Why Baby Why
Ken Boothe Lyrics


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Solo se que
No es fácil
Volverte a ver
No me curas
Solo me enfermas
No hay medicina
Que tenga
Como hacerle frente
A tanto dolor
Si hay algo que se
Es que no es amor
No es amor

Vuelve
Me pediste
Volver a que

Tu fantasma me persigue
Y a mi alma la comprime
Como hacerle frente
A tanto dolor
Si hay algo que se




Es que no es amor
No es amor

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ken Boothe's song Why Baby Why carry a clear theme of torment and longing. The singer is addressing someone who they have tried to separate from, but the feelings they have for this person continue to inflict emotional anguish on them. The lyrics seem to convey two distinct messages. On one hand, the singer is pleading with their beloved to come back to them, evidenced by the line "Vuelve, me pediste volver a que," which translates from Spanish to "Come back, you asked me to come back." On the other hand, there is a feeling of resignation and understanding that this person is maybe not the best for them, as the lyrics repeatedly emphasize that the relationship is not love. The presence of the ghostly tone in lines like "Tu fantasma me persigue" (Your ghost haunts me) and "Y a mi alma la comprime" (And squeezes my soul) suggest that the person they are singing to still haunts them emotionally, though they may not be present.


In contrast, the lyrics communicate a sense of the singer's powerlessness in the face of their emotions, as they describe feeling "enfermas" (sick) around their beloved. They liken the situation to an illness that no medicine can cure. The chorus repeats the message that "no es amor" ("it's not love"), communicating the various contradictions in their relationship. They may feel love, but the relationship is toxic, or the other person may have promised love but does not offer it in practice. The lyrics suggest a deeply conflicted internal struggle, where the singer oscillates between their love for this person and their understanding that the relationship isn't healthy for them.


Line by Line Meaning

Solo se que
I only know that


No es fácil
It is not easy


Volverte a ver
To see you again


No me curas
You don't cure me


Solo me enfermas
You only make me sick


No hay medicina
There is no medicine


Que tenga
That has


Como hacerle frente
How to face


A tanto dolor
So much pain


Si hay algo que se
If there is something that I know


Es que no es amor
It is not love


Vuelve
Come back


Me pediste
You asked me


Volver a que
To come back to what?


Tu fantasma me persigue
Your ghost haunts me


Y a mi alma la comprime
And it oppresses my soul


Como hacerle frente
How to face


A tanto dolor
So much pain


Si hay algo que se
If there is something that I know


Es que no es amor
It is not love


No es amor
It is not love




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HARRIS L. SEATON

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Comments from YouTube:

Edgardo Ramon Gimenez

Yo soy de la época de los pericos y nunca me voy a cansar de escucharlos claro cuando cantaba el bhaiano el mejor

Andrés Castro

Los pericos nunca pusieron a Los autores en la lista de temas de sus discos, yo creo que para que la gilada no se apiole, gracias amigo denunciante. copado aporte y aguante los pericos (con el bahiano, Obvio)

gladiator Ortega

yeah rocksteady,lo mejor de la vida en este ritmo...

Paula Jordan

i have this song :-) ♥♡

Soul Man Medallo

Ese tema le sale papa ! uffffffffffffff si papa mero temaso

Diego Díaz

es un Early jaja

nahuel fava

manga de salames. si agarran el disco de pericos dice todos los temas compuestos por pericos. excepto este por ejemplo

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