Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Led Zeppelin Lyrics

Babe, baby, baby, I'm gonna leave you.
The singer is informing their partner that they are going to leave them.

I'll leave you when the summertime
The singer will leave their partner in the summer.

Leave you when the summer comes a rollin'
The singer will leave their partner when the summer arrives.

Leave you when the summer comes along.
The artist will leave their partner when the summer comes.

Babe, babe, babe, babe, babe, babe, baby, baby
The artist is addressing their partner or trying to convince them to stay.

I don't want to leave you
The singer admits to not wanting to leave their partner.

I ain't jokin' woman, I got to ramble.
The singer is serious about leaving and has to wander.

Oh yeah
Expression of affirmation.

Baby, baby, babe, I believin'
The artist is losing faith or has changed their mind.

We really got to ramble.
The artist and their partner have to wander.

I can hear it callin' me the way it used to do
The singer feels drawn to a previous lifestyle or destination.

I can hear it callin' me back home!
The artist feels like they belong somewhere else.

Babe, I'm gonna leave you
The singer is reiterating their decision to leave their partner.

Oh, baby, you know, I've really got to leave you
The singer is emphasizing the necessity of their departure.

Oh I can hear it callin 'me
The singer is being called or drawn to another place.

I said don't you hear it callin' me the way it used to do?
The artist is trying to convince their partner that they are being drawn elsewhere.

Ohhh
Expression of emotions.

I know, I know
The singer acknowledges their partner's response and/or argument.

I know I never never never never never gonna leave your babe
The singer acknowledges their partner's value and importance but still has to leave.

But I got to go away from this place,
The artist has to escape the current situation or place.

I've got to quit you, yeah
The artist has to end their relationship with their partner.

Ooh, baby baby baby baby baby baby ooh
Expressing remorse or sadness in regards to leaving their partner.

Don't you hear it callin' me?
The singer is trying to convince their partner that they are being called elsewhere.

Woman, woman, I know, I know
The artist is addressing their partner or trying to comfort them.

It feels good to have you back again
The singer enjoys being with their partner again but still has to leave.

And I know that one day baby, it's really gonna grow, yes it is.
The singer believes that their relationship has potential to grow in the future.

We gonna go walkin' through the park every day.
The singer is envisioning a future with their current partner.

Come what may, every day
Regardless of what happens, the artist envisions spending every day with their partner.

Oh, mama baby
Expression of affection towards their partner.

I'm gonna leave you go away
The singer is reiterating their decision to leave their partner.

It was really, really good.
The singer acknowledges the past enjoyment of the relationship.

You made me happy every single day.
The artist is expressing gratitude towards their partner for making them happy.

But now!
Indicates a new situation or decision.

I've got to go away!
The artist has to leave their partner.

Baby, baby, baby,
Addressing their partner or expressing emotions.

That's when it's callin' me
The artist is being called or drawn to another place or situation.

I said that's when it's callin' me back home.
The singer believes that they belong elsewhere.