Summer Wine
Des Dyer Lyrics
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Why can't you reveal how you feel for me?
What good is living in the past
That happened yesterday yeah
Your memories throw away
I've got so much love to give you
Just give your heart a chance
Let me in I'll chase away all of your doubt
I know deep inside you there's a feeling
Warm like summer wine
Just open up your heart show your feelings
No, don't hold out pour your loving out
Why don't we make love like we did before?
We'd make love till dawn then you'd ask for more
Are you still holding a hope
That he needs you inside his life yeah
Remember that your my wife
I've got so much love to offer
Just give your heart a chance
Unlock it's darkened door
Let me in I'll chase away all of your doubt
I know deep inside you there's a feeling
Warm like summer wine
Just open up your heart show your feelings
No, don't hold out let your love pour out
I've got so much love to give you
Just give your heart a chance
Unlock it's darkened door
Let me in I'll chase away all of your doubt
I know deep inside you there's a feeling
Warm like summer wine
Just open up your heart show your feelings
No, don't hold out pour your loving out.
Des Dyer's song "Summer Wine" is a plea from a husband to his wife urging her to open up to him and allow him to love her fully. He expresses his frustration that she is holding back her love and concealing her true feelings, living in the memories of the past. He urges her to let go of those memories and allow him to fill her heart with new love, assuring her that he has so much love to give her.
He directly addresses his wife's reluctance to be intimate with him, asking if she is still holding on to hope that her previous lover needs her in his life. He reminds her that she is his wife and that he loves her deeply, and he wants her to show her feelings and pour out her love. He reminisces about the passion between them in the past and pleads with her to allow themselves to love like that again.
Overall, the song is a call to action for someone who is holding back their love due to past hurts or fears, to open up and let others in. The warm and comforting imagery of summer wine suggests that love is something that can be savored and enjoyed like a fine wine.
Line by Line Meaning
Why do you conceal all your love from me?
Why are you keeping your love hidden from me?
Why can't you reveal how you feel for me?
Why can't you be honest and tell me how you feel about me?
What good is living in the past that happened yesterday yeah
What's the use of dwelling on the past that cannot change?
Your memories throw away
Don't let your memories control you, let them go.
I've got so much love to give you
I have a lot of love that I want to share with you.
Just give your heart a chance
Please open your heart to me and give me a chance.
Unlock it's darkened door
Let go of your fears and open your heart to me.
Let me in I'll chase away all of your doubt
If you let me in, I will take away all of your doubts.
I know deep inside you there's a feeling
I have a strong feeling that deep down you love me too.
Warm like summer wine
Your love for me is as sweet and warm as summer wine.
Just open up your heart show your feelings
Let your heart be open and show me how you truly feel.
No, don't hold out pour your loving out
Don't hold back your love for me, express it freely.
Why don't we make love like we did before?
Why don't we rekindle our love and passion like old times?
We'd make love till dawn then you'd ask for more
We used to make love all night and you always wanted more.
Are you still holding a hope
Do you still have hope for someone else in your heart?
That he needs you inside his life yeah
Do you think he needs you in his life more than I do?
Remember that your my wife
Don't forget, you are my wife and I love you.
No, don't hold out let your love pour out
Don't hold back, let your love pour out freely.
Contributed by John N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.