Lyrics
I'm goin' down to the house in the woods
The speaker is heading towards a house situated in the woods.
See my little darlin'
The speaker anticipates seeing their beloved or someone dear to them at the house.
I'm goin' down, out in the fields
The speaker is going out into the fields surrounding the house.
With summertime comin'
The arrival is coinciding with the onset of summertime.
And oh my love, what can I do
The speaker expresses a sense of helplessness or inability to change their love for the person they're addressing.
What can I do but love you?
The speaker questions what else they can do besides loving the addressed person.
For the rest of my days, the rest of my nights
Commitment to love the person for the entirety of their days and nights.
What can I do but love you, babe?
Expressing the inevitability of loving the addressed person.
Summertime falls on a house in the woods
Describing the arrival of summertime at the remote house in the woods.
Back by the power lines
The house is located near power lines.
I ain't got a neighbor for nine or ten miles
There are no neighbors in close proximity to the house.
Back in the tall pines
The house is surrounded by tall pine trees.
And hey, now baby, what can I do?
The speaker is questioning their options or actions in relation to their love for the person.
What am I goin' to do but trust you?
Expressing the necessity of trusting the addressed person despite uncertainties.
The rest of my nights, the rest of my days
Committing to love the addressed person through the entirety of days and nights.
What can I do but love you, babe?
Reiterating the inevitability of loving the addressed person.
Hey now baby, what can I do?
The speaker again questions their options or actions in relation to their love.
What am I goin' to do but love you
Expressing the necessity of loving the addressed person, acknowledging it as their course of action.
For the rest of my days, the rest of my nights
Commitment to love the addressed person for the entirety of days and nights.
What could I do but love you, babe?
Reiterating the inevitability of loving the addressed person.
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