Paying The Price Of Love
Bee Gees Lyrics


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How did you find there was somebody
More than you want me
I never understood
Maybe I have never had you
But I have been lonely for you lately
I can't wait another day
And when you let me get you close to me
You run and leave me

[Chorus:]
Paying the price of love
The start of my end over you
When you're doing it for someone
Who'll never be free
Now is all there will ever be

No more to live without you
All of the nights I dream about you
Oh

Deep in the dark of the night
I'm a man on a mission
But safer with you home
Never would I make you sorry
You are the only drug I crave
And I've been saving every day
I held it all inside
I pray you don't forget
You've got me

Paying the price of love
My heart in my hands over you
But the battle is just not fair
You'll never be free
That emotion is always replaying

You know the strongest heart is broken
When it falls
You turn and walk away and let it die
I've got this picture in my head
Of you in someone else's bed
And I am torn apart
I'm torn apart inside

I'll build my world around you
I was nothing when I found you
Paying the price of love





[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the Bee Gees's song "Paying the Price of Love" describes the pain and heartbreak that come with loving someone who can never be fully yours. The first verse talks about the loneliness the singer feels even though they never fully had the person they long for, and how they can't wait any longer to have them closer, only for the person to run away when they do try to get close. The chorus talks about how loving this person is causing the singer's downfall, but it's a battle they can't help but fight. The second verse is about the singer's desire to be with the person they love, but how they would never do anything to hurt them. They pray that the person would never forget about them because they are paying the price of love. The bridge expresses the deepest fears of the singer that they will never be enough for the person they love and that they might end up with someone else. The final verse is about how the singer has built a world around the person they love, becoming nothing without them, and still paying the price of love.


Line by Line Meaning

How did you find there was somebody
Asking how the person found someone else


More than you want me
That the person is not as wanted as the other


I never understood
The person never understood why they were not wanted as much


Maybe I have never had you
Perhaps the person has never really had a chance with the other


But I have been lonely for you lately
The person has been feeling lonely without the other


I can't wait another day
The person cannot wait any longer to be with the other


And when you let me get you close to me
When the other person allows them to get closer


You run and leave me
But then they quickly leave


[Chorus:]
The start of the chorus section


Paying the price of love
The person is suffering for their love


The start of my end over you
Their love for the other is starting to come to an end


When you're doing it for someone
When the other person is doing something for someone


Who'll never be free
Who will never be able to be with them freely


Now is all there will ever be
They are trying to make the best of the present moment


No more to live without you
They cannot continue living without the other


All of the nights I dream about you
They dream about the other every night


Oh
An exclamation of emotion or feeling


Deep in the dark of the night
During the darkest times of the night


I'm a man on a mission
They are driven to achieve something


But safer with you home
They feel safer at home with the other


Never would I make you sorry
They would never want to make the other person sorry


You are the only drug I crave
They only crave the love of the other


And I've been saving every day
They have been waiting and preserving themselves for the other


I held it all inside
They have been keeping their feelings inside


I pray you don't forget
They hope the other does not forget about them


You've got me
They belong to the other person


[Chorus]
The chorus section repeated again


My heart in my hands over you
Their heart is vulnerable because of their love for the other


But the battle is just not fair
The situation is not fair for them to fight for the other's love


That emotion is always replaying
Their emotions are constantly playing over in their mind


You know the strongest heart is broken
Even the strongest heart can be broken


When it falls
When love falls apart


You turn and walk away and let it die
The other person walks away and lets the love die


I've got this picture in my head
They have a mental image of something


Of you in someone else's bed
The image is of the other person being with someone else


And I am torn apart
It tears them apart inside


I'm torn apart inside
The internal pain they are feeling


I'll build my world around you
They want to build their life around the other person


I was nothing when I found you
They were nothing before they met the other person


Paying the price of love
They continue to suffer consequences for loving the other person




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MAURICE ERNEST GIBB, ROBIN HUGH GIBB, BARRY ALAN GIBB

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Philip Kassabian


on Stayin Alive

What a fantastic song by the Bee Gee's.

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