I'm Coming Home
Jackie & The Starlight's Lyrics
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(Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-dut)
I was a fool to step aside
And let you run to someone new
But I won't be a fool anymore
I'm coming back to you
It tortures me the whole night through
But I won't take that torture anymore
I'm coming back to you
I'm coming back to you
She's got no right to hold you tight
Her days are over.......beginning tonight
Your lips belong to me alone
No one could love you like I do
And I can't live without you anymore
I'm coming back to you
I'm coming back to you
(Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-dut)
(Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-dut)
Your lips belong to me alone
No one could love you like I do
And I can't live without you anymore
I'm coming back to you
I'm coming back to you
(Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-ooh)
I'm coming back to you
(Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-ooh)
I'm coming back
The lyrics to Jackie & The Starlight's song "I'm Coming Home" describe a person who has realized their mistake in letting their loved one slip away and is now determined to win them back. The singer describes their pain of knowing that their loved one is with another person and how it tortures them every night. However, they declare that they will not take that pain anymore and they are coming back to their true love. They believe that their former partner's new lover has no right to hold them tight and that their lips still belong to the singer. The song ends with a repetition of the singer's determination to come back to their loved one.
The song's lyrics are an excellent example of a common theme in popular music: love lost and finding a way to regain that love. Many people can relate to the feelings of regret and longing in the lyrics. The song also represents the 1960s genre of doo-wop or vocal harmony, which was popular at the time. The repetition of the "du-du-du-du-du-du-du-dut" in the introduction and throughout the song is typical of doo-wop.
Line by Line Meaning
I was a fool to step aside
I admit my mistake in letting you go to someone else
And let you run to someone new
I allowed you to be with someone else
But I won't be a fool anymore
I won't make that mistake again
Can't bear to think you're kissing her
It hurts me to imagine you being intimate with someone else
It tortures me the whole night through
The thought of you with someone else causes me constant pain
But I won't take that torture anymore
I won't let that thought bother me any longer
She's got no right to hold you tight
The other person has no right to be close to you
Her days are over.......beginning tonight
Their time together is ending now
Your lips belong to me alone
Your affections should only be for me
No one could love you like I do
Nobody else can love you the way I do
And I can't live without you anymore
I can't bear to live without you anymore
I'm coming back to you
I'm returning to you
Lyrics © REGENT MUSIC CORPORATION
Written by: A. KASHA, H. OTT
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The B-side of their charting single ("I Found Out Too Late", #17 on the R&B charts). They previously had a popular record in 1960 (Fury 1034, "Valerie") credited to the Starlites that was quite popular. Group members included Alton Jones, Billy Montgomery, George Lassu, Jackie Rue, and John Felix.
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