If I Can't Have You
Yearning Echoes: Love's Desperation in 'If I Can't Have You'
Lyrics
Don't know why I'm surviving ev'ry lonely day
Expressing confusion about the reason for enduring each lonely day.
When there's got to be no chance for me
Acknowledging the absence of hope or possibilities for a relationship.
My life would end
Contemplating a sense of life ending due to unfulfilled love.
And it doesn't matter how I cry
Regardless of crying, love seems to be unreciprocated or unfulfilled.
My tears of love a waste of time
Viewing tears shed for love as a futile investment of time.
If I turn away
Considering the option of turning away from the source of pain.
Can't let go and it doesn't matter how I try
Unable to let go, despite earnest attempts.
I gave it all so easily to you my love
Reflecting on giving love wholeheartedly but facing unfulfilled dreams.
To dreams that never will come true
Reference to dreams that seem unattainable.
Am I strong enough to see it through
Questioning personal strength to endure the situation.
Go crazy is what I will do
Expressing a potential inclination towards madness due to heartbreak.
Am I strong enough to see it through?
Reiteration of the uncertainty about personal strength.
Go crazy is what I will do
Repeating the potential response of going crazy.
If I can't have you, I don't want no other, baby
Stating the strong desire for a specific person; unwilling to settle for others.
If I can't have you, uh huh, ah!
Reaffirming the longing for a particular person.
If I can't have you, I don't want no other, baby
Restating the unwillingness to accept alternatives.
If I can't have you, uh huh, ah!
Reiterating the strong preference for a specific person.
And it doesn't matter how I try
Despite efforts, letting go is a challenging task.
I gave it all too easily to you, my love
Reflecting on giving love easily but facing unfulfilled dreams once again.
To dream and never will come true
Reiteration of dreams that seem destined to remain unfulfilled.
Am I strong enough to see it through?
Questioning personal strength to persist in the face of adversity.
Go crazy is what I will do
Repeating the potential response of going crazy due to heartbreak.
If I can't have you, I don't want no other, baby
Reaffirming the strong desire for a specific person.
If I can't have you, uh huh, ah!
Emphasizing the intensity of the longing for that specific person.
If I can't have you, I don't want no other, baby
Reiterating the unwillingness to accept alternatives.
If I can't have you, uh huh, ah!
Emphasizing the intensity of the longing for that specific person.
(If I can't have you)
Final emphasis on the exclusive desire for a specific person.
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