You & I
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when you will regret, it will be too late
no I won't wait, for you again
you and I together, could have been so great,
and yet, you failed to understand

darling I am not angry, I just can't see
why is that the way, it has to be
holding other hips, to forget your song,

and then you turn to tell me that I'm wrong

darling I hoped for you and I
now I know you never really gave it a try
darling I longed for you and I
now I know it wasn't more than just a sweet lie

It could have been a love song, about your smile
the one you send me, when you see me from a mile
we should have been together, singing duet
but I am singing solo with no accompaniment

It must have been a symphony, about your pretty face
instead I go and see you, with someone else
Anothony and Iris, sitting on the bend,
waiting for this opera to end

darling I hoped for you and I ...

darling I hoped for,

darling I longed for,
darling I wish you would have give it a try

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song “You & I” by Margaret Glaspy expresses the regret felt by a betrayed lover who thought their relationship had the potential to be something great but was left disappointed. The singer muses that when her ex eventually realizes their mistake, it will be too late as she won’t wait for them to come back to her again. She wonders why things had to end this way and how her ex could move on so quickly to someone new. The singer longed for a love so beautiful that it could have been a love song, but instead, she is left alone to sing a solo with no accompaniment.

The narrative in this song is poignant because it is relatable to anyone who has experienced the pain of betrayal or the loss of a relationship that held great promise. The lyrics convey a sense of resignation that the relationship wasn’t meant to be but it doesn’t make the pain hurt any less. The conflict between what could have been and what actually happened is palpable in every line of the song.

Line by Line Meaning

when you will regret, it will be too late
You will regret losing me, but it will be too late to make things right.

no I won't wait, for you again
I won't wait for you again because I have already given you too many chances.

you and I together, could have been so great, and yet, you failed to understand
We could have had a great relationship, but you were unable to see that and took it for granted.

darling I am not angry, I just can't see why is that the way, it has to be
I'm not angry with you, but I don't understand why things had to end up this way.

holding other hips, to forget your song, and then you turn to tell me that I'm wrong
You try to forget about me by being with other people, but then you come back and try to convince me that I'm the one in the wrong.

darling I hoped for you and I now I know you never really gave it a try
I had hoped that we could have made it work, but now I realize that you never really put in the effort.

darling I longed for you and I now I know it wasn't more than just a sweet lie
I longed for us to be together, but now I see that it was just an empty promise.

It could have been a love song, about your smile the one you send me, when you see me from a mile
We could have had a beautiful love story, but instead I'm reminiscing about your smile from a distance.

we should have been together, singing duet but I am singing solo with no accompaniment
We should have been together, but I'm facing this alone while you are with someone else.

It must have been a symphony, about your pretty face instead I go and see you, with someone else
Our relationship could have been a masterpiece, but now I'm forced to see you with someone else and it hurts.

Anthony and Iris, sitting on the bend, waiting for this opera to end
I see other couples waiting for their relationship to flourish, while I'm still waiting for ours to end.

darling I hoped for, darling I longed for, darling I wish you would have give it a try
I hoped for us, I longed for us, and I wish we would have worked on it together.

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