Given up on your love because
I found out years I've lost.
I found it so hard myself,
What's been seen by everyone else -

Oh that your good love, good, good love
Has been a bad, bad love.

Led me on, oh that's what you did,
To believe that you loved me -
When all the time you knew
You just pitied me.
Oh that's all right, guess you win -
Every road must have an end -

When your good love, good love, good love

Has been a bad, bad love.

Am I wrong?
That's what I ask myself,
And I just got to know,
Should I forgive,
And find somebody else?
You know I stood yesterday,
Oh I can't stand it again -

When your good love, good love, good love
Has been a bad, bad love.

(Oh) Good love, good love, good love
Has been a bad, bad love.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Eddie Floyd's "Good Love Bad Love" portray the pain and heartbreak one undergoes upon realizing that the love once cherished was not good but rather bad. These lyrics convey the story of a man who feels betrayed and misled by a lover who gave him hope and love but ultimately disappointed him. The song begins with him describing the pain of losing out on years of love that he thought was good but was, in fact, bad. He acknowledges his own blindness and inability to see the truth, and that even though it was evident to everyone else, he failed to see the signs.

The second verse explains how the singer was led on by his lover to believe that there was genuine love, but the truth was that she only pitied him. He accepts defeat with the knowledge that every journey must come to an end, and that it is now time for him to move on. The chorus repeats the idea that the love, which he thought was good, was instead bad. The final verse sees the singer questioning himself and whether he should forgive his lover, or whether he should move on and find someone new. The song ends with the chorus, driving home the idea of good love turning bad.

Overall, the lyrics of the song speak to the common human experience of being blind to love's faults and misjudging a lover's true intentions. It explores the pain and heartbreak that come with discovering that someone you thought was your everything was, in fact, not what you thought. It teaches us to trust our intuition and be aware of the signs around us.

Line by Line Meaning

Given up on your love because
I am no longer interested in pursuing a relationship with you because

I found out years I've lost.
I realize that I have wasted a significant amount of time in this relationship.

I found it so hard myself,
I struggled greatly to accept the truth about our relationship.

What's been seen by everyone else -
Others have been able to see the flaws in our relationship, but I was blind to them.

Oh that your good love, good, good love
I thought that I had your genuine love and affection,

Has been a bad, bad love.
but it turned out to be a toxic and harmful relationship.

Led me on, oh that's what you did,
You gave me false hope and strung me along,

To believe that you loved me -
making me believe that you truly cared about me.

When all the time you knew
But all along you were fully aware

You just pitied me.
that you only felt sorry for me and didn't truly love me.

Oh that's all right, guess you win -
I understand that you were manipulating and using me,

Every road must have an end -
and our relationship has reached its inevitable conclusion.

When your good love, good love, good love
Even though I thought I had a strong and loving relationship with you,

Has been a bad, bad love.
it turned out to be an unhealthy and destructive situation.

Am I wrong?
I question myself if I am incorrect in seeing our relationship in this negative light.

That's what I ask myself,
I keep pondering over this question,

And I just got to know,
I need to understand clearly,

Should I forgive,
whether I should be able to let go and forgive you,

And find somebody else?
so I can move on with my life and potentially find someone else who can reciprocate my love.

You know I stood yesterday,
I was brave and stood up for myself in the past,

Oh I can't stand it again -
but I cannot go through the same pain and heartbreak again.

Oh Good love, good love, good love
I initially thought I had a positive, healthy relationship filled with love and affection,

Has been a bad, bad love.
but it ultimately proved to be toxic and damaging.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALVERTIS ISBELL, EDDIE FLOYD

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