue their dreams and desires.
Come on back and see me when you can
Inviting the partner to return when they can.
Well, I know they make you sad
Acknowledging that others make the partner sad.
They make you feel so bad
Highlighting the negative impact of external opinions on the partner.
They say you don't treat me like you should
Refuting claims that the partner doesn't treat the speaker well.
Folks got ways to make you feel no good
Noting that people have ways of making others feel inadequate.
I'd guess they've got no way to know
Speculating that others may not fully understand the relationship.
I've had my eyes wide open from the start
Asserting that the speaker has been aware of the situation since the beginning.
And boy, you never lied to me
Affirming the partner's honesty in their interactions with the speaker.
And the part of you they'll never see
Highlighting a hidden part of the partner that others will never see.
Is the part you've shown to me
Emphasizing the part of the partner that they have revealed to the speaker.
So you just do what you gotta do
Reiterating acceptance of the partner's choices and actions.
My wild sweet love
Addressing the partner affectionately again.
Though it may mean I'll never kiss those sweet lips again
Acknowledging the potential loss of physical intimacy with the partner.
Pay that no mind
Encouraging the partner to disregard concerns about the speaker.
Just find that dappled dream of yours
Advising the partner to pursue their dreams without worry.
Come on back and see me
Inviting the partner to return when ready.
Come on back and see me when you can
Repeating the invitation for the partner to return.
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