Put Your Head On My Shoulder
Leif Garrett Lyrics


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Put your head on my shoulder
Hold me in your arms: baby
Squeeze me oh so tight
Show me that you love me too.
Put your lips close to mine
Dear
Won't you kiss me once
Baby
Just a kiss good-night
Maybe you and I will fall in love.
People say that love's a game you just can't win.
If there's a way
I'll find it some day
And then this fool will rush in.
Put your head on my shoulder
Whisper in my ear baby
Words I want to hear
Tell me
Tell me that you love me too.
Put your head on my shoulder




Whisper in my ear baby
Put your head on my shoulder

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Leif Garrett’s song, “Put Your Head On My Shoulder,” are intimate and romantic in nature. The singer is asking his love interest to rest her head on his shoulder as they embrace. He wants her to hold him tightly, to show that she too loves him. He then asks for a kiss, just a good-night kiss, that might lead to them falling in love. The lyrics express the idea of a fool who rushes in when it comes to love, and the possibility that the singer could be that fool.


Although the song is straightforward in its romantic overtures, it is also an ode to the beauty and mystery of love. The singer acknowledges that love is often thought of as a game one cannot win. However, he remains hopeful that he will find a way to win this game, and he believes that it might be with the person whose head he is asking to rest on his shoulder. The song has a lingering quality to it, as if the singer would like to stay in this moment forever, holding his love with her head on his shoulder, whispering sweet nothings to him.


In summary, “Put Your Head On My Shoulder,” is a love song that expresses tenderness, vulnerability, and hopefulness in the face of the mysteries of love.


Line by Line Meaning

Put your head on my shoulder
I am inviting you to place your head on my shoulder


Hold me in your arms: baby
Please hold me tightly in your arms, my dear


Squeeze me oh so tight
I want you to hold me firmly and tightly


Show me that you love me too.
I need you to demonstrate your love for me as well


Put your lips close to mine
Please bring your lips close to mine, dear


Dear
A term of endearment for my beloved


Won't you kiss me once
Will you please give me just one kiss?


Baby
Another term of endearment for the person I am addressing


Just a kiss good-night
Perhaps a goodnight kiss is all we need to ignite our love


Maybe you and I will fall in love.
Who knows, maybe our kiss will spark true love between us


People say that love's a game you just can't win.
Many say that love is a difficult game to succeed at


If there's a way
However, despite this, I still believe that there is a way to win at the game of love


I'll find it some day
Someday I will discover the secret to successful love


And then this fool will rush in.
Once I have discovered the way to win at love, I will eagerly and wholeheartedly throw myself into the game


Whisper in my ear baby
Please whisper sweet nothings into my ear, my darling


Words I want to hear
Tell me the words I long to hear from the one I love


Tell me that you love me too.
Please express your love for me as well in the manner that I desire


Put your head on my shoulder
Once more, I invite you to rest your head upon my shoulder




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@sharoneveringham1796

I loved Leif singing this song I just Adore LEIF GARRETT even now to this day unconditionally

@lillianglendza3493

I am 55 years I loved to hear this song as as small child . First time I know the singer . Super artist with a beautiful voice ❤

@juankar6314

All that footages was taken in Puerto de La Cruz and La Orotava in Tenerife, Canary Islands, where I was born and bred and I still living in.!!

@ticolandia100

Ñ bello lugar !!!love it one day I will visit it !! Greetings from California USA z🇺🇸🇺🇸puravida I am Costa Rican

@Nikes62

How nice for you, Juan!

@jesuslachica1657

Mi. Idolo dezde ke yo teniadoze

@jesuslachica1657

Lo adoro

@mariainmaculadaramosutrill1844

Exactly this was recorded between Orotava & Pto de la Cruz Tenerife..i'm 57 & still live in..

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@CarlosSanchez-no4lj

Tengo 51 años y recuerdo cuando mi hermana compró éste single, todavía lo tenemos. Hermosa versión y cuantos recuerdos de cuando era niño. Todo se ha vuelto tan asqueroso después. Las preciosas Canarias. Viva Andalucía.

@mqtaidmqtaid

Y viva Canarias, hombre!

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