Ain't it Funny the Way Love Can Do Ya
David Allan Coe Lyrics


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She had good intentions and I had the same
She kept the baby and left me the blame
We both had our reasons but they weren't the same
Ain't it funny, the way love can do ya?

We made a promise, we'd never break up our home
Or ever find reasons for leaving each other alone but we did
Once we were strangers, then we were friends
Next we were lovers, now we're strangers again
Ain't it funny, the way love can do ya? But it did

I had good intentions and she had the same
She kept the heartaches and left me the shame
We both have our memories but they're not the same
Ain't it funny, the way love can do ya?

We made a promise, we'd never break up our home
Or ever find reasons for leaving each other alone but we did
Once we were strangers, then we were friends




Next we were lovers, now we're strangers again
Ain't it funny the way love can do ya? But it did

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of David Allan Coe's "Ain't it Funny the Way Love Can Do Ya" reveals the tragedy of a failed relationship. The lyrics depict two people, who had good intentions but still ended up parting ways. The song implies that humans can not control the feelings of love and the severe ways it can hit them. It all begins with the couple having similar intentions to have a family and build a home together, but things get out of hand when the woman decides to keep the baby leaving the man with the blame. This is where the fundamental differences between them start to emerge, which eventually leads to their separation. The song emphasizes that people often find themselves in situations where they have different intentions regardless of loving each other.


The lyrics suggest that life is full of surprises, and love works in mysterious ways. Despite making vows of never being strangers again, they end up apart as so many others who thought that they would live forever. They were once strangers, friends, lovers, and now, strangers again. Love can be uncertain, and no one knows how it can end up. The song's message conveys that love can make people feel the extremes of happiness and sadness, which is something that is magical yet unpredictable.


Line by Line Meaning

She had good intentions and I had the same
Both of us had good intentions from the beginning of our relationship


She kept the baby and left me the blame
She chose to keep the baby after we had a child together, leaving me to take the blame for our breakup


We both had our reasons but they weren't the same
We each had our own reasons for the breakup, but they did not align


Ain't it funny, the way love can do ya?
Love can take unexpected turns and cause situations that seem ironic or humorous


We made a promise, we'd never break up our home
We made a promise to each other to never let our relationship end or our family fall apart


Or ever find reasons for leaving each other alone but we did
Despite our promise, we ended up finding reasons to separate and be alone


Once we were strangers, then we were friends
Our relationship began as strangers, but we grew to be close friends


Next we were lovers, now we're strangers again
Our relationship then progressed into love, but now we have become strangers once more


Ain't it funny, the way love can do ya? But it did
Love can take unexpected turns, and despite our promises and good intentions, our relationship still fell apart


I had good intentions and she had the same
Both of us had good intentions from the beginning of our relationship


She kept the heartaches and left me the shame
She took on the heartache of the breakup while leaving me with feelings of shame and guilt


We both have our memories but they're not the same
We share memories of our past relationship, but our perspectives and emotions about those memories differ


Ain't it funny, the way love can do ya?
Love can take unexpected turns and cause situations that seem ironic or humorous


We made a promise, we'd never break up our home
We made a promise to each other to never let our relationship end or our family fall apart


Or ever find reasons for leaving each other alone but we did
Despite our promise, we ended up finding reasons to separate and be alone


Once we were strangers, then we were friends
Our relationship began as strangers, but we grew to be close friends


Next we were lovers, now we're strangers again
Our relationship then progressed into love, but now we have become strangers once more


Ain't it funny the way love can do ya? But it did
Love can take unexpected turns, and despite our promises and good intentions, our relationship still fell apart




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DAVID ALLAN COE, GUY CLARK, SUSANNA WALLIS CLARK

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Dr. Craphead


on Damn I Wish I Was a Nigger

The song is not by David Allan Coe

Niggerhatingme


on Nigger Hatin Me

I like sugar and I like tea
But I don't like niggers, no sir-e
There are two lone things that'll make me puke
That's a hog eating slop and a big black spook

You know it, 'cuz I show it
Like a barnyard rooster I crow it
And the NAACP would sure like to get
A hold of nigger hatin' me.

