After becoming a police officer, like his father, during the late 1960s, Money began to be interested in music, and eventually ended his law enforcement career in favor of becoming a musician. He moved to Berkeley, California and became a regular at area clubs, where he eventually got enough attention to secure a recording contract with Columbia Records. Later in the 1970s, he charted with singles such as "Baby Hold On" and "Two Tickets to Paradise". Money continued his successes and took advantage of the MTV music video scene in the early 1980s with his humorous narrative videos for "Shakin'" and "Think I'm in Love", but his career began to fail him after several unsuccessful releases in the mid-1980s, accompanied by his struggles with drug addiction.
Money made a comeback two years later in 1986 and returned to the mainstream rock spotlight with the album Can't Hold Back, which featured a Ronnie Spector duet with "Take Me Home Tonight", which reached the Top 10, along with the hit "I Wanna Go Back". Money followed the album with another Top 10 hit, late 1988's "Walk on Water", but his Top 40 career ended when "I'll Get By" charted in 1992. During the 1990s and 2000s, Money continued to release numerous compilation albums along with several albums featuring new material. Today, he still tours the "Oldies" circuit regularly, often accompanied by other successful rock acts from his era, and has also made several television appearances on American sitcoms. Since 1992, Money has traditionally opened the summer concert season for DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI.
Eddie Money passed away from complications related to esophageal cancer in 2019 at the age of 70.
Let's Be Lovers Again
Eddie Money Lyrics
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Eddie Money (duet with Valerie Carter)
Playing For Keeps, 1980
Let's take a day
Let's step away
Yeah, we'll laugh and play
And both pretend
Do you remember when
I kissed you with the wind
Yeah, we had our secrets then
I never told no one, so
Let's be lovers again
Please find some time to spare
We'll hit the long lost fair
And we'll be, yeah..we'll be lovers again
I find it so hard now to live without you
I.. I know that you want up and you don't need me
I heed girlfriends when they talk about you now
Tho I gotta talk to you again myself
So I can see... baby
If there's some promise there
We'll hit the long lost fair
And we'll be, yeah
We'll be lovers again
I see you now and then
I wonder how you've been
But I don't wanna hurt you
And I don't wanna know him
Let's be lovers again
Let's find some time to spare
We'll hit the long lost fair
And we'll be, yeah
We'll be lovers again
Please find some time to spare
With me baby, I'm still your friend
And we'll be, yeah
We'll be lovers again
We'll be lovers
We'll be lovers again
We're gonna be lovers
Won't you stop hands of time
Tell me that you're mine
Come on back to me
Can't you see I need you
We'll be lovers
We'll be lovers
We'll be lovers, again
Again, again (fade)
Again and again and....
The lyrics of Eddie Money's Let's Be Lovers Again describe the desire for rekindling a lost love. The song evokes nostalgia and longing for a time where the singer and their love interest shared secret moments and passionate kisses. The singer seems to be reminiscing about a past relationship with someone they deeply cared for but lost touch with over time. The chorus serves as a plea to reconnect, suggesting that a day together at a long lost fair could help them fall in love again, if only for a moment. Despite referencing the possibility of hurt and potential romantic interests with other people, the singer ultimately asks their love interest to take a chance and stop the hands of time to be lovers again.
Overall, the lyrics capture a sense of longing for a romance that has faded with memory. The singer seems to be haunted by the thought of never being able to reconnect with their lost love, and the idea that the love they once shared could be gone forever. The song's message urges the listener to take a chance at rekindling lost love and to try to turn back time, even if just for a moment.
Line by Line Meaning
Let's take a day
Let's set aside some time to spend together
Let's step away
Let's take a break from our busy lives and responsibilities
Yeah, we'll laugh and play
We'll have fun and enjoy each other's company
And both pretend
Let's act as if we are in love again
That we're lovers again
Let's imagine that our relationship is rekindled
Do you remember when
Can you recall the time when
I kissed you with the wind
I kissed you gently and tenderly
Yeah, we had our secrets then
We had special things between us that no one else knew about
I never told no one, so
I kept those secrets to myself
Let's be lovers again
Let's revive our romantic relationship
Please find some time to spare
Can you make time to spend with me
We'll hit the long lost fair
We'll do something fun and exciting like we used to
And we'll be, yeah..we'll be lovers again
And we'll rekindle our romance
I find it so hard now to live without you
I miss you so much and it's difficult to continue without you
I know that you want up and you don't need me
I understand that you may have moved on and no longer have feelings for me
I heed girlfriends when they talk about you now
I listen to what your friends say about you these days
Tho I gotta talk to you again myself
But I need to talk to you directly to know the truth
So I can see... baby
So I can understand how you really feel
If there's some promise there
If there is potential for our relationship to work
I see you now and then
I catch glimpses of you occasionally
I wonder how you've been
I'm curious about how you're doing
But I don't wanna hurt you
I don't want to cause you pain or discomfort
And I don't wanna know him
I don't want to hear about your new partner
Let's find some time to spare
Let's set aside some time to spend together
With me baby, I'm still your friend
Even if we can't be lovers again, I still want to be your friend
We'll be lovers again
We'll revive the romantic aspect of our relationship
Won't you stop hands of time
Can't we pause or turn back time
Tell me that you're mine
Confirm that you still have feelings for me
Come on back to me
Return to our relationship
Can't you see I need you
I'm hoping you realize how important you are to me
We'll be lovers, we'll be lovers
Our relationship will be romantic and intimate
We'll be lovers, again, again (fade)
We'll rekindle our lost love and continue to be lovers
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