Love Fever
Gayle Adams Lyrics


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Baby, I need your lovin'
Baby, I need your lovin'
Although you're never near
Your voice I often hear
Another day, 'nother night
I long to hold you tight
'Cause I'm so lonely
Baby, I need your lovin'
Got to have all your lovin'
Baby I need your lovin'
Got to have all you lovin'

Some say it's a sign of weakness
For a man to beg
Then weak I'd rather be
If it means having you to keep,
'Cause lately I've been losing sleep

Baby, I need your lovin'
Got to have all your lovin'
Baby I need your lovin'
Got to have all you lovin'

Lonely nights echo your name
Oh, sometimes I wonder
Will I ever be the same?
Oh yeah! When you see me smiling
You know things have gotten worse
Any smile you might see has all been rehearsed
Darling, I can't go on without you
This emptiness won't let me live without you
This loneliness inside, darling
Makes me feel half alive

Baby, I need your lovin'
Got to have all your lovin'
Baby I need your lovin'
Got to have all you lovin'
Baby, I need your lovin'
Got to have all your lovin'
Baby I need your lovin'
Got to have all you lovin'
Baby, I need your lovin'
Got to have all your lovin'




Baby I need your lovin'
Got to have all you lovin'

Overall Meaning

The song "Love Fever" by Gayle Adams is an emotional ballad about the pain of separation and the longing for love. The lyrics express how the singer is deeply missing and craving for her lover's presence, even when she is alone, as his voice still echoes in her mind. The chorus repeats the phrase "Baby, I need your lovin'" multiple times, emphasizing her desperation for his affection. The second verse acknowledges the social expectation that men should show strength and not plead for love, but the singer is willing to be weak in her desperation and is willing to do anything to keep her lover near. The bridge talks about how even though she may smile, it's a mask to hide the emptiness she feels inside, and she can't go on living without him.


Overall, the song speaks to the universal themes of love and loss, and the powerful emotional toll it can take on a person. It's a song that many people can relate to, as almost everyone has experienced the pain of separation or longing in a relationship.


Line by Line Meaning

Baby, I need your lovin'
The singer is expressing her desperate need for her lover's love and affection


Although you're never near
Despite the fact that the lover is not physically present, their voice is a constant reminder of their absence


I long to hold you tight
The singer desires physical contact with their lover to alleviate the feelings of loneliness


Some say it's a sign of weakness
Society may view a man's expression of his emotions as a sign of weakness, but the singer disagrees with this notion


If it means having you to keep
The singer is willing to embrace her vulnerability if it means being able to keep her lover in her life


Lately I've been losing sleep
The singer's intense longing for her lover is causing her to have trouble sleeping at night


Lonely nights echo your name
The absence of her lover fills the singer's nights with emptiness and echoes of their name


Oh, sometimes I wonder
The singer is uncertain about whether she will ever be whole again without her lover


Any smile you might see has all been rehearsed
The singer is putting on a facade of happiness even though her heart is heavy with the pain of missing her lover


This emptiness won't let me live without you
The singer feels that the void left by her lover's absence is so great that she cannot truly live without them


This loneliness inside, darling
The singer is expressing the profound sense of loneliness that she feels without her lover


Makes me feel half alive
The singer feels incomplete and only partially alive without the love of her life




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