My Love Is Down
B.B. King Lyrics
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Don't you understand me baby? There'll never be no other one but you.
I loved you then and I love you now, and no one else will ever do.
Every time the sun goes down, my love comes down for you.
Every time it rains, my love comes down for you.
Cause there's no other woman, will understand me the way you do.
If you would listen to me baby, we would still be together today.
If you would only listen to me baby, we would still be together today.
But instead of listenin' to me baby, you listen to everything people has got to say.
Baby, please come home darling, there's nobody in your place.
Please come home darling, there's nobody in your place.
Home is no home to me baby, without your smilin' face.
I love you so baby, my love for you will never stop.
I love you so baby, my love for you will never stop.
And when it begins raining baby, my love is down like a five-cent mop
The lyrics of "My Love Is Down" by B.B. King express the strong feelings of love and devotion that the singer has for his partner, who seems to have left him due to listening to others rather than him. The singer repeats the phrase "Don't you understand me baby?" in the first two lines, emphasizing his message that there will never be anyone other than her. He then further cements his love by mentioning that he loved her then and loves her now, and no one else will ever do.
In the second verse, the singer explains that every time it rains or the sun goes down, his love comes down for her, reiterating the depth of his feelings. Then, he emphasizes that no other woman can understand him the way she does, further emphasizing that she is the only one for him.
The third verse is a plea for her to come back, with the singer stating that if she had listened to him instead of others, they could still be together today. The singer admits that home is no home without her smiling face, showing how much he misses her presence. In the final line of the song, he once again emphasizes the strength of his love- saying that when it begins raining baby, his love is down like a five-cent mop - emphasizing that nothing can stop his feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't you understand me baby? There'll never be no other one but you.
I am telling you that there is no one else in this world who can take your place.
Every time the sun goes down, my love comes down for you.
Every night when the sun sets, my love for you never fades.
Cause there's no other woman, will understand me the way you do.
No other female will comprehend me like you do.
If you would listen to me baby, we would still be together today.
If you had paid heed to me, we could have still been together right now.
But instead of listenin' to me baby, you listen to everything people has got to say.
You take everybody's opinion into account instead of concentrating on what I have to say.
Please come home darling, there's nobody in your place.
Nobody can truly take your place in my heart. Please return home.
Home is no home to me baby, without your smilin' face.
Without your happy face, home doesn't feel like home anymore.
And when it begins raining baby, my love is down like a five-cent mop
Like a cheap mop that is easily obtainable, my love for you pours out rapidly whenever it starts raining.
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: Lonnie Johnson
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Anonymous
on Always On My Mind
Here's BB King's Version - Lyrics
Maybe I didn't love you
Quite as often as I should have
Maybe I didn't treat you
Quite as good as I could have
If I made you feel second best
Girl I'm sorry I was blind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
Maybe I didn't hold you
All those lonely, lonely times
I guess I never told you
That I am so happy that you're mine
Little things I should have said and done
I just never took the time
You were always on my mind
ou were always on my mind
If I made you feel second best
Girl I'm sorry I was blind
Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me, give me one more chance
To satisfied
I'll keep you satisfied
Musical Interlude
Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me, give me one more chance
To satisfied
I'll keep you satisfied