Bye Bye Love
Horn Shirley Lyrics

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Bye bye, love, bye bye, happiness
Hello loneliness, I think I m gonna cry
Bye bye, love, bye bye, sweet caress
Hello emptiness, I feel like I could die
Bye bye my love, good-bye

There goes my baby with someone new
She sure looks happy, I sure am blue

She was my baby till he stepped in
Good-bye to romance that might have been

Bye bye, love, bye bye, happiness
Hello loneliness, I think I'm gonna cry
Bye bye, love, bye bye, sweet caress
Hello emptiness, I feel like I could die
Bye bye, my love, good-bye

I'm through with romance, I'm through with love
I'm through with countin' the stars above
And here's the reason that I'm so free
My loving baby is through with me

Bye bye, love, bye bye, happiness
Hello loneliness, I think I'm gonna cry
Bye bye, love, bye bye, sweet caress
Hello emptiness, I feel like I could die
Bye bye, my love, good-bye

Bye bye, my love, good-bye
Bye bye, my love, good-bye

Overall Meaning

The song "Bye Bye Love" by the Everly Brothers is a classic breakup song that expresses the feelings of a person whose love has left them. The song begins with the repetitive phrase "Bye bye love, bye bye happiness, hello loneliness, I think I'm gonna cry." The lyrics express the pain of being left alone by someone they loved, and how it feels like a part of them is dying. The repeated verses act as a way of reinforcing the message of the song- that the loss of love is a difficult and emotional experience.

The second verse talks about the painful experience of seeing one's former lover with someone new, which only amplifies one's own feelings of loneliness and heartbreak. The words "She was my baby till he stepped in, good-bye to romance that might have been" suggests that the relationship could have gone differently, but it's too late now. The final verse shows the singer's acceptance of the situation and declaration of moving on, with the line "I'm through with romance, I'm through with love."

Overall, "Bye Bye Love" is a song that explores the pain of losing love and moving on. The image of saying "bye bye" to love and happiness is a poignant one that resonated with many listeners and became an iconic song of the time.

Line by Line Meaning

Bye bye, love, bye bye, happiness
I am saying farewell to both the love and the happiness that came along with it.

Hello loneliness, I think I'm gonna cry
The absence of love has left me lonely and helpless that I might cry.

Bye bye, love, bye bye, sweet caress
I am bidding adieu to the sweet, comforting caresses that came with the love.

Hello emptiness, I feel like I could die
With the love gone, the emptiness is so deep and painful that it feels like dying.

Bye bye, my love, good-bye
I am saying goodbye to the love that we shared.

There goes my baby with someone new
I see my former lover walking away with someone else.

She sure looks happy, I sure am blue
Even though she appears to be content, it only makes me more unhappy and dejected.

Good-bye to romance that might have been
The chance of having any romance with her is now over due to her finding someone else.

I'm through with romance, I'm through with love
I'm done with love and won't be pursuing it again for a while.

I'm through with countin' the stars above
I won't be looking at the stars that once brought me joy with a lover anymore.

And here's the reason that I'm so free
The reason I feel free now is because my lover left me.

My loving baby is through with me
The one who once loved me has decided to move on.

Bye bye, my love, good-bye
I'm saying goodbye one last time to the love that's now gone.

Bye bye, my love, good-bye
One more time, a final goodbye to the love that's not coming back.

Bye bye, my love, good-bye
A final farewell to the love that was once mine.

Lyrics © HOUSE OF BRYANT PUBLICATIONS, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant

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