Lonely Days
Eagle‐Eye Cherry Lyrics


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Girl I can't abide
By the rules you laid down in this game
'Cause now I've gone and lost myself in you
One time you catch a ride
And it takes you miles away
There's a chance of never feeling blue

And those lonely days will be long time forgotten
If we could find another way
Now let's contemplate is this time of passion
Strong enough to make you stay
Because I do believe in forever
And forever I will stay
And those lonely days will remain
Miles and miles away

Emotional exile
Is the safest way to play
Gotta take a chance every now and then
Irresistible change of heart
I will guide your way
We could share a life again

And those lonely days will be long time forgotten
If we could find another way
Now let's contemplate is this time of passion
Strong enough to make you stay
Because I do believe in forever
And forever I will stay
And those lonely days will remain

Miles and miles away
Miles and miles away
Miles and miles away
Miles and miles away

Miles and miles away....
(Repeat)





Girl I can't abide
By the rules you laid down in this game

Overall Meaning

In "Lonely Days," Eagle-Eye Cherry sings about his lover and their tumultuous relationship. He starts by expressing his frustration with the rules she has set down in their game, indicating that he has lost himself in her and can no longer adhere to her parameters. However, he still yearns for her companionship, mentioning how a simple ride together can make the colors of life more vibrant. He then ponders whether she feels the same passion and whether it is strong enough to keep them together. He stands firm in his belief of forever, saying he will always stay, even though their relationship may have lonely days ahead.


Line by Line Meaning

Girl I can't abide
I cannot conform to the restrictions you have imposed upon me in this relationship.


'Cause now I've gone and lost myself in you
I have become so deeply intertwined with you that I have lost my own sense of self.


One time you catch a ride And it takes you miles away
One moment you can be happy and carefree, free from the burdens of the world.


There's a chance of never feeling blue
There is a possibility of never feeling sad or lonely again.


And those lonely days will be long time forgotten If we could find another way
If only we could find a solution, we could leave behind the days of isolation and loneliness.


Now let's contemplate is this time of passion Strong enough to make you stay
We should consider whether our love is strong enough to keep us together.


Because I do believe in forever And forever I will stay
I have faith in a long-lasting relationship and I am committed to it.


Emotional exile Is the safest way to play
Cutting yourself off emotionally from others is the best way to protect yourself from getting hurt.


Gotta take a chance every now and then
You need to take risks occasionally to experience life to its fullest.


Irresistible change of heart I will guide your way
If you have a sudden change of heart, I will be there to support and guide you.


And those lonely days will remain Miles and miles away
Loneliness will always be far away if we remain together.


Miles and miles away.... (Repeat)
Repeated emphasis that loneliness will be far away.




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: EAGLE-EYE CHERRY

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Comments from YouTube:

@Gizmoooo007

Eagle eye cherry is just so relaxing.

@toke101293

I love this song 2! I just found it when I looked up all the songs from eagle eye cherry. I also love the lyrics, how come this song never became quite popular?

@McScreenName

Such a great album... yet so few know about it :(

@jhunbellen2765

this band has the most unique voice

@ardhiesetyana5097

Awesome 👍🏻😘

@henrythompson8286

Great song🎸🎸✌

@NolanAlighieri

I love this song! found them from wonderful Pandora from the radio station, "Hot Venom"

@GabrielLobatooo

Agreed! but in brazil things work different, here, if some goooood band come to the public, people start making they're own versions of it in other genres like forró, sertanejo and other 'local' types of music, you know what i mean? brazil its huge, but in some parts of it sometimes its better to do not let people meet the good things so they dont mess with it

@sandro0094

I agree with u man...Our people likes to destroy some good music, doing their sucking version/cover, mainly in forro, pagode and sertanejo.

But do u know that Eagle eye don´t make so much success for here...So, we have no worry about this ! :)

@juneranandoy9206

eagle eye cherry my favorite band ever.... cool

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