Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart
Bob B. Soxx Lyrics


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Baby do you know what you did today?
Baby do you know what you took away?
You took the blue out of the sky
My whole life changed when you said goodbye
And I keep cryin', cryin'

Oh baby, oh baby
I wish I never saw the sunshine
I wish I never saw the sunshine
'Cause if I never saw the sunshine baby
Then maybe I wouldn't mind the rain

Every day is just like the day before
All alone, a hundred miles from shore
All of my dreams, I dream with you
Now they will die and never come true
And so I'm cryin', cryin'

Oh baby, oh baby
I wish I never saw the sunshine
I wish I never saw the sunshine
'Cause if I never saw the sunshine baby
Then maybe I wouldn't mind the rain

There wouldn't be this pain
And I know there wouldn't be
Cloud that's over me everywhere I go

Oh baby, oh baby
I wish I never saw the sunshine
I wish I never saw the sunshine
But if I never saw the sunshine baby
Then maybe I wouldn't mind the rain

I wouldn't mind the rain
Oh, that pain




Oh, that rain
That sunshine

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Hearts? by Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans is a heartbreaking tale of a person who has been left behind by their lover. The song is about the pain of losing love and how it changes an individual's entire life. The person singing the song is lamenting over a lost love, wondering what they did wrong, asking why lovers break each other's hearts. They can't stop crying and are desperately trying to find a way to cope with the pain of the loss.


The lyrics "I wish I never saw the sunshine" reveal that the person is so devastated by the loss that they wish they had never experienced happiness or love. The idea of never having seen the sunshine would have made it easier for them to deal with the pain of the rain. They also say that if they had never seen the sunshine, they would have been able to cope with the rain, which is metaphorical for the pain of life without their lover. The song is a poignant reminder of the pain of lost love and the power it has to change someone's life.


Line by Line Meaning

Baby do you know what you did today?
Do you realize the devastating impact of your actions?


Baby do you know what you took away?
Do you understand the void you left when you left?


You took the blue out of the sky
You drained all beauty and color from my world


My whole life changed when you said goodbye
Your absence completely altered my existence


And I keep cryin', cryin'
I can't help but shed endless tears


I wish I never saw the sunshine
I regret ever experiencing happiness and joy


Cause if I never saw the sunshine baby
If I had never known love, then maybe


Then maybe I wouldn't mind the rain
I wouldn't be so devastated by heartbreak


Every day is just like the day before
My life is stagnant and monotonous without you


All alone, a hundred miles from shore
I feel completely isolated and adrift


All of my dreams, I dream with you
My aspirations and hopes all involved you


Now they will die and never come true
My dreams are now futile and unattainable


There wouldn't be this pain
If I had never loved you, I wouldn't feel this agony


And I know there wouldn't be
I am certain this heartbreak wouldn't exist


Cloud that's over me everywhere I go
This heartache shadows me no matter where I am


I wouldn't mind the rain
If I had never known love, the sadness wouldn't feel so unbearable


Oh, that pain
The agony and heartbreak of love lost


Oh, that rain
The sadness and tears that accompany heartbreak


That sunshine
The happiness that is now a distant memory




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PHIL SPECTOR, ELLIE GREENWICH, TONY POWERS

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Lyrics:

Why do lovers break each other’s hearts?
Oh, tell me why do lovers have to drift apart
When we met the world was bright now I’m crying every night
Why do lovers break each other’s hearts?

Why do lovers break each other’s hearts?
Oh, tell me why can’t lovers finish what they start?
A year ago we were one now just look at what we’ve done
Why do lovers break each other’s hearts?

Help me, help me, I don’t understand
Why we always hurt the ones we love
Tell me, tell me where’s the life we planned
Where are the dreams that we’re dreaming of?

Why do lovers break each other’s hearts?
Oh, tell me why do lovers have to drift apart
When we met the world was bright now I’m crying every night
Why do lovers break each other’s hearts?

When we met the world was bright now I’m crying every night
Why do lovers break each other’s hearts?
Why do lovers break each other’s hearts?
Oh, tell me why do lovers break each other’s hearts?
Oh, tell me why do lovers break each other’s hearts?
Oh, tell me why…



All comments from YouTube:

@johnnyintrieri

Still a beautiful song in 2023!

@frankbaker9117

To bad they don"t make em like that anymore.

@raymondmalcuit8361

This Song Went To Number 38 On The Billboard Hot-100 Chart In 1963.

@miketheshanmanmangan

Bob B.Soxx & The Funky Blue Jeans such a great PHIL SPECTOR song!

@mistery-ed7900

Darlene Love absolutely rules!

@ruthdixon7807

before she met and married barry mann, ellie greenwich worked briefly with tony powers, coming up with this classic teen anthem for one of phil spector's many manufactured groups.

@jimhilliker2450

Good record. I live it. Thanks for posting.

@toss62

Another top 10

@jimjackson4111

Yes!

@docjoe86

Phil Spector may have been a literally homicidal sociopath, but he could produce a damn good pop song.

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