Ellen Foley (born 1951, St. Louis, Missouri) is an American singer and actr… Read Full Bio ↴Ellen Foley (born 1951, St. Louis, Missouri) is an American singer and actress whose range of talent and experience has spanned edgy rock, mainstream pop, standard Broadway, sitcom television, and Hollywood. She has released three albums on her own, but she is best known for her collaborative work with Meat Loaf. In 1980 the album Spirit of St. Louis was produced by her then boyfriend Mick Jones of The Clash. Most of the album also features The Clash as a comp group.

Come to me
Ellen Foley Lyrics

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Come to me when her lies have broken love down
Come to me when your heart is no longer bound
Come to me and know you'll never be lonely
If you'll only
Come to me

Take these dreams of mine and make them come true
Take my word no one can love you more than I do

Take my hand and know you'll never be lonely
If you'll only
Come to me
Come to me

Careless love is at best unfair
Heartache lies in wait for you there
Come to me
When the truth finally opens your eyes
When her touch can't make up for the lies
Come to me
Come to me

Come to me when your tears have no place to fall
Come to me when you're there with no reason at all
Don't hold on to the one who's making you lonely
You need only
Come to me
Oh come to me

Careless love is at best unfair
Heartache lies in wait for you there
Come to me
When the truth finally opens your eyes
When her touch can't make up for the lies
Come to me
Come to me

Come to me when your tears have no place to fall
Come to me when you're there with no reason at all
Why hold on to the one who's making you lonely
You need only
Come to me

Come to me
Come to me

Overall Meaning

Ellen Foley's "Come to Me" is a love song that speaks to a man who is in need of someone to hold him close and make him feel happy again. It's a song that tells of how the singer would gather him up and make all his troubles disappear. The lyrics ring of a woman who is offering a man a safe haven, a place to come to when he needs comfort, and understanding. The first verse talks about how the man should come to her when he has been hurt by someone else's lies, when he is no longer bound to his heart, and he feels alone. The woman is saying that she will be there for him, that he can trust her with his heart, and that he will never have to feel lonely again if he only comes to her.

The song continues to reiterate how much the woman cares for the man and how much she wants him to be happy. The chorus calls out for him to come to her: "Take my hand and know you’ll never be lonely if you’ll only come to me." The bridge talks about careless love and how heartache lies in wait for him if he stays with the person who is making him feel lonely. The woman knows that this man will eventually see the truth, and she wants him to know that she will be there for him if and when he does. The last verse talks about how there is no reason to hold on to someone who is making him sad or lonely when he can simply come to the woman who loves him and will take care of him for the rest of his days.

Line by Line Meaning

Come to me when her lies have broken love down
When the lies of someone else have destroyed your love, come to me and I'll help you heal and move on.

Come to me when your heart is no longer bound
When your heart is free from someone else's hold, come to me and I'll show you what true love is.

Come to me and know you'll never be lonely
If you come to me, you'll never feel lonely because I'll always be here for you.

If you'll only Come to me
All you have to do is come to me and I'll be there for you.

Take these dreams of mine and make them come true
I want you to be a part of my life and help me make my dreams come true.

Take my word no one can love you more than I do
I love you more than anyone else ever could, and I want to show you that.

Take my hand and know you'll never be lonely
If you take my hand, you'll never feel alone again.

Careless love is at best unfair Heartache lies in wait for you there
The love you have with someone else may seem carefree, but it will ultimately lead to heartache and pain.

When the truth finally opens your eyes When her touch can't make up for the lies Come to me
When you finally see the truth about your current love, and their touch no longer makes up for their lies, come to me and I'll be there for you.

Come to me when your tears have no place to fall Come to me when you're there with no reason at all Don't hold on to the one who's making you lonely You need only Come to me
If you ever find yourself crying with nowhere to turn, or feeling lonely for no reason at all, don't hold onto someone who is making you feel that way. Just come to me instead, and I'll always be here for you.

Oh come to me
Please come to me, I'll be waiting for you.

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