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Love or Let Me Be Lonely
The Friends of Distinction Lyrics


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Love me let me be lonely,
Part time love I can find any day.
So don't you defy mother nature's way, please
make it mine, a love for to stay

I can live without love,
If I wanted to in this lonely room.
But I don't want to so I leave it up to you
To wash away my gloom.
I, I can live without love,
If I wanted to in this lonely room.
But I don't want to so I leave it up to you
To wash away my gloom.

Do ooh. Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo doo doo doo.
Either you will or either you won't now.
It's up to you I've had my say.
So truly love, do love me completely.
Hey come on, come on come my way.

I can live without love,
If I wanted to in this lonely room.
But I don't want to so I leave it up to you
To wash away my gloom.
I, I can live without love,
If I wanted to in this lonely room.
But I don't want to so I leave it up to you
To wash away my gloom.

Do ooh. Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo doo doo doo,
Doo, doo, doo doo.

Ooh, yeah. My baby. Ooh ooh ooh yea,
ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma,
ma, ma, ma, ma, ma baby!

I can live without love,
If I wanted to in this lonely room.
But I don't want to so I leave it up to you
To wash away my gloom.
I, I can live without love,
If I wanted to in this lonely room.
But I don't want to so I leave it up to you
To wash away my gloom.

Do ooh. Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo doo doo doo,
Doo, doo, doo doo.

Love or let me be lonely.
Love, or let me be lonely.
(with ad lib to fade)
Love or let me be lonely
Love, or let me be loney

Overall Meaning

The Friends of Distinction's Love or Let Me Be Lonely is a classic soul and pop song that speaks of a love dispute. The song's protagonist is asking his partner to choose between loving him or leaving him alone to be sad and gloomy. He emphasizes that he can live without love; however, he prefers to have it and is hoping that his partner will wash away his gloom.
The song's message is quite clear and straightforward, but the lyrics, tone, and harmonies make it a classic that has endured over time. The emotive nature of the song and the soulful delivery of the singers make it easy to connect with anyone who has ever been in a similar situation, especially in relationships.


Line by Line Meaning

Love me let me be lonely,
I want love, but I’m also willing to be alone if that’s what I need to do.


Part time love I can find any day.
I can find someone to love me anytime I want, but I want a lasting love.


So don't you defy mother nature's way, please make it mine, a love for to stay
Just let things flow naturally and allow us to fall in love for real.


I can live without love,
Yes, I can survive without love.


If I wanted to in this lonely room.
I could live in isolation.


But I don't want to so I leave it up to you To wash away my gloom.
But I don’t want to, so I leave it up to you to help me overcome my loneliness.


Either you will or either you won't now. It's up to you I've had my say.
You have to decide if you want to be with me or not.


So truly love, do love me completely.
If you do choose to love me, love me with all your heart.


Hey come on, come on come my way.
Come to me if you decide that you want to love me.


Ooh, yeah. My baby. Ooh ooh ooh yea, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma baby!
Expressing joy and excitement at the thought of being loved.


Love or let me be lonely.
Either love me with all your heart or let me live my life without you.


Love, or let me be lonely.
Love me wholeheartedly or let me be by myself.


(with ad lib to fade)
The song ends with the singer expressing himself through improvised singing and fading out.




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Comments from YouTube:

Greg Padilla

This was back when you had to have talent to make a hit record.

Christopher Sobieniak

@Jan Addeo True, I wish it was still that way.

Terrence Miller

Oh yes …

John Jones

Who's still living from the group

empresserica

Exactly

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Anne Hamilton

The beautiful blending of their voices! Perfect pitch and tone! Wonderful musicianship

Robert Laviana

This group really has some serious talent

Larry Thomas

One of my "childhood" favorites !!
Remember staying up all night listening to the radio ?

John Casciello

LARRY read your comment of listening to transistor radios back with the FRIENDS OF DISTINCTION!! How about WWRL I believe it was the SOUL STATION with GARY BYRD/HANK SPANN on AM radio mainly at night@ WABC 77 AM with JAY REYNOLDS 12 midnight to 6 am/DAN INGRAM 2 pm to 6 pm afternoons and so on!! And those clean messages in the songs and most songs had a religious/gospel sound in JUNE 1970: UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF.NEW SUPREMES with JEAN TERREL)/UNITED WE STAND.BROTHERHOOD OF MAN/LAY DOWN CADLES IN THE RAIN.MELANIE/REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEBODYS HAND.DIANA ROSS (now going solo)/ EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL.RAY STEVENS/REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE.MARMALADE/SPIRIT IN THE SKY.NORMAN GREENBAUM*** just to name a few!!!Thanks for your TRANSISTOR RADIO COMMENT! Those radios never gave us VIRUS/HACKED/IDENTITY THEFT/STOLEN I.D.,s as they and those CASSETTES/8 TRACKS/TURNTABLES were all safe to play with no ONLINE THIEVES!

Cliff Hall

I did the exact same thing ! awesome

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