I Should Care
Julie London Lyrics


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I should care, I should go around weeping
I should care, I should go without sleeping
Strangely enough, I sleep well
'cept for a dream or two
But then I count my sheep well
Funny how sheep can lull you to sleep

So I should care, I should let it upset me
I should care but it just doesn't get me
Maybe I won't find someone as lovely as you
But I should care and I do

I should care but it just doesn't get me
Maybe I won't find someone as lovely as you
But I should care and I do





And I do

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Julie London's song I Should Care tell a story of a lovesick person who should be obsessing over a lost love, but instead finds themselves sleeping well and counting sheep at night. The lyrics talk about how the person should care, should be upset and sleepless because of the loss of their love, but instead they are able to sleep peacefully with only a few dreams to disturb them. The line "funny how sheep can lull you to sleep" speaks to the power of the mind and imagination to distract from heartache.


Line by Line Meaning

I should care, I should go around weeping
I should be emotionally affected and deeply upset by my current situation


I should care, I should go without sleeping
I should be losing sleep and feeling restless due to the circumstances


Strangely enough, I sleep well
It is strange that I am able to sleep peacefully despite my worries


'cept for a dream or two
Except for a couple of dreams that disturb my sleep


But then I count my sheep well
However, I am able to fall back asleep by counting sheep effectively


Funny how sheep can lull you to sleep
It is humorous how a simple technique like counting sheep can help soothe me to sleep


So I should care, I should let it upset me
Therefore, I should allow my emotions to bother me and let it affect me


I should care but it just doesn't get me
Though I should be affected, I find myself emotionally immune to the situation


Maybe I won't find someone as lovely as you
Perhaps I will not be able to find another person who is as wonderful as you are


But I should care and I do
Despite it all, I do care and feel positively towards the situation


And I do
I truly do care.




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Comments from YouTube:

@Pavilleis

Nonchalant and unbothered at its finest packaged in a ballad . ❤️

@antonioquintero-felizzola5334

Julie London! What a voice! What a music!

@davidmiller4078

Huge album great inyerpetations of classic songs with legends such as Barney Kessel accompianing much of heard Cry me a river on radio az a kid playing with mecano and lego then discovered eric clapton but do remember being blown away by his version of onw note samba still like eric but BK opened up my ideas of what could be possible great singer who will never be forgotten thanks for posting

@catman916

Julie was the most sultry, sensual, and sexy singer of her time.

@dukemantee2978

And underappreciated.

@MrNabokov01

Barney Kessel on guitar.

@Liam_fx

Am here because of amy winehouse

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