Cheryl 'Coko' Clemons is an American gospel and R&B singer, and lead singer… Read Full Bio ↴Cheryl 'Coko' Clemons is an American gospel and R&B singer, and lead singer of R&B group Sisters With Voices (SWV).

She has 3 albums, Hot Coko (1999), Grateful (2006) and The Winner In Me (2009). The last 2 albums is gospel and her album debut is R&B. She also released a Christmas album in 2008

She is active as both a solo artist and with SWV.

Everytime
Coko Lyrics

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Didn't no this house could feel so empty
Didn't no the nights could be so long
I flash back to memories of how we made love
It feels like you are here with me, but I'm all alone

Everytime we say goodbye
You take a piece of me with you
And everytime I close my eyes

I feel you coming back to me (to me)

I didn't have a chance to kiss and hold you
As long as I really wanted to
But I can hear your sexy voice in my ear
Saying it won't be long until you're here

Everytime we say goodbye
You take a piece of me with you
And everytime I close my eyes
I feel you coming back to me (to me)

As I lay me down
Down to sleep
Thoughts of you come rusing to me, me
Now you're on the phone
Talking sweet
Saying your saving all
Your love for me, just for me yeah

Everytime we say goodbye
You take a piece of me with you
And everytime I close my eyes
I feel you coming back to me (to me)

Everytime, everytime
Everytime, everytime
Everytime, everytime
Everytime, everytime

Everytime...
Everytime we say goodbye
You take a piece of me with you

And everytime I close my eyes
I feel you coming back to me (to me)

Overall Meaning

The song "Everytime" by Coko is about the feeling of emptiness and loneliness after saying goodbye to someone you love. The singer reflects on the memories of making love and how the absence of their partner feels even more profound at night. The idea of feeling like you're not alone even when you are is portrayed through the lyric "it feels like you are here with me, but I'm all alone." The chorus refers to how everytime they say goodbye, a piece of them is taken with their loved one. The lyrics highlight the singer's yearning to be with their lover and how thoughts of them constantly rush through their mind.

The bridge consists of the singer laying down to sleep, unable to escape the thoughts of their lover rushing to them. However, the phone rings, and it's their partner, talking sweet and reassuring them that their love is only for them. The chorus repeats itself, emphasizing how the singer feels their lover coming back to them every time they close their eyes, even if it's just in their mind.

Line by Line Meaning

Didn't no this house could feel so empty
I didn't realize that without you, this house would feel empty.

Didn't no the nights could be so long
I didn't realize how long nights could feel without you here.

I flash back to memories of how we made love
Memories of our physical intimacy keep coming back to me.

It feels like you are here with me, but I'm all alone
I feel like you're with me, but the reality is that I'm all alone.

Everytime we say goodbye
Each time we part ways,

You take a piece of me with you
I feel like a part of me is missing after you leave.

And everytime I close my eyes
Whenever I shut my eyes,

I feel you coming back to me (to me)
I sense your presence returning to me once again.

I didn't have a chance to kiss and hold you
I didn't get to hold and kiss you as much as I wanted.

As long as I really wanted to
As long as I desired.

But I can hear your sexy voice in my ear
I can still hear your alluring voice in my ear.

Saying it won't be long until you're here
You're promising that you'll be back soon.

As I lay me down
When I lay down to sleep at night,

Down to sleep
To fall asleep.

Thoughts of you come rusing to me, me
Thoughts of you come rushing to me.

Now you're on the phone
You're currently talking to me on the phone.

Talking sweet
Saying sweet and tender things.

Saying your saving all
You're saying you're holding onto all of your love,

Your love for me, just for me yeah
And that it's only for me.

Everytime...
Each and every time...

Everytime we say goodbye
Each time we say farewell,

You take a piece of me with you
You take a piece of my heart with you.

And everytime I close my eyes
And when I close my eyes each time,

I feel you coming back to me (to me)
I sense your spirit returning to me once again.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BILLY BURNETTE, ROBERT HART, DENNIS MORGAN

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