I'd Have It Just the Way We Were
Echoes of Love's Evolution in 'I'd Have It Just the Way We Were'
Lyrics
Wouldn't cha know it
Expressing surprise or irony about a situation
Wouldn't cha know
Reiteration of expressing surprise or irony
You're hardly the guessing
Not easily predictable or understood
Hardly the guessing kind
Someone who doesn't engage in guessing
I'm guessing you knew just how I thought of you all along
Assuming that the person understood the speaker's thoughts about them
Now you're here again with me
The person is present once again
I can't believe
Feeling disbelief about the current situation
If it's just something if we do
Questioning the significance of an action or experience
In spite of efforts to be true
Despite attempts to be genuine
Making time for ourselves and of ourselves isn't love if we are selfishly prude
True love involves making time for oneself without being selfish
I'd have it just the way we were
Expressing a desire to preserve the past
I'd have it just the way we were again
Reiteration of the desire to maintain the past
Wouldn't cha know it
Repetition of expressing surprise or irony
Wouldn't cha know
Reiteration of expressing surprise or irony
You're hardly the guessing
Not easily predictable or understood
Hardly the guessing kind
Someone who doesn't engage in guessing
I'm guessing you knew just how I thought of you all along
Assuming that the person understood the speaker's thoughts about them
Why would you want to spite
Questioning the motivation behind spiteful actions
If the someone wants to smile
Encouraging a positive and genuine response
Making time for ourselves in and of ourselves isn't love if we are selfish
Reiteration of the importance of unselfish love
I'm guessing you
Repetition of assuming that the person understood the speaker's thoughts about them
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