She's Not You
Elvis Presley and the Jordanaires Lyrics
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She's all the things a girl should be
But she's not you
She knows just how to make me laugh when I feel blue
She's ev'rything a man could want
But she's not you
It almost feels the same
I've got to stop myself from
Whisp'ring your name
She even kisses me like you used to do
And it's just breaking my heart
'Cause she's not you
And it's just breaking my heart
'Cause she's not you
And when we're dancing
It almost feels the same
I've got to stop myself from
Whisp'ring your name
She even kisses me like you used to do
And it's just breaking my heart
'Cause she's not you
And it's just breaking my heart
'Cause she's not you
The lyrics of "She's Not You" by Elvis Presley; The Jordanaires speak of a man who is with someone new but is still heartbroken over the fact that she is not the person he truly desires - his former lover. He describes the new woman as having soft hair and beautiful blue eyes, all the things "a girl should be," but still acknowledges that she is not his previous partner. He admits that she knows just how to make him laugh and is everything a man could want, but still his heart is not fully in it.
The man struggles with his emotions when he dances with the new woman. He has to stop himself from whispering his former lover's name. Even when the new woman kisses him in the same way as his ex, it only breaks his heart further because, to him, she's still not the one he yearns for.
The song beautifully captures the complexity of emotions experienced when someone is still in love with a former partner, despite moving on with someone new. It demonstrates that true love can be hard to let go of, and for some, it may take a long time to find a love that measures up to that one special person.
Line by Line Meaning
Her hair is soft and her eyes are oh so blue
She has beautiful hair and blue eyes
She's all the things a girl should be
She possesses all the qualities of a perfect girl
But she's not you
However, she is not you
She knows just how to make me laugh when I feel blue
She knows how to cheer me up when I'm sad
She's ev'rything a man could want
She has everything that a man could expect in a woman
And when we're dancing
When we are dancing together
It almost feels the same
It feels like we are dancing together
I've got to stop myself from Whisp'ring your name
I have to stop myself from calling your name
She even kisses me like you used to do
She even kisses me like the way you used to do
And it's just breaking my heart
It is just hurting me badly
'Cause she's not you
Because she is not you
And it's just breaking my heart
It is just hurting me badly
'Cause she's not you
Because she is not you
Lyrics Β© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JERRY LEIBER, DOC POMUS, MIKE STOLLER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@szanyivica
Voice of an angel. It probably has healing properties...every time I hear him my anxiety disappears β€
@artlucio9756
Listen to his song "and I Love You So"
@inventorylady53
This song was not even released until 1963 and Elvis left Germany in 1960. π€
@angelaallen340
Ohhhh.....my anxiety disappears, too
@georgesnahon7975
@@inventorylady53 incredible power : ELVIS
@johngalvin3124
Soothingly soft, achingly gentle, hypnotisingly sweet, powerfully masculine, the voice that changed the world as we knew it....
@boostedi6320
The goat
@shoneast6880
And really gay, on your part
@johngalvin3124
@@shoneast6880 What a strange thing to say about a comment on music. Were you just bursting to discuss your homosexuality, Shone? Latent tendencies do tend to find a way of escaping....
@johnryder7495
@@boostedi6320
A qqqa