One More Time
Joe Lyrics
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There's no one in the place except you and me
So set 'em up, Joe
I've got a little story that you oughta know
We're drinking, my friend
To the end of a brief episode
Make it one for my baby
Got the routine
So drop another nickel in the machine
I'm feeling so bad
I hope you'd make the music dreamy and sad
Could tell you a lot
But you've got to be true to your code
Make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
You'd never know it, but, buddy, I'm a kind of poet
And I've got a lot of things to say
And when I'm sad and gloomy, you simply got to listen to me
Until it's all talked away
Well, that's how it goes
And, Joe, I know you're gettin' anxious to close
So thanks for the cheer
I hope you didn't mind, my bending your ear
This torch that I found must be drowned
Or it soon might explode
You make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
One for my baby
And one more for the road
The song One More Time by Joe Jackson is a plea for more honesty in a failing relationship. The singer is holding the hand of the person they love and asking them to once again admit that they don't love them back. The tears in their eyes show that they already know the answer, but they need to hear it one more time to face the truth. The singer doesn't want to hold on to a love that isn't real, and they want to hear it loud and clear, from their partner's own mouth. They want to shout it to the skies above, to make it final and undeniable.
The second verse continues the theme of seeking honesty. The singer asks their partner to tell them that they never had anything in common and that they were never the right match for each other. They want to hear that they were fools to fall in love, as it will help them move on. In the last verse, the singer wants their partner to explain why they cried, and they want them to tell them that they were confused but not in love. Finally, the singer wants to hear that their love was just an illusion, and their partner never really loved them back.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me one more time, as I hold your hand that you don't love me
Requesting again to tell that there is no love as holding the hand
Tell me one more time, as teardrops start to fall
As the tears are shed, asking for one more time
Shout it to me and I'll shout it to the skies above me
That there was nothing after all
If the claim is that there was no love, even shouting it to the skies wouldn't make a difference
Baby, baby, tell me that you never wanted my loving
Baby, baby, tell me that you never
Tell me, tell me one more time, one more time
Say you're leaving, say goodbye
One more time, one more time
Say you're leaving, say goodbye
Asking for one last time to admit the decision to leave and never wanted love
Tell me one more time, we never had a thing in common
Tell me one more time, as you turn and face the wall
Tell me I should know you never were my kind of woman
And tell me we were fools to fall
Asking the partner to reinforce the notion that we had nothing in common, and were fools to fall in love with each other
Tell me one more time, your tears are only sad confusion
And tell me it's just been so long and that is all
And tell me one more time that love was only my illusion
You never answered to my call
If tears fall for the breakup, consider explaining that it's just because of long term relation, and insisting to admit that there was never love in the first place and it was just an illusion
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
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