Lyrics
It's the same old story all over again
Expressing frustration with a recurring situation or experience.
You turn a lover into just another friend
Describing a romantic relationship turning into a platonic one.
I want to love you, I want to make you mine
Expressing a desire to love and be in a committed relationship.
Won't you lay it on the line?
Requesting honesty and openness in the relationship.
I'm tired of playing all your foolish games
Tired of participating in games within the relationship.
I'm tired of all of your lies making me insane
Frustrated with the lies causing mental distress.
I don't ask for much, the truth'll do just fine
Expressing a simple desire for the truth in the relationship.
won't' you lay it on the line
Reiterating the request for honesty and openness.
CHORUS:
Beginning of the chorus, emphasizing the importance of laying it on the line.
Lay it on the line
Repeating the call for openness and honesty in the relationship.
Lay it on the line
Emphasizing the importance of being straightforward, not wasting time.
Don't waste my time
Stressing the need for sincerity and avoiding unnecessary delays.
Lay it on the line
Reiterating the call to be upfront and honest in the relationship.
You got no right to make me wait
Asserting the right not to be kept waiting in the relationship.
We better talk, girl, before it gets too late
Highlighting the urgency of communication before it's too late.
I never thought you could be so unkind
Expressing surprise at unkind behavior in the relationship.
Won't you lay it on the line
Repeating the request for openness and honesty.
CHORUS
Reiteration of the chorus, underlining the importance of laying it on the line.
You know I love you, you know it's true
Affirming love and emphasizing the truth of the feelings.
It's up to you, girl, what've I got to do
Putting the onus on the partner to decide the course of the relationship.
Don't hold me up, girl, don't waste my precious time
Urging not to delay and waste valuable time in the relationship.
Won't you lay it on the line
Repeating the call for honesty and openness in the relationship.
CHORUS
Final repetition of the chorus, reinforcing the central theme of the song.
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