Roses are red and violets are blue
Niggers are black and you know that's true
But they don't mind 'cuz what the heck
You gotta' be black to get a welfare check.

.And I'm broke, no joke. I ain't got a nickle
For a coat and I ain't black you see, so Uncle
Sam won't help poor nigger hatin' me.

Jigga-boo Jigga-boo where are you? I was
Here on the woodpile watching you. Jigga-boo
Jigga-boo come outdoors. No! I'sa scared of the

White man way down south.

You know it, 'cuz I show it. Stick your black
Head out and I blow it and the NAACP can't keep
You away from 'lil 'ol nigger hatin' me.

Mirror mirror on the wall who is the blackest
Of them all? A man named King it ain't no doubt
And he's causin' lots of trouble with his baboon
Mouth. Oh no it's he's a done it, caused by the
Trouble he's a brewin' and the NAACP can't win if
The white man stick with nigger hatin' me.

Hey Mr. President what'd ya say? When are we
Whites gonna have our day? The niggers've had
Theirs for such a long long time. I'm a white
And it's time that I had mine.

You know it, 'cuz I show it. Stick your black head
Out and I blow it and the NAACP can't win if the
White man stick with nigger hatin' me.

Nigger hatin me'
Nigger hatin me'
Nigger hatin me'
Nigger hatin me'

All true, how's the death count in chimpcago? https://heyjackass.com/

Ben - Moderator


on Nigger hatin me

Jigga-boo come outdoors. No! I'sa scared of the White man way down south.

Meaning of this line above has now been corrected

Matt


on Nigger hatin me

Who ever did the meaning lines is funny... woodpile is a real term, and when it says jig aboo come out doors, he imitates a poor sounding guy saying he's afraid of the racist whites from the south cuz if they even show themselves in public, they were a target. This is a bad song about the unspoken truth

cemegonuts


on You piss me off...you fuckin' jerk

This is not David Allen Coe. It is a song written by Gaye Delorme and performed by Garry Lee and Showdown.

Teresa Warnke


on Pick Em, Lick Em, Stick Em

Are there any decent constitutional lawyers in the house?
Mr. Coe has been barred from performing in most public forums.
He is one the last surviving Outlaws of country music. Although, Nigger Fucker has racist theme, Mr. Coe was defended by his life long friend, Charlie Pride, who inspired the song, all of his days. They were close friends until the end.
David Allen COE is elderly and we don't have long to have an opportunity to see him perform. What is more is that he deserves to use his constitutional right to free speech.
Some would like to have this song and many more that feel are offensive removed from existence. I am not a racist and recognize the foulness of the song, but, I am mature enough to turn off music or any other media that I don't like.
Personally, the Brian Adam's song, "Rum to You", makes me sick, as does Reba Macy tyre's, "Fancy" and "Whoever's in New England".
Ms. Macy tires songs if a mother pimping out her daughter and an abandoned housewife faithfully waiting for her man to return from fucking his mistress hurts women. The Brian Adam's song also hurts women. I do not for a minute believe that this music should never be heard again. It does provide opportunity to discuss these things with younger people.
I am going to delete my YouTube music account because they removed DAC for it's content. I did have much respect for YouTube for it's American spirit and patriotism even though the way they pay their talent is nonsensical. One deletion is a demonstration of what will follow. Eventually this could lead to less freedoms for all of us.
Please don't fall into the currant popular victim trend. Turn off music you don't like and get on with your day.
Or stand up to censorship of the arts.
Thank You,
Teresa Warnke

Rodan


on Cum Stains on the Pillow

Dribble it on her nose!

11inthemoney


on Itty Bitty Titty

Young sex is the best

11inthemoney


on Itty Bitty Titty

Shucks it's cool.

Rodan


on Cum Stains on the Pillow

Another AWESOME DAC song that makes me bellylaugh!!!

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