Your True Love
Bob & Shirley Lyrics


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Come in come in you old true love
And chat for awhile with me
For it's been three quarters of a long year or more
Since I spoke one word to thee

I shan't come in I shan't set down
I ain't got a moment's time
And since you are engaged with another true love
Then your heart is no longer mine

When you were mine my old true love
Then your head lay on my breast
You could make me believe by the falling of your arm
That the sun rose up in the west

There is many the star shall jingle in the west
There is many the leafs below
There is many the damn that shall lite upon a man
For treating a poor girl so

I wish to the Lord I'd never been born
Or had died when I was young




Then I never would have mourned for my old true love
Nor have courted no other one

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Bob & Shirley's song "Your True Love" tell a story of heartbreak and longing. The singer is asking their old true love to come in and chat with them as it has been three quarters of a long year or more since they spoke. However, their old true love declines, saying that they can't come in as they are engaged with another true love and their heart is no longer the singer's.


The singer reminisces about the time when their old true love was theirs and how their head used to lay on their breast. They reflect on how their old true love's gestures could make them believe that the sun rose up in the west. The singer also talks about the consequences of treating a poor girl poorly, and how they wish they had never been born or died when they were young as they wouldn't have mourned for their old true love or courted another.


Line by Line Meaning

Come in come in you old true love
Bob & Shirley want their old true love to return and converse with them.


And chat for awhile with me
Bob & Shirley want to have a friendly talk with their old true love.


For it's been three quarters of a long year or more
Bob & Shirley haven't talked to their true love in almost a year.


Since I spoke one word to thee
Bob & Shirley haven't exchanged a single word with their true love.


I shan't come in I shan't set down
The true love declines Bob & Shirley's invitation.


I ain't got a moment's time
The true love has no free time to spare.


And since you are engaged with another true love
Bob & Shirley know that their old true love has found someone else.


Then your heart is no longer mine
Bob & Shirley realize that their old true love has moved on.


When you were mine my old true love
Bob & Shirley are reminiscing about the past.


Then your head lay on my breast
Bob & Shirley remember when their old true love would lay their head on their chest.


You could make me believe by the falling of your arm
Bob & Shirley could sense their true love's affection through their movements.


That the sun rose up in the west
Bob & Shirley believed their old true love could make the impossible possible.


There is many the star shall jingle in the west
There are many anomalies in the world.


There is many the leafs below
There are many things that can go unnoticed.


There is many the damn that shall lite upon a man
People are often punished for treating others poorly.


For treating a poor girl so
The punishment is often for taking advantage of a vulnerable person.


I wish to the Lord I'd never been born
Bob & Shirley regret being alive.


Or had died when I was young
Bob & Shirley wish they had died young.


Then I never would have mourned for my old true love
Bob & Shirley wouldn't have to grieve for their old true love.


Nor have courted no other one
Bob & Shirley wouldn't have moved on to someone else.




Lyrics © CACOPHONY LIMITED
Written by: SHIRLEY COLLINS

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