Who Cares
Fats Domino Lyrics


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Who Cares (For Me)

I walked down this old lonely street
No one seen to wanna speak
Ooh who cares yes who cares
For poor poor me
All the world seem cold
Everything is gray
Nothin' seems the same
Since you went away
Ooh who cares yes who cares for me
Surely happiness can be found
Surely someone for me
Must I go Through life
With this hopeless love
Oh why can't I be set free
All I want is you
All I know is you
But somehow our
Love Just can't be
Ooh who cares yes who cares for me

Surely happiness can be found
Surely someone for me
Must I go through life
With this hopeless love
Ooh why can't I be set free
All I wont is you
All I know is you
But somehow our
Love just can't be
Ooh who cares yes who cares for me
I'm gonna leave
I'm gonna leave this town




I'm goin' to the river
Jump overboard and drown ooh

Overall Meaning

"Who Cares (For Me)" is a sad, melancholic song that expresses the feelings of somebody who is lonely, heartbroken, and feels neglected. The singer walks down a lonely street, but no one stops to talk or offers any comfort or compassion. The world, as they perceive it, is cold and gray, and nothing seems the same since their loved one went away. They express their despair and frustrations with life without their lover and wonder why they cannot break free from their hopeless love. They want happiness but seem unable to find it. In the end, they decide to leave the town, head to the river and commit suicide by jumping overboard.


The song is a tragic lament and a comment on the nature of the human condition. It speaks of the difficulty of living without love, companionship, and emotional support, and the despair that can come with being lonely. The singer seems to feel that their life is pointless and that nobody cares about them or their struggle.


Line by Line Meaning

I walked down this old lonely street
I am wandering alone on this street.


No one seen to wanna speak
Nobody wants to talk to me.


Ooh who cares yes who cares
It seems like nobody cares about me.


For poor poor me
I am feeling down and helpless.


All the world seem cold
Everyone is distant and uncaring towards me.


Everything is gray
There is no joy or color in my life.


Nothin' seems the same
My world has changed since you left me.


Since you went away
I am feeling lost without you.


Surely happiness can be found
I hope that I will find joy someday.


Surely someone for me
Perhaps I will find someone who cares for me.


Must I go Through life
Do I have to live with this pain forever?


With this hopeless love
I cannot let go of my love for you, even though it seems hopeless.


Oh why can't I be set free
I wish that I could move on from this heartache.


All I want is you
My love for you is all-consuming.


All I know is you
You are the only person who matters to me.


But somehow our
Our love is complicated and difficult.


Love Just can't be
Our love cannot exist despite my desires.


I'm gonna leave
I have to get away from this pain.


I'm goin' to the river
I am contemplating ending my life.


Jump overboard and drown ooh
I would rather die than live with this pain any longer.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DAVID WOODFORD

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Comments from YouTube:

John Astrup

Fats goes Country and Western 🎤🎹
Nice solo from BOOTS RANDOLPH tenorsax. 🎷
Don Gibson, song. 🌟

Jerry Priessen

Where can we find the alternates? I take it they are stereo?

Borislav Bora

Fantastic Fats

Torbjörn Brunzell

Who cares? I do!!

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