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Billy Connolly Lyrics


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Every time I'm away I think about you
I wish that you were near me
Gets so bad at times I talk to myself
I wish that you could hear me.

I get to thinking how it all started out, and I know, oh I know
It may not last forever
But in the meantime when the goin' is good, I know, oh I know
That we should be together.

You gave me everything and then some more
When I was cold you opened up the door
Don't want to stop I couldn't anyhow
You know I'm in too deep and I can't stop now.

When I come home I know I don't ever have much to say
I'm just glad to be there
You ask about the people I've met and the places I've been
You ask me what I see there.

I see you, I see you everywhere I go
I see you all around me
On a ship, on a train, on a plane, no matter where I am
I feel your love surround me.

You gave me everything and then some more
When I was cold you opened up the door
Don't want to stop I couldn't anyhow
You know I'm in too deep and I can't stop now.

You gave me everything and then some more
When I was cold you opened up the door




Don't want to stop I couldn't anyhow
You know I'm in too deep and I can't stop now.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Billy Connolly's "I Can't Stop Now" paint a picture of a person who is deeply in love and cannot imagine their life without their significant other. We see that the singer is away from their love and deeply misses them, wishing they were near so they could talk to them. The singer reflects on how their relationship started and acknowledges that it may not last forever, but they enjoy the moments they have together while it lasts. The lyrics talk about how their love is unconditional and that they are grateful for everything their partner has done for them, such as opening the door when they were cold. They also suggest the omnipresent nature of their love, as they see their significant other everywhere they go, and can feel their love surrounding them even when they are apart.


Overall, these lyrics convey a deep sense of gratitude and love towards the singer's partner. They speak about the impact their relationship has had on their life positively and suggest that they cannot imagine living without their partner. It reminds us of the strong bond that can exist between two people when they love each other deeply.


Line by Line Meaning

Every time I'm away I think about you
I miss you whenever I'm not with you


I wish that you were near me
I want you to be close to me


Gets so bad at times I talk to myself
I miss you so much, I start talking to myself


I wish that you could hear me.
I wish you could hear how much I miss you


I get to thinking how it all started out, and I know, oh I know It may not last forever
I think about our relationship and how it might not last forever


But in the meantime when the goin' is good, I know, oh I know That we should be together.
But while things are good, I know we should be together


You gave me everything and then some more When I was cold you opened up the door Don't want to stop I couldn't anyhow You know I'm in too deep and I can't stop now.
You've given me so much love and I can't imagine stopping now


When I come home I know I don't ever have much to say I'm just glad to be there
When I come home, I'm so happy to be with you I don't have much to say


You ask about the people I've met and the places I've been You ask me what I see there.
You're curious about my travels and want to know what I've experienced


I see you, I see you everywhere I go I see you all around me On a ship, on a train, on a plane, no matter where I am I feel your love surround me.
I see you in everything around me, and no matter where I am, I feel your love


You gave me everything and then some more When I was cold you opened up the door Don't want to stop I couldn't anyhow You know I'm in too deep and I can't stop now.
You've given me so much love and I can't imagine stopping now




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GERRY RAFFERTY

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@Anastajia2005

I'm from Glasgow and those bus stories are hysterical. When I was getting married, my fiancee and I were taking gifts to our flat.
We got on the bus and sat on the side seats, bus is basically empty, past peak hour.
I'm sitting next to the pole at the side and I am holding a brass pole off a floor lamp.
There is a young policeman sitting opposite me and he is going to the sub station round from our flat.
This lady sitting farther up the bus gets up to get off the bus.
Evidently bus driver is new, grinding the gears, bus jerking like crazy just as the lady passes me.
She grabs hold of the pole from my floor lamp, I was not expecting that, and I let it go.
She ends up flat on her back legs up in the air, and she is wondering what the hell happened.
I'm hysterical laughing, my husband to be, helps the woman up.
She tells him they need to repair the buses, I can't stop laughing.
My fiancee drags me off the bus, pole lamp and all and the young policeman gets off as well, 4 bus stops before he should have.
Policeman and I end up leaning against the railings of Queens Park laughing hysterically.
My fiancee, madder than hell has walked off carrying the shade to the floor lamp.

I often wonder how Billy would have told this story. I still laugh when I think about it and that was decades ago.



@imanenigma3348

I was wondering where Billy was going with this yarn.
I too have had an experience like the folks on the bus.
Some time back, pre Covid of course,
I was going to pick my better half up from the airport.
I was already late and the traffic was backed up.
I got distracted for a second and bumped the car in front of me.
We both pulled over and I'm thinking, bloody hell this is all I need,
when out got the other driver and he was a little person (dwarf?)
He looked really pissed off, so I got out and started apologising profusely.
He looked at his car, then back to mine and was fuming, I mean huffing and puffing,
I kept saying how sorry I was and he looked at me and shouted
"I'm not happy!"
I replied "which one are you then?"
My apologies to anyone big or small, offended by this story.



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@thomashogg2341

My favourite story about being on a Glesga bus. I was up the toon just before Christmas, must have been around 2005 or 2006. I was on the 34 heading for Govan Cross and the bus was on Renfield St. we stop at a bus stop and a young mum, about 30ish gets on with her daughter who would be about 4 or 5. The daughter is wearing a pale blue coat with white fur trim, looking very smart and like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth. In her arms she's clutching this HUGE giraffe stuffed toy. So mum gets the tickets sorted and they sit down, mum takes the window seat, little Miss takes the aisle seat, there's no room for the stuffed toy so it's now on it's side in the aisle. The driver checks his mirrors before setting off, sees the giraffe blocking the passage and shouts down the bus " Here hen, ye cannae leave that lyin there", to which Miss Innocence shouts back " Ye f*ckin stupid? It's a f*ckin giraffe, no a f*ckin lion". Took 10 minutes before the driver could stop laughing enough to continue down Renfield Street.

@spockboy

Great story. LOL Only in Scotland : )

@scotmclaughlin2113

Too funny

@ZippyThePinhead

"There's a difference between a little person and a dwarf. One is a fuckin' dwarf, and they both know which one it fuckin' is." Priceless!!! 🤣🤣🤣

@Farweasel

There's a lot of complaints about humour & jokes these days but that for that quip Bily really did stoop pretty low ;-p

@wildcampinginscotland6060

I nearly fell out the bed when he said that 😂😂

@Farweasel

@@policesquad
Thank you.
Now its obvious you aren't Happy. So are you Grumpy or just Dozy?

@donziperk

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@arunabhogal2328

Billy used to pop into my dad's shop near Patrick Glasgow and would always say to my dad...I hope you're paying these weans/ children and he would giggle because he knew my dad never paid us for helping out in the shop after school. Once he bought a box of chocolates and gave them to us. He was always lovely to our dad and my dad enjoyed Billy telling him off

@paulojnr9764

I know Patrick glasgow

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