Take Me Home
Cole Holly Lyrics


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Take me home you silly boy
put your arms around me

Take me home you silly boy
all the world´s not around without you

I´m so sorry that I broke your heart
please don´t leave my side





Take me home you silly boy
´cause I´m still in love with you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Cole Holly's song "Take Me Home" tell the story of someone who has broken their partner's heart and is pleading with them to not leave. The phrase "Take me home you silly boy" is a plea for comfort and safety from the person who has been hurt. The singer yearns for the arms of their partner around them, believing that the world is not complete without them.


The phrase "all the world's not around without you" suggests that the singer's world revolves around their partner, and they are nothing without them. They apologize for breaking their partner's heart and express their fear of being left alone. The line "I'm still in love with you" shows that despite the hurt they caused their partner, their love for them is unfaltering. The lyrics convey a sense of vulnerability, regret and passionate desire for the love that was lost.


Line by Line Meaning

Take me home you silly boy
I want you to take me back to our happy place, my dear and playful man.


put your arms around me
Hold me tight, wrap your warm arms around me, and give me the love, comfort, and security that I crave.


all the world´s not around without you
Life doesn't feel complete and meaningful without you; you are my world, my love.


I´m so sorry that I broke your heart
I deeply regret and apologize for causing you pain and breaking your heart; please forgive me.


please don´t leave my side
Please stay with me, don't abandon me, and help us mend our love and relationship.


´cause I´m still in love with you
I'm still deeply and madly in love with you, and I want to be with you more than anything in this world.




Lyrics © JALMA MUSIC
Written by: TOM WAITS

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Comments from YouTube:

C A Campbell

This song,
you Holly, singing it -
Tom Waits is the songwriter, right?
The magnificent piano and bass players, whose names I’m ashamed I haven’t memorized yet ....
this brilliant arrangement, the recording engineer, all of you that created this gift: you take me home!!
#music
#assanctuary

joey hensa

Another stellar recording you can use as a test disc for your stereo!

Kim Maguire

incredible interp. LOVE her.

micha baz soucy

très très bon

Timothy Arts

Holly ...Please work with Richard Carpenter.
Would be Magic

EHDROCK

To my silly boy Joey bear.

Jane Adelaide Lennox

Also, FYI, Silliboy is a common surname where I come from. :o

Neal collins

we are the same age ...marry me ....I am here making limbs ....what a dumb thing to do

Jane Adelaide Lennox

Holy fuck, this song is sad :(

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