I Don't Want You Anymore
Jimmy And Jack Lyrics
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They've asked me out a hundred times or more
But all I say is, "Leave me in the gloom"
And here I stay within my lonely room
'Cause
I don't want to walk without you, Baby
Walk without my arm about you, Baby
I'd take a stroll and get you right off my mind
But now I find that
I don't want to walk without the sunshine
Why'd you have to turn off all that sunshine?
Oh, Baby, please come back or you'll break my heart for me
'Cause I don't want to walk without you
No, sire
These lyrics are a plea from someone who has been left behind by their lover. Although their friends are trying to cheer them up with invitations, the singer prefers to stay alone in their room, consumed by thoughts of their lost love. The chorus, "I don't want to walk without you, Baby," expresses the depth of their longing for their partner to return. The singer becomes acutely aware of just how much the sun has gone out of their life since their lover walked out. They are unable to find any joy in life without them and desperately plead for their return to avoid total heartbreak.
The lyrics are a poignant portrayal of the despair and heartbreak that comes with the loss of love. The use of the sun as a metaphor for happiness and joy in life is powerful, as its absence reflects the darkness that has descended upon the singer's life since their lover left. The cry of wanting to walk with their partner, and not wanting to do so without them, is a simple but relatable expression of love and dependency.
Line by Line Meaning
All our friends keep knocking at the door
Our group of friends keep trying to hang out with me and my partner, but I push them away because I'm too upset and lonely.
They've asked me out a hundred times or more
My friends are persistent in trying to spend time with us, even though I keep saying no.
But all I say is, "Leave me in the gloom"
I tell my friends to go away and leave me alone in my sadness.
And here I stay within my lonely room
I isolate myself in my room, not wanting to face the world without my partner.
'Cause I don't want to walk without you, Baby
I feel lost and incomplete without my partner by my side.
Walk without my arm about you, Baby
I don't want to go through life without being able to physically touch and be close to my partner.
I thought the day you left me behind
I naively believed that I could move on from my partner's departure.
I'd take a stroll and get you right off my mind
I thought that getting some fresh air would help me forget about my partner, but I was wrong.
But now I find that
As time has passed, I realize that I can't just move on and forget about my partner.
I don't want to walk without the sunshine
Without my partner, life feels dark and depressing.
Why'd you have to turn off all that sunshine?
I don't understand why my partner had to leave me and take away all the happiness and light in my life.
Oh, Baby, please come back or you'll break my heart for me
I desperately want my partner to return, or else I will be heartbroken forever.
'Cause I don't want to walk without you
I can't bear the thought of facing life without my partner, and I want them to come back to me.
No, sire
I'm very firm in my decision that I do not want to live my life without my partner.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: FRANK LOESSER, JULE STYNE
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@AnggoroArif
This isn't a cover, this is a tribute.
@WhiteShadow_07
Underrated comment. Shows Not many know 'tribute' 😎😎😎
@gabriela-ip2th
Yes 👌
@tasmaniamalaga499
WELL ITS THE GREATEST TRIBUTE TO COME OUT !!!🤝😂
@AnggoroArif
@@WhiteShadow_07
I wish Kyle was sitting there as a cameo.
@tharathepananphong525
This's more than tribute.
@jsilva-dev
This is not just a parody, this is a REAL TRIBUTE FOR THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BALLAD EVER.
@invincible____67
Most beautiful ballad?
@bryantaylor1572
@@invincible____67 This and Truly Madly Deeply? Yes, tops. But also, this is just a tribute.
@talisapirster
Words says basically: "I believe that you love me only when you'll sleep with me"