Dont Let Me Down Again
Buckingham Nicks Lyrics


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Baby, baby don't treat me so bad
I'm the best boy that you ever had
You want to leave now and find a new start
It's gonna kill me if you break my heart

Ooh once you let me down again
Ooh, you're just bound to see the end
Baby, baby don't treat me this way
I'm gonna make it again someday
There's just one thing I'd like you to know
I got no more to lose if you go





Ooh, once you let me down again
Ooh, you're just bound to see the end

Overall Meaning

In Buckingham Nicks's song "Don't Let Me Down Again," the singer is begging their lover not to leave them. In the first stanza, the singer explains that they are the best partner their lover has ever had, and if their lover leaves them it will break their heart. The second stanza continues with the singer reassuring their lover that they will make it without them someday, but they want them to know that they have nothing left to lose if they go. The chorus emphasizes the pain that the singer will feel if they are let down again, and warns that it will lead to the end of their relationship.


Overall, the lyrics seem to be a plea for the lover to stay, but also a warning that if they leave, it will be the end of the relationship. The pain of being let down before is still fresh in the singer's mind, and they don't want to go through it again. The song is a raw, emotional plea for their lover to reconsider leaving.


Line by Line Meaning

Baby, baby don't treat me so bad
I'm asking you, my dear love, to please stop treating me so unfairly


I'm the best boy that you ever had
I am the most perfect and devoted partner you've ever had


You want to leave now and find a new start
You have the desire to leave me now and chase a new beginning with someone else


It's gonna kill me if you break my heart
If you shatter my heart into pieces by leaving me, it will harm me terribly


Ooh once you let me down again
If you make me suffer again by breaking my trust, then


Ooh, you're just bound to see the end
the end of our relation will be near


Baby, baby don't treat me this way
Sweetheart, please don't act like this towards me


I'm gonna make it again someday
I have faith that I will be able to recover from this experience in the future


There's just one thing I'd like you to know
I have something important that I want to convey to you


I got no more to lose if you go
If you choose to leave me, I will have nothing more to lose


Ooh, once you let me down again
If you hurt me one more time by disappointing me, then


Ooh, you're just bound to see the end
the end of our relationship will be imminent




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM, STEVIE NICKS

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Comments from YouTube:

Michael Williams

I remember being at this concert. and being COMPLETELY blown away by Stevie and Lindsey. One of my friends that went too still has his ticket stub.

coled

I hate that my wallet with all of my ticket stubs was stolen. God I loved Boutwell Auditorium! Usually 3 strong bands came each time for $8.00. I understand that their popularity in Birmingham, especially K-99, was what helped them connect to Fleetwood Mac.

Janet Decker

I was THERE!!! They said that night that Birmingham was their favorite city, and that’s why they ended there. We loved them SO much. We still do-the Buckingham Nicks album is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES! I so wish they would remaster it & make it available.

John Midyette

Michael Williams I was eight rows from front on right side of floor. Later moved back to Florida seen them four more times.

Oscar Zallar

Do you remember if they had t shirts for sale at those concerts? It would be awesome to find one!

jab3785

If Nicks and Buckingham had not to joined the mac I think they would have become much bigger eventually. Just too much talent to go unnoticed. After all they only had one album out (which probably wasn't heavily supported by their label) and it appears they were already attracting a lot of regional interest.

Guitar Player

We all recognize that both are world-class vocalists and song-writers. We should also recognize that on most of their songs, Lindsey's guitar riffs draw listeners in from the beginning. Because of Lindsey's broad musical talents, especially on guitar, they both made the big time.

Tracy Bragg

jab3785 as I was watching this I was just thinking same exact thing

Dorien van Rijsewijk

I don't understand "Buckingham Nicks"did so bad... Such a great album!!!

el dorado

wasnt heavily promoted . If they had done another it would have probably grown inpopularity as they took off

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